I want to start on Turntablism (Scratch DJing), like the kinda stuff done by Sid (Slipknot) or ST1TCH (Mushroomhead).

So my question is, which is better, CD players with Jog Wheels or Vinyl Turntables?
I already have a bunch of CDs, but if vinyl is easier to work with/better quality I'd get some records.

The main kits I'm looking at are these:
http://www.amazon.com/Numark-CD-DJ-Box-Complete/dp/B002M8CACO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1259527531&sr=8-7
Or
http://www.amazon.com/Numark-DJ-IN-BOX-S7/dp/B000FVUKFY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1259528273&sr=8-3
Or
http://www.amazon.com/Numark-BATTLE-Complete-Turntable-System/dp/B00009W5HU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=musical-instruments&qid=1259528273&sr=8-2

Something simple, easy to use. Maybe noise reduction & scratch removal. I have a PC with Windows7. I tried Xi tel but it would not download correctly during installation.

I have one of those Crosley record player that does not have a line out (but for some reason has a line in....). Since the speakers on this thing are pretty weak, I want to connect them to my surround sound system (which I'm using as a 2 channel system right now). The receiver has multiple inputs in the form of RCA jacks. So I was thinking of 2 options:

1. I can connect the speaker wires in the Crosley to a set of RCA output jacks (+/- wires) and then just use an RCA connector between the Crosley and the receiver.. doing this, I'm concerned about feeding the speaker level input to a line-level input (on the receiver)... will this kill my receiver or speakers?? (receiver/speakers ~100 watt/channel @ 8 ohms).

2. I can catch the Crosley signal before it goes to its internal amp and then to the speakers and attach the RCA at that point... problem here is, I have no idea where that amp is.. there is a drum on the volume control that has wires going out of it in the form of 2 + wires and 2 - wires (on the circuit board where they connect it says R, L, G (ground), R, L, SW)... so I'm thinking those wires are already the converted signal (amplified)... is the drum on the connected to the volume control the amp?? I don't see anything else that could be... everything else is circuit boards..

let me know if you can provide any info.. the receiver is a Sony 100 wpc 8ohm, speakers are 125 watt/8ohm and the record player is a Crosley CR-66

Thanks!

Her father was a Captain in the French Navy during the war. Her and her step sisters were at home in an upstairs room. No one else was home and no one was expected for quite awhile.

They heard the front door open and heard someone waking across the floor. Then they heard someone open the piano and start to run their hand up and down the keys. Obviously they were a bit frightened, wondering who was in the house and doing this. Finally, one of them got up the courage to go out and look to see who was there and there was no one. The piano was closed, the front door was locked from the inside.

Before long a soldier came to the house telling them that their father had been in an accident, the jeep he had been riding in had crashed and he had been pinned under and was in the hospital, but was in good condition.

When they got to the hospital they told their father about hearing someone come into the house and the piano playing. He asked what time it happened and they said around 3:30pm. He said that was the same time that he had been brought into the hospital and had heard the radio and thought about the piano at home.

Another time her mother & father were sitting in the den and there was an old antique clock sitting on the mantle that had not worked in years. Suddenly the clock started chiming. Her father looked over at her mother and asked her when she had gotten the clock repaired. She said that she hadn't.

A bit later a messenger arrived with news for her father. Her father had let another officer use his quarters to work in on board ship while they were in the harbor because it roomier. The messenger said that a fire had broken out and the officer had been trapped and perished. This happened at approximately the same time as when the clock started chiming.

There are a lot of these odd "coincidences". I wish I could remember all of them.

Even now with my youngest daughter, I've suddenly sensed & even been awoken from a sound sleep knowing that she was trying to phone me and was angry. I often unplug the phone so I am not annoyed and forget to plug it back in. Many of these times as soon as I reached over and plugged the phone in, it would be ringing and she would start yelling at me telling me she'd been calling me a dozen times.

Her father was a Captain in the French Navy during the war. Her and her step sisters were at home in an upstairs room. No one else was home and no one was expected for quite awhile.

They heard the front door open and heard someone waking across the floor. Then they heard someone open the piano and start to run their hand up and down the keys. Obviously they were a bit frightened, wondering who was in the house and doing this. Finally, one of them got up the courage to go out and look to see who was there and there was no one. The piano was closed, the front door was locked from the inside.

Before long a soldier came to the house telling them that their father had been in an accident, the jeep he had been riding in had crashed and he had been pinned under and was in the hospital, but was in good condition.

When they got to the hospital they told their father about hearing someone come into the house and the piano playing. He asked what time it happened and they said around 3:30pm. He said that was the same time that he had been brought into the hospital and had heard the radio and thought about the piano at home.

Another time her mother & father were sitting in the den and there was an old antique clock sitting on the mantle that had not worked in years. Suddenly the clock started chiming. Her father looked over at her mother and asked her when she had gotten the clock repaired. She said that she hadn't.

A bit later a messenger arrived with news for her father. Her father had let another officer use his quarters to work in on board ship while they were in the harbor because it roomier. The messenger said that a fire had broken out and the officer had been trapped and perished. This happened at approximately the same time as when the clock started chiming.

There are a lot of these odd "coincidences". I wish I could remember all of them.

We all know Alex Rodriguez will break Barry Bonds' record of 756HRs.
A-Rod is 33 yrs. old w/ 553HRs. - season avg 44hrs. per 162 games played
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=3115

Albert Pujols is 28 yrs. old w/ 319HRs - season avg 42hrs. per 162 games played
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/stats?playerId=4574
yes, barry bonds' hr record is 762 & counting. Whenever he retires.

A scene in my new home invasion movie involves a record player. One of the parents puts an old time song, that is sort of creepy, country sounding. Which of these is the best selection? I will ask the singer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vodb-dJOqoU&feature=related
Sadie- Joanna Newsom
"Bless this house" is one of the lines, so I think it might fit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dqVDQ-lF4Q
Sweet Child of Mine- Taken By Trees
Innocent, creepy feeling

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUInKDRSl30
Dancing-Elisa
Very calming

Which is best to use?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcHjAUhtSrk
Peach, plum, pear- Joanna Newsom
Stressful, creates fear

I am 26, my parents are older than most parents because I am adopted.

My dad is retired. Pretty much all he does all day is play solitare on the computer & watch westerns.

On Saturdays he goes to a antique radio club, & sometime he goes to dinner with a male ex-work friend.

I know it isn't my business, but I am concerned about him. He has been like this since his triple bypass.

I wanted to buy some vinyls. I'm confused. Will this: http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Transit-Anniversary-Jacks-Mannequin/dp/B0046YK4A2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1304788222&sr=1-1
work on my player?

Along with his record player. Except it used to belong to this huge big hi-fi unit, so I need an amplifier and speakers for it to play. But today I was bored and got it out, and plugged it in just to see if it actually works. I played some Blondie, and there was sound coming out but obviously because it doesn’t have built in speakers or an amp, it was reeeeally quiet. But anyway, I took it off and started listening to another vinyl but this time the needle like, caught on the record, and it wouldn’t spin.

Since I have NO clue about record players and vinyl, can someone tell me if this means I have to get a new stylus/needle? And also, what can I do about, when the record is playing and it gets to the end, my needle just like, drags across the record! I’m afraid it will scratch it! How can I stop this from happening?

I want to buy a good record player for some records I bought. I found this one online and it looked pretty good (but I don't know much about record players at all).
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Monarch-BSR-Travler-Record-Player-/250809436611?pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item3a656849c3#ht_500wt_1156
Can I play all sizes of records on a standard record player? (7, 10, and 12 inch).

Thank you!
If you knew what a record was?
......vinyl? Your question doesn't make sense.....
I'm looking for a record player (not a turntable. I don't have speakers for a turntable) and want to know what I should be looking for.

For a while now I've been wanting to start an LP collection. So far, I have been able to find several vinyls in excellent condition, however I do not yet have a turntable on which to play them (and yes, I do plan on playing them). Ideally, I would like a turntable which is able to play the records without causing any (or which causes very little) wear to them. However, I don't have a whole lot of money to spend on one. I'd like to spend around 0 on a turntable, but if it would make a big difference I'd be willing to pay up to around 0-250 for a good one.

Any other general advice or information I should know about turntables would be greatly appreciated. I'm very new at this, so I know very little about them. For example: one thing I have noticed is that many seem to come with dust covers. But wouldn't such a cover also obscure the sound being played rather significantly? Or do you only close it when it is not being used? Also, is any sort of amp typically required? Anything else I should know?

Thank you very much for your help
Thanks for the advice, Brandon. Another question, though: Can you typically put any cartridge on the arm of any record player, or do you have to be careful to make sure you get the right kind? Also, there are quite a few different types of Cartridges within those two brands you mentioned. How do I tell which one to get?
Alright, I've done a bit more research and it looks like two good options would be the Audio-Technica AT-PL120 or -PL50. The PL50 is about while the PL120 is 0. From what I can tell, they are both low-end, "starter" turntables, but the PL120 seems to get much better reviews. Is it really worth the extra 0 though? What is most important to me is that I cause as little wear as possible to the records. Would the PL120 be better for this?

Also, I looked into cartridges and managed to find what seems to be a fairly good one for a good price on Amazon - The Shure M97xE, for . Is this worth getting, or is the cartridge that would come with either of the above turntables adequate? Are there any others I should consider? Again, I want to reduce wear to the records as much as I can while staying within my budget.

Finally, is there any other equipment I would need to buy with these? Amplifiers, speakers, etc?

Thanks for any help

I'm gonna make this as short as possible because I know novels are annoying on here.

I have been suspicious of my husband for the past several weeks because he's grooming himself a lot, gone missing often for hours and won't take my calls or text messages, and has been very rude to me for small things. Also, he has come up with several reasons to not be intimate with me. We haven't done anything for over two months.

Yesterday, he wanted me to drive his mom to a town about 45 min from here so she could put flowers or his dad's grave. I knew something was up so I left my mp3 player recording and this is what I got, and I'm wondering what he's doing exactly. There were three conversations over two hours and here are the things I heard him say for sure:

he called a lady named Deb and asked her is she liked his ideas. He mentioned something about 00 being a lot of money, the health and mental wellbeing of 'these girls',
he also said something about head shots and three girls being too prissy and then he laughed.
He mentioned head shots again and then he must have went onto the patio cause I couldn't hear the rest of that call. A little later, I heard him calling massage parlor looking for availability and asked who's working and what kind of build they have. He seemed to know their names.
The last call he was very flirtatious and talked kinda low. I was able to hear him talking about a well-known massage parlor here in Tulsa called 'all about you' and how he liked their lobby, staircase and rooms at the top. He mentioned that he liked places that people have to be buzzed in cause it's safer. One lady he talked to said shed been attacked, per his comment to her.

Please tell me what he's doing?! I don't know what do to & ive been up all night trying to figure this out. Thank you!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/antique_radio_kid/5489600993/ please look at this photo and let me know if you can tell what brand it is at least! i need to find the brand so i can get a schematic for it! there are NO numbers of any kind on the radio except a patent date and the company 'reliance die & stamping co' on the bracket for the tuning condenser...

Am I rich? I'm 18 and I have a 2011 volvo hybrid. My brother ahs a 2008 jeep. My sister has a 2008 Mercedes. My dad has a 2008 Mercedes. My sister has a 2009 porsche. I have a pretty big room that's all glass. I have a 52 inch flat screen tv. clothes from abercrombie,ralph lauren,michael kors,hollister,gap,and lord & taylor. I have a basic flip phone. I have a stereo system. A Antique radio. A turn table. A vintage piano. I have another samsung flat screen that's like a 42 inch. I have a 22 inch flat screen in the kitchen. my house is mostly glass and wood. I have all stainless steal in my kitchen. I have really expensive furniture and antiques. Am I really that rich?

I have just purchased a used record player, along with a few new vinyls. When I plugged it into my amp and began to play the record, after a few minutes, the sound became very scratchy and unclear. I have made sure all the plugs are plugged FULLY in, I just purchased a new cartridge and the sounds is still scratchy. I have played music on the amp and speakers from my computer, and it sounds fine.

we have a cable box, which we can disconnect, if necessary. both the DVD & VCR players have AV jacks in back & front. we have one AV cable. do we need more than one? one of my neighbors was able to record a DVD onto a video, or so she says, & piracy issues aside, i wonder if this can be done. if this can be done, let me know how.

Hi,
My father hv around 100 l.ps( records) now he want to convert all those to c.d but i dont understand how to take all those song to pc then convert, plz help me in this coz my father is very Imortional about those L.P s & i want to change all L.P to cd, plz help me.

Alright, so I am a 14 year old who want a good turntable. Honestly, I know nothing about buying record players/turntables. I have this one at the moment. http://www.amazon.com/Crosley-Radio-CR6005A-MA-Turntable-Mahogany/dp/B002N60HES/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1291083706&sr=8-15. I don't know the difference between usb and not usb, I want to also buy speakers with them and I also don't know anything about that. I was thinking about some acoustimass 3 bose, but I am not sure if that is for record players. Please advise me on what I should get. Thanks!

I have an antique Silvertone radio, model # 109. There might be more information on the radio but I'm not sure where to look. I'm wondering how much it is worth and how many were made, and when they were made. Also how much it would cost to have it fixed? The radio is around waist high for an average height person and perhaps almost 2 feet wide. It has some water damage, scrapes & marks, and mice got into it awhile ago & chewed the speaker netting (don't know what it's called). If you could help at all please do! Thanks.

Hello i am looking to purchase my fiancé a record player for Christmas to play vinyl records on.
I have purchased a few records to go with player, and i am now looking to purchase the player itself.
However i am slightly confused. I purchased the below record.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Back-Black-VINYL-Amy-Winehouse/dp/B000P5FG1I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291806509&sr=8-1

I was looking to purchase the below player

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5139316/Trail/searchtext>TURNTABEL.htm

I was wondering if the record would play ok. It states 33 and 45 rpm speed turntable, what does this mean? There have been some i have seen that have stated 78 rpm to. What is the difference? Would the above record i purchased work ok on this player.

Sorry if i sound dumb. The oldies dont know much about modern tech, i not know much about old tech lol.

Many thanks

I recently came across an old record player in my garage and was hoping to get it back up and running. Unfortunately, I found out that it doesn't have an amplifier...soooo, here are my two questions as to how to continue:

1) I have some computer speakers which use an AUX. if i were to use an RCA cable to connect the record player to those speakers would this take care of my problem? Namely, do modern computer speakers have amps built into them?

2) if #1 is impossible, where is the best place to look for a cheap amp and/or can you recommend a cheap amp?

Thanks All!

Would urbanoutfitters be a good place? Because I was thinking about getting one of these:

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/search/search.jsp?searchPhrase=Vinyl+record+player&listViewSize=&indexStart=0&sortBy=&sortOrder=&categories=&skucolor=&priceLow=&priceHigh=&skusize=&brand=

^^ Would those work with ANY records, btw? Sorry I'm kind of new to this >.>

Also, would best buy be an ok place as well?

I DON'T WANT TO USE AMAZON OR EBAY! I'm not aloud.

I've had two different models, & with both of them, if you play pre-recorded DVD's (RAM), they stop being able/willing to read home-recorded discs (DVD-R). I played a few store discs & now it won't play discs it recorded 2 weeks ago on DVD-R. I've unplugged it for 30 seconds & plugged it back in, but it still won't read them. Help!

I used to record off the television on to my DVD recorder. Now Comcast has made me install a DTA (digital Transport Adapter) in order to get a signal. However, the DVD now does not see the signal - it only records snow. I called Comcast & they said that the DTA is not compatible with outside recording devices - I have to rent their own recording device. That sucks. Is there a way around this problem?
I have a Panasonic DVD recorder. The Comcast brand DVR does not record on to disks to be able to play it in another location.