Jack Tripper
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« on: November 13, 2007, 01:19:55 PM » |
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What kind of turntable should you buy? What is on the market? Something simple to use at home. Any suggestions on where to buy one?
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CTRJ
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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 02:55:30 PM » |
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Go to Ebay. I bought a new Gemini XL-120 for $65 last year. It's a manual belt driven turn table. You also need to buy a preamp for it for $35. I got mine from Radio Shack.
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monkeypants
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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 08:01:11 PM » |
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I suggest ebay as well. I got a Sony turntable (can't remember the specs now) for $15 and a preamp from Circuit City for around $35 and everything sounds great. I also have an Ion USB turntable that is very cool but I haven't spent much time on recording with it.
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Zelönka 22
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2007, 11:40:38 PM » |
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I know nothing of turntables but.. I gotta wonder..
What are the disadvantages of USB turntables?
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monkeypants
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« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2007, 12:47:57 AM » |
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With my set up currently the disadvantage is I have to have the computer turned on and recording to listen to records. There may be a way around that, but like I said I haven't had time to mess around with it much. There are audio cables for normal use but I don't have a receiver in the room the USB turntable is in.
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Jono
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2007, 07:37:42 AM » |
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I think these guys have some great ones. |
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Who, that believes that Jesus Christ is God Almighty, the Lord of Lords, thinks they've got "Jesus in their hands"!  |
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stshores24
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« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2007, 06:41:12 PM » |
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^ I am drooling at those. If they sound as beautiful as they look, those must be impressive indeed.
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Metaphizzle
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« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2007, 07:05:21 PM » |
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Beyond good brands, what exactly should I look for in a turntable?
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"put a flanger on my 4th hi hat in the third bridge, or the song will be ruined"
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Jono
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« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2007, 07:16:37 PM » |
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stshores24
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« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2007, 07:19:20 PM » |
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Does the alignment of the cartridge depend more upon the type/brand of cartridge or the arm to which it is attached? I thought all styli were in cartridges...?
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PURE SILVER
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2007, 09:55:46 AM » |
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Is there such a thing as a record player with a tape player that you can use to convert? One that has a connection to a computer? I am sure there is but I don't know what to look for. I have a program that will convert them but I don't have a player that is new enough to have a computer type of hook up.....
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CTRJ
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« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2007, 10:22:15 AM » |
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There are turntables with USB cables. Not sure how good they are. I think you can still go to an electronics store and buy a complete stereo that has a turntable, tape deck and am/fm radio. You can also buy a turntable and a set of RCA cables with an 1/8" headphone jack at one end and plug that into your laptop/desktop and record that way.
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Jono
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« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2007, 10:40:03 AM » |
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Who, that believes that Jesus Christ is God Almighty, the Lord of Lords, thinks they've got "Jesus in their hands"! |
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CTRJ
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« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2007, 06:07:35 PM » |
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I run mine through my stereo and then into the computer and have had no problems. It's basically a line out to a line in. You don't have to spend a ton of money to do all this. My turntable was $65 and my pre-amp (from Radio Shack) was $35. I run mine through my Phillips surround sound receiver/amp using the TV inputs.
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PURE SILVER
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« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2007, 10:40:33 AM » |
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Wow thanks for the help and ideas. The problem with my record/tape player is that it is so old it doesn't have any kind of outputs so I was looking for something new to get......someday!!!
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