About Us

Welcome to Vsomi — the practical vinyl record and turntable resource for music lovers who want to set up their system correctly, care for their collection properly, and discover the joy of analog sound without the guesswork.

Vinyl is back — and for good reason. There is something about dropping a needle on a record that no streaming service has managed to replicate. Vsomi was built for everyone who feels that way: from the person who just bought their first turntable and has no idea how to set it up, to the collector who wants to dig deeper into the world of analog audio.

Who Is Miles Aaron Sutton?

Miles Aaron Sutton is a vinyl record enthusiast, turntable collector, and the founder of Vsomi. Miles discovered vinyl the way most people do — stumbling across an old turntable at a garage sale, dropping the needle on a scratchy copy of something his parents used to play, and immediately understanding why people never fully gave this up.

Miles is not an audio engineer or certified acoustics professional — just someone who has spent years learning by doing, making every mistake a vinyl beginner can make, and genuinely loving every minute of it.

Every article on this site is written from real experience and researched with care — covering everything from setting up your first turntable correctly to cleaning a 40-year-old pressing without destroying it.

What You’ll Find Here

Vsomi covers three core areas that matter most for vinyl enthusiasts at every level:

  • Turntable Setup: turntable buying guides, cartridge and stylus guides, phono preamp guides, speaker pairing, belt vs direct drive comparisons, setup checklists, anti-skate and tracking force guides.
  • Record Care: how to clean vinyl records, storage guides, sleeve guides, stylus cleaning, static removal, record grading, restoration of damaged pressings, and care checklists.
  • Vinyl Guides: how to start a collection, where to buy records, genre guides for beginners, collection organization, how to value records, listening room setup, gift guides, and collection trackers.

How We Research Our Content

Every article on Vsomi is written from genuine hands-on experience with vinyl and turntables. We research using trusted audio and consumer electronics sources and draw from the collective knowledge of the vinyl community. We do our best to keep content accurate and practical — but audio equipment and pressing quality vary, so always verify specifications with the manufacturer.

Important Disclaimer

The content published on Vsomi is for educational and informational purposes only. We are not certified audio engineers, electronics technicians, or professional music archivists. Nothing on this website should be interpreted as professional audio or technical advice.

Transparency & Advertising

Vsomi is completely free to read. To keep it that way, we partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements. This helps cover the costs of running the site and allows us to keep creating free vinyl resources for our readers.

We maintain full editorial independence. Our content is never influenced by advertisers.

Get in Touch

Have a question, a topic suggestion, or just want to talk records? Miles reads every message.

Thank you for being here — now go put a record on.

— Miles Aaron Sutton