Need a recomendation: Turntable

[GobBluth]

Mornin' folks,

Looking to start a vinyl collection and need some advice on turntables (i.e. brand, needles, setups, etc). Anyone have any experience?

EDIT* Forgive the misspelling...

GB

 

[richardycc]

don't start if you don't have any vinyl now. owning a record player is a commitment. you have to keep the records clean, no remote, to skip a song, you have to get up and skip to the next song yourself. something to think about before you jump into the dark side.

 

[lxskllr]

don't start if you don't have any vinyl now. owning a record player is a commitment. you have to keep the records clean, no remote, to skip a song, you have to get up and skip to the next song yourself. something to think about before you jump into the dark side.

^^^This

Fuck vinyl. Assuming it really does sound better(which I doubt), the first time you play a record is the best it'll ever be. It gets worse every time you play it, and slowly wears out.

If you want to collect something, I suggest a Victrola and old 78s. Victrolas are cool, and scratchy old 78s add to the ambiance.

 

[Kaido]

I just picked up that $15 USB Record Player off Woot.com the other day for fun (you can get a walljack for it). It sounds okay. I use Mog.com for streaming 15 million songs to my computer and iPhone (mostly in my car or working out) for $10 a month and really like it, but I wanted my son to have some hands-on experience with physical media, which is primarily why I picked it up (granted it's a Cheerio spinner right now since he's a baby, but still...haha). I've been hitting up yardsales and Goodwill stores to get records...I have 10 or 15 already, usually only a buck each! It's kind of fun to put a record on and have the whole stuff-in-your-hand experience, rather than just having all versions of all of the music ever made at your fingertips, as weird as that may sound.

alfa147x should be chiming in shortly, he's one of the resident experts on the higher end stuff

 

[mmntech]

Hit up eBay and Kajiji and get a turntable from the 70s or 80s. New ones tend to be low quality or insanely expensive. You can get an older, relatively high end one for a reasonable price. Also make sure your AV receiver has a pre-amp, aka phono imput. If it doesn't, you'll need to buy an external one that complies with RIAA Equalization.

Don't listen to the naysayers. Vinyl is an experience and a cool hobby.

 

[rickon66]

Check out craigslist also for quality old stuff. As a veteran of the vinyl era 50's,60's 70's, I can say that CD's are far superior to records in respect to dynamic range, noise and ease of use. I got rid of all my vinyl stuff years ago, but now wish I had kept them just for nostalgic reasons. Due to a death in the family, I was just reunited with my last turntable from the late 70's. Good luck in your quest.

 

[MisterJackson]

My girlfriend collects vinyl, and now that she moved in with me, I have to admit, having a turntable is pretty cool. It is inconvenient to have to flip the record, but overall, it's pretty cool to throw on a record while you're doing stuff around the house.

I've started buying my own vinyl, to add to the collection. Listened to Digital Undergrounds 'Sex Packets' Saturday, and have the Star Wars movies on vinyl. They were fun to listen to.

 

[abaez]

Any of the entry-level Rega, Music Hall or Pro-ject entry-level turntables will work. I've heard good things about the Debut Carbon.

I have a Lime Green Rega P3-24 and I love it.

 

[iRONic]

Mornin' folks,

Looking to start a vinyl collection and need some advice on turntables (i.e. brand, needles, setups, etc). Anyone have any experience?

EDIT* Forgive the misspelling...

GB

Don't do it! You'll be driving up the already stoopit-high prices for used albums in primo condition.

 

[iRONic]

alfa147x should be chiming in shortly, he's one of the resident experts on the higher end stuff

Bwahahaha!

Also make sure your AV receiver has a pre-amp, aka phono imput. If it doesn't, you'll need to buy an external one that complies with RIAA Equalization.

Don't listen to the naysayers. Vinyl is an experience and a cool hobby.

Good point!

I have a Lime Green Rega P3-24 and I love it.

Is that so you can find your TT in the dark?!?!

 

[NutBucket]

Nah, green adds to the hipster cred that vinyl has garnished in recent years.

General rule of thumb, if it has USB its crap. New stuff in the $100-$200 is mostly plastic. Definitely stick to 70's era gear for high quality at reasonable prices. They're almost completely mechanical so they're pretty rugged. Also most are of wood/metal construction so they damp vibration well for smooth playback.

 

[tynopik]

Assuming it really does sound better(which I doubt), the first time you play a record is the best it'll ever be. It gets worse every time you play it, and slowly wears out.

Not so fast

http://www.elpj.com

 

[GobBluth]

Thanks for the advice guys. I had heard good thing about Technics turntables. Anyone using a direct drive?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Any of the entry-level Rega, Music Hall or Pro-ject entry-level turntables will work. I've heard good things about the Debut Carbon.

I have a Lime Green Rega P3-24 and I love it.

Oooh, I like that! I have quite a bit of old vinyl too. Just need a turntable and a receiver with phono input.

 

[iRONic]

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[GobBluth]

Don't do it! You'll be driving up the already stoopit-high prices for used albums in primo condition.

I see you installed a wall mount for the rock band guitar. Nice touch.

 

[cheezy321]

I have a Mitsubishi MGA that has served me very well. I would recommend it to anyone.

/Obligatory collection pic...

 

[JulesMaximus]

I have a Mitsubishi MGA that has served me very well. I would recommend it to anyone.

/Obligatory collection pic...

All of my albums are stored in boxes in a closet. Since I don't have a turntable there is no point in having them out. Plus, it is nice and cool and dark in the closet so they should be in good shape when I finally do get a turntable. Would be nice to use when my son gets older and can appreciate vinyl.

 

[NutBucket]

Thanks for the advice guys. I had heard good thing about Technics turntables. Anyone using a direct drive?

Getting a 1200?

They're excellent tables so long as they haven't been beat to shit some wannabe DJ.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Any of the entry-level Rega, Music Hall or Pro-ject entry-level turntables will work. I've heard good things about the Debut Carbon.

I have a Lime Green Rega P3-24 and I love it.

:thumbsup:
i was *this* close to making the plunge. still might someday...:sneaky:

 

[abaez]

Is that so you can find your TT in the dark?!?!

It wasn't my first choice, but it was the last one the guy had and it was a killer deal so I took it. It's grown on me since then.

 

[UnklSnappy]

Had a Well Tempered Labs turntable with an SME tonearm when I still had a large album collection. But sold it when I sold off most of the collection. Was an awesome setup. Now I have an old Denon DP-62L with Denon moving coil cartridge and maybe just a couple dozen albums.

 

[PatrickBateman]

If you don't want to spend a lot of money, I bought this one awhile ago and it is great...I read even better with the shure phone cartridge. It plays all my vinyl just fine and sounds great. I got it on sale for $185.

Also saw on youtube how to remove the USB portion for bypassing any crap in the line, but haven't done it and it sounds great as is.

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica...udio+turntable

 

[Citizen X]

Technics SL1210, Stanton needles

 

[dawp]

last turntable I had was (is, still at my parents house) a technics sl-1700 with a pickering cartridge. not a top of the line 1200 but it did serve me well and I have been thinking about getting it next time I visit.