ps Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 What kind of turntables is everybody using? I have a crap sony belt drive "starter" turtable. I am looking to upgrade to either a technics or audio-technica direct drive. Any suggestions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotnerd Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 i have a music hall mmf 2.1 le. it's one of the best purchases i've ever made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 i've got some old thing my parents friends were gonna throw away haha. the mat melted and was all fucked up but luckily i got a free mars volta slip mat when ordering amputechture, so now i listen in style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I have a Technics SL 1700, the home version of the famous SL 1200. I bought it (along with a tuner and tape deck) for $100 at a garage sale. After $50 of work to fix a short in one of the cables it is perfect. By the way, if you need a turntable repaired, I know a guy in Boulder that is great and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Robotnerd - that thing looks great. I have 2 Numark TT1550s: and a Garrad Lab 80, which sounds great but could probably use some oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotnerd Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 yeah, i can't believe i ever listened to records on any other table. this brings up an interesting point.... i always try to suggest to people getting into vinyl that they DON'T get a dj table. unless of course they are trying to get into djing. but for home use, dj tables seem unnecessary and a poor choice. you won't need any of the extra frills. also, dj cartridges and tone arms are built to be extremely robust and sturdy and heavy, to allow for scratching, and to "override" certain imperfections in the vinyl (slight scratches), but as a result they end up exposing your vinyl to extra wear and eventually start to dig their own grooves and degrade the sound quality of your records. which can be hazardous to "softer" kinds of vinyl in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 yeah, i can't believe i ever listened to records on any other table. this brings up an interesting point.... i always try to suggest to people getting into vinyl that they DON'T get a dj table. unless of course they are trying to get into djing. but for home use, dj tables seem unnecessary and a poor choice. you won't need any of the extra frills. also, dj cartridges and tone arms are built to be extremely robust and sturdy and heavy, to allow for scratching, and to "override" certain imperfections in the vinyl (slight scratches), but as a result they end up exposing your vinyl to extra wear and eventually start to dig their own grooves and degrade the sound quality of your records. which can be hazardous to "softer" kinds of vinyl in the long run. I also remember hearing somehwere that if you're ripping your vinyl to a computer a belt drive isoaltes noise a lot better than a direct drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 My turntable is some crappy thing that's currently stored under my tv. I no longer have a stereo or reciever, so I pretty much buy vinyl, catalog it and put it on my shelf. I can attest to Robotnerd's amazing turntable, I've seen that beauty in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 i use this one: There is a whole new section for this now. There is no need to bump a 9 year old thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewillisisdead Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 At least they used the search function? cfrancese5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejc625 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Search function blows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 The search function doesnt work very well these days and just refreshes for me However, its obvious TUG used it to bump 9 year old thread that had 7 responses on turntables. I wish I had that much time in life poweredbytrust 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 lol this guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluescreenlife Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I spin on "The AR Turntable". Absolutely love it. Early 80s model with a suspended subchassis (so the platter and tonearm assembly are connected and rest on springs beneath the plinth). This thing is virtually immune to vibrations, bumps, or even heavy footsteps on the wooden floors around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6heart6breaker6 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 ^^^^^^ lol this guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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