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want a turntable

destrekor

destrekor

Lifer
can anyone recommend a good turntable that costs less than $100, has outputs to hook up to a computer (if one with a digital coax exists, that would be amazing, but likely overdoing it, and likely not at the sub-$100 price range 🙁 ), and has great sound reproduction?
besides the fact that i will record on my computer all my parents old albums, i actually want to invest in vinyls of recent acts as well. vinyl just has that sound to it. 🙂

and btw, since i am actually new to vinyl, what are the different types? i know there are 33's, 45's, and 78's (old, old, old).
but what about 10", 12", 2lp, etc etc etc.

edit: I am also looking for audio that would be able to remove to hide pops and noise that result from the scratches and grooves of a worn vinyl album.
 
well as much as I like to say i am an audio enthusiast, I doubt it will matter enough.

i will need a suggestion for software as well, to get rid of pops and noise... my mom says her one beatles album has a lot of scratches and grooves in it.

but either way, I am sure I wont mind, unless there is a HUGE audio quality difference. I mean, huge. I know there will be a difference between a $500 and a $100 model. But, like I side, as long as the music sounds good.

like I can get some Mars Volta on vinyl, and that would just be awesome to listen to

i would either be hooking up to my computer to record, or to the 5.1 amp.
 
likely
so maybe once i get one i'd just want something modern on it lol
and i believe most bands these days still release vinyl, not sure, but they do lol
and i bet its all digitally recorded and then recorded onto vinyl from there
no idea what they do...
either way, theres a certain distinctive sound to vinyl
 
a turntable with digital out, lol.

45's are 7", a song a side

33.3's come in 10s and 12s

78's are for oldtimers

edit: good luck editing the pops.. just buy records that arent trash

should be able to buy an old dual with an ortofon cart for next to nothing on ebay..
 
i figured the digital out was a longshot
that would just make it real easy to hookup to my equipment lol

i saw this sony model has a pre-amp phono out. sounds like what i need. although not sure how i'd hook that up to the computer (onboard sound lol).. guess i'd have to take a digital out from my amp (if it even has one, i think it does... i hope) and hook it up to my computer. 😉

and thanks for the sizing help 🙂
 
Don't expect much from this, but for $65 brand new, you can't complain...

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radio shack also has their RCA turntables on clearance if you can find one (normally $100, on clearance for $35 or so)...

Edit: credit goes to teh thread on FW about this...
 
run the turntable to the phono input of your amp (for riaa), then hook up the amp to the computer w/ rca - 1/8" adaptor
 
Originally posted by: Colt45
run the turntable to the phono input of your amp (for riaa), then hook up the amp to the computer w/ rca - 1/8" adaptor
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This is the only way to go... I went through this a few years ago & tried to bypass the amplifier at first, but had major issues with the nasty hum turntables can create... as long as your amp is clean it should work out well. For software I just used the Creative software that came with my Audigy 2 & it worked much better then I expected.
 
Do NOT get belt-drive turntables unless all you want to do is play LP's. If you want to do any DJ'ing or modifications, then do not get the belt-driven turntables.
 
im not up for dj'ing, and if I was I would surely invest more than $100 for each turntable lol
no need for dj'ing here

that sony is lookin like a winner. my local one does not have it in stock, but apparently the one a little further away does though. hmmm
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
im not up for dj'ing, and if I was I would surely invest more than $100 for each turntable lol
no need for dj'ing here

that sony is lookin like a winner. my local one does not have it in stock, but apparently the one a little further away does though. hmmm
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In that case, any turntable should do the job. Good luck! 😉
 
Try the Audio-Technica AT-PL50. It's $80 from Circuit City and I've been using it to get all of my dad's old LPs onto his computer. Works like a charm, but you will need a red/white cable to USB converter if you don't have the connections on your comp already.
 
can the cartridge be replaced on that audio-technica?
I guess it can't on the Sony, which is sad. But I guess I will have to forgo some of the things that I want in a turntable because of cost reasons. Who knew they were so expensive. No wonder CD's became the dominant format lol
so much cheaper
 
Originally posted by: destrekor
can the cartridge be replaced on that audio-technica?
I guess it can't on the Sony, which is sad. But I guess I will have to forgo some of the things that I want in a turntable because of cost reasons. Who knew they were so expensive. No wonder CD's became the dominant format lol
so much cheaper
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Heh, CDs and CD players weren't always cheaper...
 
true, but with time they grew cheaper. that seems not to be the case with turntables.
although i am sure that sony is better than the one my mom had. over time the cheap ones should get better than the previous cheap ones. lol
 
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