Anyone know about turntables?

derangedsheep · Post by **derangedsheep** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:44 pm

So my brother and I decided against the wireless speakers. My parents just bought a new reciever (the old one shitted out) and my bro and I thought we would get them a good quality turntable to play their records. Their turntable broke and they have been turntable-less for probably 5-7 years.

What brands are good and what features should we be looking for? We are looking to spend a max of around $200. I found this: http://www.bestspeakerdeals.com/store/c ... type=store I like that it has the SPDIF output. Is that one any good?

Thanks,
Steve

JohnnyK · Post by **JohnnyK** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:29 am

I used to own a Technics (Not for spinning, just for listening) but my buddies who are real DJ's (Not fucking wedding DJ's) only use Technics.. They stole mine once actually. That IS the brand you want really (Panasonic).. Also you want direct drive.

derangedsheep · Post by **derangedsheep** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 12:47 am

I looked around for Technics turntables but can only find one in our price range. It seems kinda crappy, it doesn't have as many features as the Stanton and it doesn't mention wether it's direct drive or not. Since direct drive is better, I would think that if it had it, it would be mentioned (like on the other Technics models).

Here's a link: http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process ... Id=3974004

I looked around some more and it seems that Stanton makes a lot of DJ equipment. It looks like pretty high end stuff.

Series8217 · Post by **Series8217** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:07 am

I have an old Technics direct drive turntable. It kicks ass. It doesn't have automatic speed adjustment though, you have to tweak the trim knobs and follow the strobe to get it right. The new ones are likely auto..
Make sure you get a good needle and have a nice receiver.

Weponhead · Post by **Weponhead** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:36 am

DC Servo Belt Drive <<<<<<<< blind motherfucker, seriously...

i know your impaired at all haha but read the specs. and that does seem like a bit much, i could swear my dad got one around that with DD within the last 3 years

Dirty Sanchez · Post by **Dirty Sanchez** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:28 am

You can also get USB turntables now, if you want to digitize your vinyl collection. http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresults ... l&dclksa=1

derangedsheep · Post by **derangedsheep** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:35 pm

Weponhead wrote:DC Servo Belt Drive <<<<<<<< blind motherfucker, seriously... i know your impaired at all haha but read the specs. and that does seem like a bit much, i could swear my dad got one around that with DD within the last 3 years

Haha, I need to learn how to read.

You can also get USB turntables now, if you want to digitize your vinyl collection. http://www.buy.com/retail/searchresults ... l&dclksa=1

I dont know about the USB ones. When I built my PC I got the Audigy card with all the front inputs so I would feel better with a brand that I've heard of and just hooking it to either the RCA inputs or in the case of that Stanton one, I could hook it to the SPDIF input right on the computer instead of USB stuff.

JohnnyK · Post by **JohnnyK** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:24 am

I don't know about auto..?.. The 'good' ones that I've used/owned need you to tweak a knob until the strobe showed the dots on the turntable standing still..

derangedsheep · Post by **derangedsheep** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 5:57 pm

I checked out the specs on the Stanton website and it does have the dots and the strobe light.

Anyway, I went ahead and ordered it. They only had one left in stock and I didn't want to risk not being able to get it. They have a 45 day guarantee so if you dont like it for any reason, you can send it back for a full refund. If it ends up being shitty, I'll send it back.

JohnnyK · Post by **JohnnyK** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 6:42 pm

Ahh shit, I'm sure it'll be fine for parents playing records.. Tell em if they are going to scratch, to get the pad for underneath the record so the belt doesn't start to slip..

derangedsheep · Post by **derangedsheep** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 9:58 pm

JohnnyK wrote:Ahh shit, I'm sure it'll be fine for parents playing records.. Tell em if they are going to scratch, to get the pad for underneath the record so the belt doesn't start to slip..

No belt, it's direct drive. It might even come with the pad, haha.