Cheap Record player? (1 Viewer)

[kevin gallen]

Maplins had some good deals on usb turntables last i checked

 

[Cryptid]

I got the ion thingy from the UK and it seems grand.

I need one of these (see fig. 1) though, as my speakers don't have an rca input. There is a 1/8" socket on the record player, but it's an input.

Fig. 1: RCA female to 1/8" male stereo connector cable.

 

[Jerry Twig]

I have a portable Ion. Total plastic lightweight shite, of course, but it's nice to pull out a turntable in the park on a summer's day.

 

[figs]

Aldi have this USB turntable for €90 on Sunday

http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/2867_9314.htm

I've no idea if its any good, though

 

[PornOnVinyl]

On the matter of cheap record players, I recently got a turntable from an old sterio that used to be in my grandparents house. It's sony made, and has auxilary cables which are great for my sterio, but I can't power it. It has some other tiny plug thing which I assume went into the sterio somewhere. Is there anyway I can adapt this so that I can just plug it into a socket?

 

[GO]

No,its dc powered.look for the label that says what voltage it is and hook it up to a power supply(y'know the ones that go from 1.5-12v).I have one hooked up like that.

 

[Cryptid]

I went into maplins today to get that cable and I saw the same turntable I got from the UK for €80 (including shipping) for €159. By my calculation that's nigh on 100% more expensive. Fuckin hell.

On the other hand that cable is absolutely useless to me. I noticed when I got home that it's not what I'm looking for at all. Basically, if you're getting one of these bottom of the range Ion ones and you want to plug it directly into your speakers, probably best to make sure your speakers take RCA inputs. My skin and blister has an old stereo system that she's not using so I'll just borrow that I think. Probably doesn't have the right shagging yokes either.

 

[Dktr. Faustus]

what do you mean "directly into speakers", do you not want to amplify the phono signal or do you have active speakers (built in amp)?

 

[Cryptid]

what do you mean "directly into speakers", do you not want to amplify the phono signal or do you have active speakers (built in amp)?

I just mean not into the pc first and then into the speakers. I.e. something that takes rca connectors.

 

[Cryptid]

what do you mean "directly into speakers", do you not want to amplify the phono signal or do you have active speakers (built in amp)?

Actually, I see your point. What I had in mind was never going to work anyway because I'd need amplification of the phono signal first. Penny eventually drops.

 

[Dktr. Faustus]

yeah, you also need a phono pre-amplifier to bring the lower phono signal to line level. some record players have one built in, and some amplifiers have a separate phono channel with a built in amp.

 

[trev]

this one any cop?

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/...Home+audio|12160571/Trail/searchtext>BUSH.htm

 

[Vinnie]

Skytech USB turntables are 99.99 in Tower

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0012RGXI8/?tag=thumpedcom04-21