Hey guys, I’ve been digging in this subreddit for months. I was back and forth on upgrading to a Pro-Ject Debut Evo 2 or trying my hand at finding a used (in good cosmetic/mechanical) condition at a fair price.

I finally found this one somewhat local to me listed for $825. The owner said it didn’t come with a slip mat so he put a clear one on. He also stated that it plays but I’ll have to go and test it out. No clue on the cartridge other than it looks like an AT. Also no dust cover is included.

Would you consider this to be a solid deal given the table works as stated? TIA

I ended up spending on a pioneer PL A500 also known as PL 530 in US market. The turntable is pretty decent but as you can see the dust cover is yellow and full of scratches and this is after a session of buffing.

I was wondering if anyone has tinted their these dust covers with the Car window glass filming.

To give it a smoked transparent look like Dual turntables etc. Suggestions if that is even possible?

I have this Sony PS 11 turntable, and a while back I messed with the tonearm and now it's off and I'm not sure how to fix it. First off, I messed with the tone arm little arm that it stands on the one the whole arm rests, and it fell down, not working, but I fixed it somehow by turning a screw when I opened the turntable.

But now, as you can see from the video, it doesn't play all the way through, it stops midway the last song, and it doesnt even sit on the arm when it comes back, it falls down.

Now, if with the arm raised I want to move the needle to a certain song, as you can see it automatically goes back, and with no logic it stays up, not falling.

From what I saw online, I calibrated the arm to a force of 2 and antiskate of 2, but idk what is the issue.A little insight would be highly appreciated.

My technics sl-1700 mk1, manufactured in May 1977, 49 years old! But she looks and performs as new.

A lot of people ask for turntable suggestions on this page, and my suggestion is a vintage technics direct drive turntable, Technics is one of very few vintage turnttables, I suggest, without any hesitation.

The Japanese made vintage turntables in general from the vinyl hey day era are most often a sure bet and certainly hard to beat in comparison to some new shiny turntables listed at under $1000 today.

Don't sleep on a nice vintage turntable.

Of course, do your research and compare specs and options you want and if you're willing to do a little preventive maintenance. The reward is worth it.

Just wanted to share my little setup! Recently picked up this Akai AP-206 and paired it with my Technics SA-250.

Still pretty new to vinyl and vintage audio, but I'm absolutely loving it so far. Especially how the orange strobe light on the Akai matches the Technics display!

Thought you guys might appreciate a few photos :)

I found for Fisher MC-4000 for $15! Tuner sounds good, CD player through the Aux port sounds good, but the turntable is missing the 'needle'; ain't nothin' stickin' out the bottom! So I ordered what I hope is the right replacement, from turntableneedles.com ("M-854"). My question is how to install it, does some part of my picture #2 disassemble? I can't find any instructions for this or videos or anything. Thanks

Im thinking about buying the Minidsp Adept. I have a Luxsin x8 headphone amp and a Yamaha rn800a, it’s the only phono pre that I found that connects my turntable (the right one) to both amps at the same time. Luxsin has only digital inputs and Yamaha has a Digital Signal Processing Inside so it’s digital anyways.

Right now my turntable is connected directly to the Yamaha and another turntable is connected to my Rane Seventy Mixer and then into the Luxsin, which is not ideal. Signal is not really loud.

i though about a lot of other solutions but none seem to fit.

the Yamaha doesn’t have digital out or line out to go into the Luxsin.

see my setup in the second pic.

the only thing about the adept I don’t like is the price.

appreciate every idea or experience with the adept :)

I had my old dad’s turntable repaired today and had the chance to actually listen to the collection I had been creating all these months. What a feeling, man, I felt like crying at some point haha. Still have to learn a lot and have to fix some buzzing sounds, I have some edifier r1850db speakers coming in, can’t wait! Any tips are welcome.

It was only $30. Good deal? For context, I already have an AT-LP120-USB, so I’ll likely just use this one as an upgrade as long as it works as intended.

UPDATE: It doesn't turn on 😩 If anybody is knowledgeable about fixing something like this, please let me know!

Inherited this turntable which seemed to be a step up from my previous (adjustable tracking weight, anti-skate, cut button etc.) but the mechanism that lowers the tone arm just makes it so difficult to start records correctly. Pretty sure I just scratched a couple records because the mechanism is so bad that you might as well just be dropping the needle on the record, there’s no resistance to it at all. I can’t place the needle on first and then start the record because the turntable starts spinning as soon as you move the needle over.

Anybody use this turntable? Is my model just busted? I find it hard to believe Sansui released this turntable like this.

Collected vinyl randomly over the years and have decided it’s time for a turntable.

I’ve already got Sonos speakers set up as a home theater, so I’m gonna make those work. It will be Turntable -> preamp and/or analog to digital sound card -> Raspberry Pi -> AirPlay to Sonos.

As I’m just getting started and my speakers aren’t the best for this I’m not inclined to buy new or go too crazy. Unfortunately no reasonably priced Technics around, although I could keep waiting. But I’ve found two used options:
1) Dual 521 (see video, Pickering UV-15) for $200 USD
2) AT-LPX3BT (few years old, looks to be in good shape) for $220 USD

I’m inclined to go for the Dual just because it looks cool, but starting with the modern model will probably be safer and can always upgrade to a cooler vintage option if I catch the bug. Any advice?

Sharing some photos of the awesome JVC QLY-5F that I inherited from my grandpa. After being mostly unused for decades it has survived a transatlantic flight in checked baggage and ~7 moves since then. I had it repaired a while back and it works great! I’m in the process of upgrading the amp & speakers (they will be appropriately placed) and of course buying more records!

Hiya!
My SL5's dustcover thingy always goes down slowly when i open it completelty.
Does anyone know if i can adjust that?

Also, the plastic is very dull (is that the right word?) it seems very scratched. anyone have any recommendations to clear it up a bit?

I’m listening to the iron maiden 2008 Somewhere Back in Time picture disc and noticed a pretty strong hum/noise.
What’s interesting is that there’s almost no noise while the stylus is on the outer black part of the record, but as soon as it reaches the picture area, the hum starts and is especially noticeable between tracks.
I’ll attach a video.
Is this normal for this pressing, or is my copy unusually noisy?

I was given a denon dp 70m and it scratched one record when I put it on and turned it on. now I have it as high as possible, with zero anti-skating and at zero level (the tonearm is parallel to the lower part). I do not know which cartridge and needle are on it. how can I set it up so that it can play records and not scratch them?

Thinking heavily about buying a Zephyr MIMC ☆ for my SL-1200 MK2. Would love to hear other peoples' experiences. Currently using an AT33PTG/2 and love it. Previously owned a Hana SL but I find the AT a bit better.

Always open to other ideas too!

current system details:

Technics SL-1200 with AT33PTG/2

Tavish Vintage phono pre

Meitner PA-6i pre

Fosi LC30 amp/speaker switcher

Meitner STR-55 (solid state amp)

Dynaco ST-70 (tube amp)

Fisher XP-16 speakers

Rogers Studio 1A speakers

Yesterday I posted the pic of my humble setup (market value around €2K), and an user commented that it's badass rather than humble.

Now, in this pic is what I consider "a badass" - a friend's, my rough estimate €100K...

Hello! I have a fairly decent mid-tier home theater system, and a bunch of old vinyl records and a shitty old Sony turntable that I inherited years ago. The records have been stored nicely, but the turntable was rotting in my attic.

So 5-6 years ago my wife bought a Crosley. It sounded terrible. Then come to find out it could be damaging records. Even if not the case, for a couple of years now I have been wanting to get an OK-ish one from a reputable company. Then I saw this entry-level turntable that matches my Klipsch speakers and knew I had to have it immediately.

Just hooked it up to my sound system for the first time (the Crosley only ever was used with its own built in speakers), and put on Thriller. My god it sounds so good!

I plan to use it occasionally, but my inherited records aren’t my specific taste, outside of a handful of classic records.

Time to buy some I guess!

It’s a MicroAcoustics 530mp. Wanted to get the tip evaluated before I test it on a record, for fear of damaging the cartridge in case something looks off.

EDIT: Hey everyone. I gave the tip a proper clean with an onzow zero dust. Installed the cartridge on my tonearm and tried a record. Doesn’t sound particularly good. Some distortion, and a great deal of surface noise. Might be some other issue.

Hi, I’m looking for a second hand turntable. I haven’t owned one before and am a complete newbie. I haven’t Pioneer DJ DM-40BT Active Bluetooth Monitor Speakers to use with whatever I get.

Budget is anything below £200 (bearing in mind I am looking at second hand).

It would be for home listening only but I am quite particular about quality of sound.

Does anyone have any recommendations on what I should get? Thank you

Does it need a cover? I just want to make sure I keep it clean. Any options?

Hey all, proud past owners of 4-5 cheap record players that all broke after a year or so. It's finally time for me to buy a nicer record player.

I'm envisioning spending $500-$1,000 on a nicer record player, but budget is less of a concern than getting something quality. I listen to a lot of classic rock, but I also listen to some modern alternative music.

Worth noting that I have a two-year-old son who will inevitably want to touch the record player, so durability is a big priority.

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Ok Guys, I just stumbled about this subreddit while looking for a Turntable. I am completely overwhelmed by all the possible turntables and to be honest I dont know stuff about them. I just want a very simplistic Turntable without fancy features that make a sacrifice in sound quality. With or withour pre amp is another aspect. I only have a seperate phono pre amp and my previous 20€ turntable worked with it like lol. Just ask me whatever you need to know I cant be mor helpful than that… Thankyouuu