My fiancee and I are having a wedding ceremony and reception next year. I'm trying to figure out what we should do about music. The ceremony will be short and informal - there will be no walking down the aisle or wedding attendants. Then, we'll follow that with the reception (both the ceremony and reception will be at the same place). We are having a 1950s theme. I was thinking of buying a new vintage-style record player (http://www.crosleyradio.com/prods/cr73-3.html) that comes equipped with a CD player so that we could play our 50's CDs, but keep the look of a 1950's party. We are also considering hiring a DJ - if the prices are reasonable. We are trying to do this as cheaply as possible. My question is, would the record player put out enough sound? We are having a wedding with 100 guests in this room (http://www.hamlinhouserestaurant.com/Weddingpage.html) and no dance floor.
I'm not sure if the record player link worked. This one might be better: http://www.crosleyradio.com/prods/cr73-3.html
Is anyone actually reading this question? I'm not asking for song suggestions!

Hi. I recently was given a second hand record player by a friend. I am ashamed to say that although i have listened to loads of vinyl records when i was a kid (my dad lost all his records and player during a move) i do not know anything about actually playing a record! i am 19 now. I have always loved the sound compared to cds and now i want to build up a vinyl collection from scratch. I still have one 7 inch record and another 12 inch one.My player Semi-automated turntable and has two speed knobes - 33and 45.and as far as i can see there is no needle on the edge of that handle thingy. its just a square like thing. Can someone explain what all this means very simply. I have spent hours online trying to read up on this but i have gotten even more confused with all the terms. what is EP and LP? what is 78 rpm, 45 rpm, 33⅓ rpm? what records should i buy? what player plays what kind of record? i can't ask my parents cause they are not around.Please please help me out. sorry if i sound stupid but this is a part of my childhood that i want back. thanks alot
My player is a semi-automated turntable Sherwood PD-701B
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Home-audio/Vintage/auction-225543631.htm
as for my budget..i don't really have one yet. as in I have to save to get what i want so preferably something reasonable and mid-priced.i cant tell you an exat price because i have no idea how much these things cause.as for music - I absolutely love the beatles, bob dylan and aerosmith.and some motown stuff- like smokey robinson. thanks alot for the help.

I recently bought some of my first records from my friend's garage sale and I would use my grandpa's old record player we have but it is broken. I'd like to buy my own, but I need to know some good record players. I'd like a fairly nice one, easily moveable, and not too expensive. Also, what are the different sizes of records that music comes in? Thanks!

I am redoing my room as my birthday present and I need Ideas. I am going to paint one wall neon green and the rest neon blue with splatter paint. I am going to paint the door and trim Neon pink, the closet doors Neon Orange and the closet neon yellow. Then my friends and i are taking spray paint and writing all our inside jokes and stuff on the inside of my closet. I know it will be bright, but I LOVE neon colors!!!! So anyway, I need help with my decor. I love bright colors, as you know. i love converse and skinny jeans. Acting is my life!!!!! I am obsessed with music. I have a record player in my room. I love vintage. I love celebrities too. I play guitar, trumpet, drums, piano, saxaphone and flute. Guitar is my favorite tho. Starbucks is my love. Those are just a couple of my favorite things. Please give me some ideas!!!!

The discs are in perfect condition, but I have two systems that do this. The home stereo does it after a few hours of playing, and the car stereo does it on every CD about five minutes after starting (even if I start it toward the end or somewhere besides the beginning.)

The symptoms: Music continues to play as expected, except it is accompanied by rather loud noises that sound somewhat like a record player when you bump it while it's playing-- loud, low-pitched static. In the car this lasts for a few minutes and then goes away. The home stereo does it until you turn it off for a few hours. My sister described the noise in the car as something trying to scratch its way into the bottom of the car.

The CD players aren't picky about which CDs they'll do it on...it's more of how long they've been playing. No damage appears to be done to the CDs, they work just fine in other CD players. They are not dirty or scratched, I checked already.

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I want to think that this is a dirty lens problem but I am definitely unsure, as I have never owned or used a CD player cleaning kit before.

Okay you can answer now, I'm done.

i collect old vinyl records, so far i have 270 now. but ive never been able to play them, but i didn't really need to, cause i have all the songs on my ipod. but ive been tempted to hear the music from the original thing itself.

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my names evan, im 15 and i LOVE hardcore and rave music! and when you see dj's jammin out on 3 stacks its just mezmerizing!

i want to know what i need to start out, equipment, programs, teachers around Toronto Ontario or just pointers. how it works/ the basics

DJ Gammer started out at 15 and hes world wide . i know i will never get that good but i think if he can start at 15 , why cant i ? iv always had a thing for music and production.

if ANYONE has ANY tips it would be greatly appriciated <3

For instance, rather than buying a new CD deck for my car, would it be smarter to just buy a portable DVD player, and record my music to DVD (in order to hold much more songs per disc). Do most portable DVD systems play audio-only discs? or am i way off track? lol

Ok, so growning up when i was 3-7 my family always said how i was "wise beyond my years" and how i "knew things" or "knew" old song from the 70s with out even hearing them before. As i grew older i went to auditions for disney/nick i couldn't make it to the showcase because it cost 5,000 dollars. But the ady told me that from a scale to 1.0-4.0 i was a 3.9 on my singing...she said most ppl were a 2.5.
this was a boost of confedence. ALL my life i have lsitened to MJ, he is who inspired me to become a singer.
But...for some reason i am sooo atracted to everything from the 1970-1989. including shows,clothes,music
ive been wanting a RECORD PLAYER SOOOO BAD. but my mom says jokingly to me "you seriously should be like 44 years old right now...cus u shoulda been born back in the day" lol
but idk i am like OBSESSED with old things...idk why i had to be born so late.
i love vintage clothing and retro clothing!

Is There Something Bad about my obsession...like is this bad shouldn't i be into disney and pop magizines....and the latest trends?

I grew up in the 60's &70's and dwant to regain a lot of the old records I used to have. I had lots of them from easy listening to hard rock. When I left home 2 weeks before I turned 18 I only go the clothes on my back. Now, My dad and step Mom are passed away and I have no way of getting or seeing if they had them. I have a record player. I love Music and love to sing.

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Ok, so growning up when i was 3-7 my family always said how i was "wise beyond my years" and how i "knew things" or "knew" old song from the 70s with out even hearing them before. As i grew older i went to auditions for disney/nick i couldn't make it to the showcase because it cost 5,000 dollars. But the ady told me that from a scale to 1.0-4.0 i was a 3.9 on my singing...she said most ppl were a 2.5.
this was a boost of confedence. ALL my life i have lsitened to MJ, he is who inspired me to become a singer.
But...for some reason i am sooo atracted to everything from the 1970-1989. including shows,clothes,music
ive been wanting a RECORD PLAYER SOOOO BAD. but my mom says jokingly to me "you seriously should be like 44 years old right now...cus u shoulda been born back in the day" lol
but idk i am like OBSESSED with old things...idk why i had to be born so late.
i love vintage clothing and retro clothing!

I your "like Me" then Starr.

their is no one @ my school like me but i DO have a best friend that excepts me 4 me.

but im curious to know...if you guys could possibly be my personality twin.

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Everything is plugged in and I can put a record on the spindle and manually turn it and have the music come through the speakers. I also hear the "click" when I bring the arm over to start the table turning.
It is an Emerson Heritage NR303TT.

its an early 80's pioneer model. the set up and everything works fine; the record spins and arm moves etc
but when i set the arm and needle on the record to play it sits there for a little while then goes up and returns to its like resting position. without playing any music or even going a full rotation of a 33disk. there is a lever that is for stand by and playing records, but niether make the arm stay in the spot.
i just took it to a guy to fix it, he had to replace the belt and i got a new needle- and he had it working in his shop not one hour ago- WHAT AM I DOING WRONG???

I have a creative Zen Vision W portable media player, it has all of my music, recorded TV, home movies, pictures and other media Ect.
I am traveling to New Zealand later this year, and I am worried about going through customs with a device like this, is there any cause for concern? has anyone else gone through customs with a device like this? what about coming back to America?

Thanks in advance

I found an old portable record player, put a disk on there and turned the disk with my hand manually. Music started coming out. How?
It plugs into the wall. But don't the speakers at least need power? There isn't a battery in there..
Actually I don't think it's coming from the speaker. It actually seems to be coming from the needle.
But it's just a tiny needle. How can it act as a relatively loud speaker while also reading the grooves in the disk?
Now I'd taken a push pin and used that as a needle. same effect. That's really strange!

I have this set up:
Record player is connected to a pre amp via coax cables. The pre amp connected to a stereo mixer via coax cables. Mixer connected to PC through line in MIC via one Stereo Coax cable. In order to keep decent quality without crackling i need to keep the pre amp volume as low as i can get it while still being loud enough for the pc to record. If the pre amp is too high the music crackles and pops only while playing through the pc speakers. the quality is fine while playing through a speaker directly connected to the pre amp. Can any one tell me why it crackles when i increase the preamp volume? Thanks.

Before I throw out the albums I'd like to save some music on cd's
or dvd's. I have the turntable plugged into "line in" on computer.

i want one that can at least play cds, am/fm radio and also something where i can convert the music onto my mp3 player?
i want a vintage styled one and i heard crosley wasnt that great.
and also i dnt wanna pay more than 200 ill go a bit over if i have to.
this is going to be a gift for my boyfriend so please help? thank youu

I need to know what kind of DJ mixer i need to buy. I want to play music directly from my laptop, but i want to have that option to play CD's also.

I am going to be using Virtual DJ and/or Atomix MP3.

If you have suggestions on Laptop software let me know also. But i really need to know what kind of DJ Mixer i would need to buy.

I was wondering what the difference is between a record player and a turntable.
Can you play records on both? You see on urbanoutfitters i was debating on whether to buy this Crosley AV Room Portable USB Turntable. because i recently was interested in old 80's music and i thought it would be neat to play them on vinyl.
Does this product play records or is it just to be like a DJ.. and what is the USB for(sorry not so good with technology) so if any one could please help me out and explain this to where i could understand that would be great! thanks in advance
So my big question really is can i listen to music on a turn table by just placing the record on it?

I'm interested starting a vinyl record collection and need a player. I don't know much (other than the need for a phono preamp which my audio receiver already has), and I'm VERY into music ("wannabe audiophile" - expect great fidelity, just don't want to pay big dollars).

I'm thinking around the 0 range. This would simply be for listening pleasure (and maybe digitizing audio), but nothing DJ.

Thanks!

My husband has had a teddy bear since he was a baby and we would like to give it to our daughter who is 10 months old. It has a wind on the hip and plays music. Like I said it is 26 years old so it is dusty and dirty, so I would like to know how to clean it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have a 1963 (or so) cabinet Magnavox hi-fi record player that spins and has a needle but no sound comes out of the speakers. Anyone have a clue as to why this would be and how I might fix it? I can make out the music faintly when the needle runs across the record. I know the speakers work because the radio works.

I've been thinking about getting a record player because I've heard the sound quality is amazing (at least better than CDs). I just want to use the record player to listen to music (no dj-ing). How much should I be paying for it? Any recommendations on what to get? Also, is it true the sound quality of vinyls gets worse as you play them more. Should there be a limit to how many times you play a vinyl (before you wreck it at least)?

I have a sound card and a connection cord set up. Once I get the music to my harddrive, I can edit it and then burn a CD. I want to save my old LP33's.