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GW in IA wrote:Interesting that this thread came back right now. I just stumbled across a realistic LAB 2100 turntable at a yard sale yesterday. anyone have opinions, pro/con about linear tracking tables? mechanically, everything works good, and I went ahead and ordered a new cartridge, but just wondering if any of you have used one before.
Jonicont wrote:GW in IA wrote:Interesting that this thread came back right now. I just stumbled across a realistic LAB 2100 turntable at a yard sale yesterday. anyone have opinions, pro/con about linear tracking tables? mechanically, everything works good, and I went ahead and ordered a new cartridge, but just wondering if any of you have used one before.
Never heard one. The new ones they make today cost a shitload of money. Here's a link for fixin'
Welcome to the Rabbit HoleMarkalanbishop wrote:I'm finally about to get back to listening to vinyl.
My entry level set up is: U-turn Audio Orbit Basic turntable (a Boston Kickstarter success story, BTB); Onkyo TX-8050 stereo receiver w/80 watts per channel; Polk Audio RTi8 floor standing speakers; and I'm taking a big Onkyo powered subwoofer from my home theater setup and adding that. Got everything except the turntable which I am unwrapping on Christmas from my children
Cannot wait.
Markalanbishop wrote:I'm finally about to get back to listening to vinyl.
My entry level set up is: U-turn Audio Orbit Basic turntable (a Boston Kickstarter success story, BTB); Onkyo TX-8050 stereo receiver w/80 watts per channel; Polk Audio RTi8 floor standing speakers; and I'm taking a big Onkyo powered subwoofer from my home theater setup and adding that. Got everything except the turntable which I am unwrapping on Christmas from my children
Cannot wait.
My Thorens has a removable dustcover and that thing has been in the closet for years.oilpiers wrote:Just saw this turntable add. Looks like a good deal, but I really like a dustcover. http://uturnaudio.com
oilpiers wrote:Just saw this turntable add. Looks like a good deal, but I really like a dustcover. http://uturnaudio.com
Just found out it doesn't come with a cue. No big deal and not expensive to add--no way I trust my hands to be steady enough.sactochris wrote:It comes with one.oilpiers wrote:Just saw this turntable add. Looks like a good deal, but I really like a dustcover. http://uturnaudio.com
No cue? WTF is that all about? 3 things all turntables need regardless of everything else. Dustcover, auto return, and cueing. No reason to mess with anything without all three. The high end ones without auto return really baffle me. How is that good in any respect?Markalanbishop wrote:Just found out it doesn't come with a cue. No big deal and not expensive to add--no way I trust my hands to be steady enough.sactochris wrote:It comes with one.oilpiers wrote:Just saw this turntable add. Looks like a good deal, but I really like a dustcover. http://uturnaudio.com
Also, does anyone use a center weight and/or clamp or is this just for people with state of the art systems? Curious to know if it makes a difference sonically. Sounds like a good idea in principle, but waiting to hear from you guys. I went to three record stores yesterday and got three different opinions on this. Thanks.
Yes, I'm a dumbass.When my late buddy Phil turned up with the Public Image Ltd. record in a can, we played it quite a bit and enjoyed it before we discovered we were playing it at the wrong speed. It sounded pretty good at the right speed, too, but the wrong speed was maybe a little better.Markalanbishop wrote:So far so good on my U Turn Orbit turntable. But here's a confession: A while back I bought Bonnie Raitt's new record. I put it on and it's playing really slowly--not dog ear slow but really slow. I fuck with it for a while but can't solve the problem. I contact U Turn Audio and their outstanding customer service department immediately sends me a new motor. I install it and it's still doing the same thing. So I'm looking at the album and I finally notice that it's recorded at 45 rpm! Apparently I bought the audiophile version (there's also 33 1/3 version). It was two records instead of one. I didn't know there even was such a thing, and I never thought to try a different album. Sounds fucking great though and now I have two motors!!!
A cue is the only thing that's important to me. I never use a dust cover when listening to records. Luckily my Thorens TD-160 Super has a removable dustcover. What's so important about an auto-return? The less mechanical a turntable is the better as far as I'm concerned. Besides I can easily get off the couch when the side of a record ends. No big deal.oilpiers wrote: No cue? WTF is that all about? 3 things all turntables need regardless of everything else. Dustcover, auto return, and cueing. No reason to mess with anything without all three. The high end ones without auto return really baffle me. How is that good in any respect?
He'll need pictures, then! It's the thing pointed to by the arrow from '218'. That's too won ate, for him. No, no--don't thank me. Hope this helps!Duke Silver wrote:What's a cue? Asking for my idiot friend.
My thoughts exactly, to the T. Since I'm a fatass, I need the exercise of getting up to flip the disc. My Pro-Ject 1Xpression has a power switch and a cue lever. That's all I need.brett27295 wrote:A cue is the only thing that's important to me. I never use a dust cover when listening to records. Luckily my Thorens TD-160 Super has a removable dustcover. What's so important about an auto-return? The less mechanical a turntable is the better as far as I'm concerned. Besides I can easily get off the couch when the side of a record ends. No big deal.oilpiers wrote: No cue? WTF is that all about? 3 things all turntables need regardless of everything else. Dustcover, auto return, and cueing. No reason to mess with anything without all three. The high end ones without auto return really baffle me. How is that good in any respect?
I don't want any bells & whistles when it comes to a turntable. All I care about is sound quality. I want a rock solid and quiet motor (I prefer belt-driven) and outstanding arm/cartridge combo. I don't care about anything else.
Your friend is welcome! Let him know I've URLified that so he can Google it on his own for the next time.Duke Silver wrote:Ah, the lifter thingy. My friend thanks you!
I'm the exception. I don't trust myself to lower or lift off the tonearm with my own digits. The cue works so much better for me.scotto wrote:I never use a cue. Unless you've had way too much to drink, they're never as precise as just easing the tonearm up and over with your own digits.
Me too.brett27295 wrote:I'm the exception. I don't trust myself to lower or lift off the tonearm with my own digits. The cue works so much better for me.scotto wrote:I never use a cue. Unless you've had way too much to drink, they're never as precise as just easing the tonearm up and over with your own digits.
Back in the 80's when the 12" dance remix was all the rage, one of my older brothers played Rita Marley's "One Draw" on the wrong speed for months before anyone figured it out. I also remember a friend picking up a copy of "Free Bird" on an import 12" single. I remember him putting it on and everyone noticing how slow it sounded. At that moment, another friend, that had been stationed overseas when he was in the Navy piped up, "that's how they played it in Scotland!!" Then, there was the time in the mid-80's when I was working at a country station where we were playing "I'm On Fire" by Springsteen. Playing it off the album, rather than a single, someone forgot to change the speed to 33⅓ and it came out sounding like Dolly Parton rather than the Boss.Markalanbishop wrote:So far so good on my U Turn Orbit turntable. But here's a confession: A while back I bought Bonnie Raitt's new record. I put it on and it's playing really slowly--not dog ear slow but really slow. I fuck with it for a while but can't solve the problem. I contact U Turn Audio and their outstanding customer service department immediately sends me a new motor. I install it and it's still doing the same thing. So I'm looking at the album and I finally notice that it's recorded at 45 rpm! Apparently I bought the audiophile version (there's also 33 1/3 version). It was two records instead of one. I didn't know there even was such a thing, and I never thought to try a different album. Sounds fucking great though and now I have two motors!!!
