I'm going to buy a record player................... (3 Viewers)

[rettucs]

Let somebody else do that for you

Vinyl Me, Please |

Interesting. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand it'd be great getting something unexpected. On the other, you could just spend the money on something you like. I'm conflicted.

Have you signed up for it?

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I have. I have in me hole.

 

[rettucs]

I reckon I'll give it a miss. They claim each album is 'specially pressed'. That means someone has a yoke at home for making vinyls and they record it off a CD.

Pricks

 

[pete]

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[Anthony]

I was in Urban Outfitters yesterday (I know, I know). Records costing €40. Forty.
Anyone remember the housing bubble?

 

[GO]

I was in Urban Outfitters yesterday (I know, I know). Records costing €40. Forty.
Anyone remember the housing bubble?

The boom is back baby!

 

[JohnnyRaz]

I reckon I'll give it a miss. They claim each album is 'specially pressed'. That means someone has a yoke at home for making vinyls and they record it off a CD.

Pricks

surely that would lead to all sorts of copyright issues?

 

[rettucs]

surely that would lead to all sorts of copyright issues?

not sure how it works tbh

I was at the Cate le Bon gig a couple of months ago and bought a copy of her latest album on vinyl. When I brought it home and played it, side A had a 10,000 Maniacs album recorded on it (side B was Cate le Bon).

I sent a tweet to both Cate le Bon and to her label, Drag City to let them know. Both ignored the tweet but someone else (Turnstile records) got in touch saying that they printed the record (and that 35 of them were 'bad'). They sent me out a new copy - very sound of them.

Anyway, the point is that I have no clue how Turnstile were able to print the run of records that she was selling at her gigs, whereas the copies in the shop were Drag City (the turnstile ones had no mention of DC).,

Maybe that story isn't relevant but it came to mind just now.

 

[nuke terrorist]

i asked for advice here in 2015 and ended up getting an Audio Technica 120 thingy. a copy of the standard Technics turn table it costs less than 300 and has a pre amp which I needed .
for some reason there is a metal plate in the base which is nearly half the weight of the thing (it's heavy - about 11 kg !)
so far i'm very happy.
was pleasantly surprised how easy it is to get a turntable now, with plenty of options at all price ranges. it used to be a nightmare looking for them 15 years back. even shops are full of record players again now - what a turnaround.

 

[Anthony]

What am I doing wrong? I have a Numark record player, decent Marantz amp and lovely JPW speakers. I changed the needle a while ago but it probably has less than 20hrs play time on it. The records still sound crap, even new ones.

 

[rettucs]

What am I doing wrong? I have a Numark record player, decent Marantz amp and lovely JPW speakers. I changed the needle a while ago but it probably has less than 20hrs play time on it. The records still sound crap, even new ones.

define 'crap'? All crackly and lots of hissing? Or are they coming through really low?

I had that a while back with my setup. I changed the cables and its grand now.

 

[dudley]

What kind of crap? Quiet and lifeless? Slow and draggy? You might need a phono preamp, or the belt replacing, or the needle isn't matched.

 

[dudley]

Or the needle cartridge in the Numark is mismatched. Could be a whole host of reasons. If you post over here with the model numbers of all your bits and bobs you're bound to get a decent technical answer pretty quickly.

Hi-Fi Stereo Systems & Separates

 

[Anthony]

Numark TT-1700
Stanton 500 Cartridge
New needle.

TBH I'm not that bothered but if there's something that could be fixed it'd be nice to have it done.

 

[pete]

What am I doing wrong? I have a Numark record player, decent Marantz amp and lovely JPW speakers. I changed the needle a while ago but it probably has less than 20hrs play time on it. The records still sound crap, even new ones.

Have you considered buying better music?

 

[dudley]

Well, if the problem is you have to really ramp up the volume and there's a bit of hum or anything, it's probably that you need a phono stage pre-amp. Most amps made in the 2000's have assumed record players are a thing of the past, so weren't designed to accomodate them.

Is it a phono input or aux in?

Ask on the AV forum, it's worth it to get sorted.

 

[Anthony]

It's a 90s amp, proper phono input with ground. I noticed the connectors at the back of the cartridge are a bit loose and prone to falling off. I'll fix that.

 

[Theseus Mock]

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[xsteox]

Advise time, please. Have steepletone turntable, similar to this model Steepletone ST929 PRO Record Player 3 – Speed with MP3/USB – SD Recording (Black Front) Steepletone ST929 PRO 3-Speed Record Player with MP3/USB-SD Recording (Black Front) [5025088159933] - £110.95 : UK Jukeboxes, Leading Distributor of Steepletone Jukeboxes, Record Players, Music Systems and Unique Products
Which I run into old cd player/radio for speakers. however it can sound pretty tin/trebbly at times. So I ordered one of these NEW Breeze Audio HiFi Class 2.0 Audio Stereo Digital Power Amplifier TPA3116 Advanced 2*50W Mini Home Aluminum Enclosure amp on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
So can also run into tv's soundbar & sub woofer for bass. Good idea or will it go horribly wrong? Ta.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

It doesn't appear to have phono inputs - it might not work unless your record player outputs the correct levels. I have an old phono booster thing you can have if you want or need it, it's another box thing that you need to plug in and run wires in and out of.