Turntable advice

[El Pibe]

Looking at getting one for crimbo as will finally be able to set one up in the new gaff.

Any recommendations on a modest budget?

[Jah Lush]

Try the shop underneath the caf? next door to The Palmerston.

[steveo]

Technics 1200

[edw]

As you say getting "one" (not two), is this just for playing vinyl records rather than DJing?

If so, no need to shell out on Technics 1200.

[Jeremy]

But they're for DJing innit. Not really the best for just listening to music. And they're well expensive. And they don't make them any more.

How about one of those project debut thingies? Unless you have a lot of 45s, in which case manual speed switching might become a pain...

[*Bob*]

Sold two 1210's just recently.

Still very popular amongst the ranks of the aspiring young hipster DJ.

[Loz]

What's a turntable, Granddad?

[*Bob*]

Rumble filters? Bag on your head? etc

[titch juicy]

providing you have an amp with a phono stage, or pre-amp and some ok speakers you can''t go wrong with this as an entry level turntable- you should be able to pick one up for under ?250....don't be put off by the colours in the review- it's available in black

http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/pro-ject_debut_iii_record_player

[El Pibe]

yep, not for DJing. For listening to my old LPs (and getting some new ones) with my slippers and pipe.

Did look at that Project Debut. Seems like a good option. Is it pretty upgradeable or will I get annoyed I didn't shell out a bit more down the line?

[titch juicy]

apparently it comes with a pretty good arm and stylus, but to be honest i'm really no expert

i've had mine for a few years and upgraded my amp and speakers rather than turntable

[steveo]

Dansette Bermuda.

As it says,'15" legs superb.'

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-DANSETTE-BERMUDA-1960s-RECORD-PLAYER-15-LEGS-SUPERB-/390674091142?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Turntables&hash=item5af5fd8c86

[El Pibe]

That's actually really rather beautiful, but not quite what I had in mind.

 

[Albert Fegg]

Put's anorak on...

After several months of deliberating I finally went for one of these.

It's the absolute nuts. I think it's late 80's early 90's but I'm guessing. Pair it up with a decent phono stage/amp/speaker combination and when you're finished you'll be able to smell Miles's breath and the drummer's armpits.

Some sellers insist on collection only because they are a bit on the sensitive/fragile side. The platter and tonearm float on a sprung bed. Mine was delivered with the shipping screws tightened and with a little bit of adjustment using a screwdriver, a small spanner and a spirit level she was good to go. Yes, you can actually use tools to fix these things rather than throw it away and buy another one and setting the thing up nicely is also part of the pleasure.

It takes a little while to source a decent one. People recommend better tonearms (like the SME series 3) but the Linn on here is a winner too. You probably want to wall mount it to keep the stylus set a bit sensitively.

For my money it's a hell of a lot better than a sprayed bit of 18mm MDF with some average components glued to it.

I'd recommend having a little nose here...

http://www.theanalogdept.com

http://www.vinylengine.com

http://www.audiokarma.org

The other one I considered was an Acoustic Research AR turntable which looks beautiful too.

You could easily get carried away with all this but when you live in a smallish house 9 inches away from your neighbours, around the corner from a bus route and on the flight path to Heathrow, there are limits.

...takes anorak off.

[Jeremy]

I've always fancied getting something like this, and fitting it with modern components:

http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/userdata/images/large/PRODPIC-14303.jpg

But I think there's a strong chance that the whole thing would be glued together and almost impossible to reconfigure...

[Jah Lush]

My parents had one very similar to that, Jeremy.

[Jeremy]

My gran had one a lot like it, which she then gave to me when I was still very young. Don't remember what happened to it...

[Parkdrive]

Go to Billy Vee's in Lee Green for some decent advice , they'll let you demo one using your own selection of vinyl.

[El Pibe]

I think it's probably a toss up between pro-ject debut and rega planar 3, loving the funky colours on the pro-ject

 

[El Pibe]

but reckon this one will be the winner

 

[Annette Curtain]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> I think it's probably a toss up between pro-ject

> debut and rega planar 3, loving the funky colours

> on the pro-ject

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Oh, you said "funky colours"

See me after

Union Jack might not go down so good I rekkin

[Jeremy]

No to the Union Jack, unless you plan on having Oasis on constant rotation...

[Dopamine1979]

I'm jealous.

There's no way I would be able to get away with buying a turntable.

Well I could but I would need to find a good solicitor at the same time.

[El Pibe]

or The Who.

[hpsaucey]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> I think it's probably a toss up between pro-ject

> debut and rega planar 3, loving the funky colours

> on the pro-ject

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Ah - the lurveley colours. Bought one of these around 2000 ... in blue... although took a while to pick a colour. and not style over substance either - still have it: is a pretty good turntable...

H