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- benfal99
I dont know shit about turntable, but i know they are coming back. I just bought that from a women, 20$, she bought it in 1989 and the thing is in its original box since 1990. I've got all the manuals, wires, plastic bags and foam!
My question is, is it a good turntable?
Technics SL-BD20A :
- Gucci0
they're coming back? seriously?
- benfal990
Back to the future: Vinyl record sales double in '08, CDs down :
http://www.computerworld.com/act…
- benfal990
and a lots of bands are releasing vinyl version of their album and sometimes only on vinyl.
- juhls0
benfal, I got an email from Metric stating the following:
"It seems that, as vinyl manufacturing plants around the world have continued to shut down, demand for vinyl is actually experiencing a significant resurgence. The result is that those plants which are still standing are busier than ever. Consequently, despite regular assurances that we would have our order on time, the absolute deadline for delivery of which was today, we have not received our product and are therefore unable to ship your orders out to you tomorrow."
I wouldn't buy vinyl unless it came in some kind of special packaging. Just isn't as portable.
- < Could be my age...juhls
- what you mean? that youre too young to like vinyls?benfal99
- No, I never got into it.juhls
- I only own 2-3 CDs too (from when I was in middle school), and I don't have a use for them.juhls
- wow, only 2, 3 cds!benfal99
- do you have backups of all your music?benfal99
- Honestly, I don't hear a huge enough difference in sound quality to choose vinyl over MP3sjuhls
- Yes, I have backed up most of it. Should do it again soon. I do also have the Metric CDs, but they came in special deals.juhls
- benfal990
I would buy vinyls of albums I really really like a lot, for exemple, i would buy Ok Computer in vinyl or Dark Side Of The Moon. I will stick to mp3 and cd's for the rest.
- benfal990
Exemple, next EP of Deerhunter will be available only in mp3 and vinyl. Not CD.
- man, go to the chick of the day thread, you'll shit bricks!jimbojones
- Scarlett? Yeah, saw her :P hehebenfal99
- ;)jimbojones
- hans_glib0
i've never given up buying vinyl - always buy a rekkid when i can if it's available. easy to transfer onto an ipod if that's your bag
this is my baby
- benfal990
What are the downside of a direct drive?
I dont want to invest, i just got that one for 20$ and its just for fun.
- hans_glib0
Direct Drive vs. Belt Drive.
Direct drive turntables have the advantage of a quick-start system. You can turn the motor off or hold the platter still with your left hand, put the needle down where you want and quickly get back up to speed. Putting the needle down with the platter sitting still allows greater accuracy and confidfence, and minimizes damage to the record and needle, as well as the harsh noise associated with unstable needle drop. However, to allow quick startup, most direct drive turntables have unusually light platters, allowing greater resonant feedback. They can also transmit more noise from the motor and bearing. Speed can be more unstable, causing greater wow and flutter. A notable exception is the Technics/Panasonic SL1100 and 1200 series turntables. They are particularly heavy, stable and quiet, as direct drive tables go. The SL1200 series is the club DJ's number one choice, and is also perfectly acceptable for audiophile playback (with an "audiophile" cartridge, not a club DJ cartridge). Belt drive turntables, on the other hand, force users to put the needle down with the platter spinning, which requires patience and skill, or a cueing mechanism that drops smoothly. Turntablebasics offers super-viscous silicone fluid for this purpose. Belt drive tables also allow greater platter mass and speed stability. Disadvantages include the propensity of the belt to stretch and harden over the years, hindering both tension and gripwelcome to the world of hi-fi-nutz
- benfal990
what is a stylus and a cartridge?
- hans_glib0
the cartridge is the thing on the end of the arm
the stylus is the thin pointy bit that sticks out of the cartridge and that sits in the grooves of the record. If the stylus is old and worn, it can permanently damage the record by destroying the grooves
- moveinspace0
stylus is the needle. the cartridge holds that needle.
- moveinspace0
And the difference in sound quality between cd and vinyl is noticable. most vinyl has what enthusiasts call a warmer sound. Vinyl is an analog signal which means no informationf is lost in the recording. A cd is a digital recording which is converted to analog by your amplifier. This means that the waveforms from a vinyl recording can be much more accurate, and that can be heard in the richness of the sound
- hmm, i don't think this is quite right. dub a tape a thousand times and have a listen. the warmth is actually a result of distortionacescence
- ... distortionacescence
- compare any vinyl to any cd and the difference is noticable. the warmth is coming from the analog signal.moveinspace
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- yes, thanks. my point is that they are both lossy, but analog medium is a more "musical" distortion of the signalacescence
- ahh we are both speaking of the same thing then acescence:)moveinspace
- yeah, i see how my first statement was confusing, sorryacescence
- ********0
I'm a belt drive fan, belts are replaceable...
here's my Alex
and i use this in my office
When asked about the direct/belt difference, i usually say that direct drive is more for DJing, and belt more for audiophile
I would second, the comment about changing the cartridge on the table you picked up before spinning anything on it, allot of hi-fi shops will do this for you when you buy from them, maybe look for a Grado Black for it, solid cartridge at a reasonable price.
- sorry a grado might not work on that table********
- I hear you. Its just more often that direct drive decks have pitch control.danthon
- sorry a grado might not work on that table
- hans_glib0
when you know the vinyl bug bitten you too hard
- acescence0
yeah, swap out the cartridge and properly balance the tonearm. a higher-end deck will have a universal mount and give you more of a selection of cartridge/stylus, i think those units are proprietary so you can only get the technics replacement. i like ortofons personally.
- sputnik20
technics 1200 is the best:
we've refurbished and refinished one and the sound is incredible. plus our little one is learning to scratch on it already ;)
- looks nicejuhls
- YEAAAAAAAAAH!akrokdesign
- thanks! 7 layers of paint and wet-sanding got it really glossy.sputnik2
