Comments on: whats a good record player? http://antiquerecordplayers.info/whats-a-good-record-player.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 06:23:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: manimal347@rocketmail.com http://antiquerecordplayers.info/whats-a-good-record-player.htm/comment-page-1#comment-565 manimal347@rocketmail.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:50:03 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/whats-a-good-record-player.htm#comment-565 No, no, no, no, and NO! All current-production vintage-styled turntables use the shoddy record-gouger ceramic pickup. If you ever owned a cheap Yorx or Soundesign all-in-one stereo that weighed about five pounds and came from Kmart, well, that's pretty much what these turntables are like! Actually, pretty much any all-in-one unit will have a ceramic pickup, and that's an insult to your partner. Quality new turntables generally start at $300-350 for value models, but I guess a $130 Technics SLBD20D isn't too awful. You'll need a stereo receiver or other stereo with a phono input for them, though. A better option is to buy used. A good quality turntables with a clean pickup sometimes costs less than fifty dollars, and basic Japanese 1980's models sometimes go for as little as $20. Try Craigslist! If you don't have a phono input on your hometheater or minisystem, an RIAA EQ adapter will work. ------------ If you also buy your boyfriend a used CD burner stereo component, he can record directly from the turntable to compact disc if he routes everything through a stereo reciever. No, no, no, no, and NO! All current-production vintage-styled turntables use the shoddy record-gouger ceramic pickup. If you ever owned a cheap Yorx or Soundesign all-in-one stereo that weighed about five pounds and came from Kmart, well, that’s pretty much what these turntables are like! Actually, pretty much any all-in-one unit will have a ceramic pickup, and that’s an insult to your partner.

Quality new turntables generally start at $300-350 for value models, but I guess a $130 Technics SLBD20D isn’t too awful. You’ll need a stereo receiver or other stereo with a phono input for them, though. A better option is to buy used. A good quality turntables with a clean pickup sometimes costs less than fifty dollars, and basic Japanese 1980’s models sometimes go for as little as $20. Try Craigslist!

If you don’t have a phono input on your hometheater or minisystem, an RIAA EQ adapter will work.

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If you also buy your boyfriend a used CD burner stereo component, he can record directly from the turntable to compact disc if he routes everything through a stereo reciever.

]]> By: sixpackjoe24 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/whats-a-good-record-player.htm/comment-page-1#comment-566 sixpackjoe24 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:50:03 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/whats-a-good-record-player.htm#comment-566 The RCA brand radios have a special radio that plays CD's MP3's and the radio it self. The RCA brand radios have a special radio that plays CD’s MP3’s and the radio it self.

]]> By: theinventor93 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/whats-a-good-record-player.htm/comment-page-1#comment-567 theinventor93 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:50:03 +0000 http://antiquerecordplayers.info/whats-a-good-record-player.htm#comment-567 I don't think they make them Crosley are the only ones but there is this turntable by Ion that lets you convert your record collection to CD I don’t think they make them Crosley are the only ones but there is this turntable by Ion that lets you convert your record collection to CD

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