johnsonbander Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Hi all, I'm new to vinyl records and was wondering if someone could answer some questions for me. Are there any stand alone vinyl players that you can plug into speakers or do you always need a receiver? What purpose does a receiver, pre-amp, and amp have? Does using a turntable with usb to speaker connection have less sound quality than a regular one? Any other information is appreciated, thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circlingvultures Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 You should read the "Help me choose a turntable" thread. It's full of all kinds of information. I go back and re read it every now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonbander Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 Yea I did but I didn't see questions outside of turntables. I'll look again, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 USB turntables suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonbander Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 Please give some reasons samurai, I can take your word for it but I would like to understand. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgods Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 http://www.knowzy.com/Computers/Audio/Di....DWhatsWrongUS B has a lot of good info. What's Wrong with USB Turntables? Tracing record grooves with precision requires extremely sensitive equipment. You won't find it in a $100 turntable. Today's "consumer" USB record players typically sell for $150 or less. That is expensive for a CD player. For a turntable, it is the bottom-of-the-barrel. If you are serious about sound quality, you need to find a good analog turntable and turn it digital. Pure digital devices like a CD player read audio information with precision, even on a $50 player. If the CD isn't rotating at an exactly consistent speed, the audio will never sound "wobbly". The laser reading the CD is inexpensive and still captures every nuance of the audio data. Audio fidelity in a turntable, on the other hand, is completely at the mercy of the mechanical parts that make it up. If the platter isn't rotating at a consistent speed, long-held musical notes may sound wobbly. An inferior needle and cartridge assembly can drastically affect the sound quality- the frequency response and equalization in particular. If the stylus doesn't track the groove properly, distortion occurs. In short, while a $100 CD player sounds great, a $100 turntable does not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsonbander Posted July 10, 2010 Author Share Posted July 10, 2010 Thanks, great link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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