What turntable should I buy?

_slavo_ · 01.09.2007, 01:05 PM

I'm planning to buy a turntable for home listening purposes as well as for occasional live playing.

But as I'm a complete noob into stuff like that, is there any particular model that I should check out? Not very expensive, yet solid quality.

nomadicfollower · 01.09.2007, 05:00 PM

I would assume that it's the speakers that makes the turntable. Unless you need, for some reason, a new turntable I'd buy a used one (and probably a new needle) and a good set of speakers (with a preamp).

Mine was $10 at a flea market (junk store) and it sounds pretty good.

!@#$%! · 01.09.2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

I'm planning to buy a turntable for home listening purposes as well as for occasional live playing.

But as I'm a complete noob into stuff like that, is there any particular model that I should check out? Not very expensive, yet solid quality.

pick whatever model of these you can afford. this is a good store... wait. you're not in the u.s. are you? you called DC a ghetto-- FUCK YOU

no, seriously, i dont know what's available in your market. maybe something used. new. i dont know about your prices. maybe something german.

Glice · 01.09.2007, 05:11 PM

Good needles/ good speakers are more important than the deck itself, although the very cheapest turntables will always be shit.

_slavo_ · 01.10.2007, 03:45 AM

Thanks mates...I've got pretty solid quality speakers and preamp so I'll guess I'll do nothing wrong by picking up some medium-prized deck.

A Thousand Threads · 01.10.2007, 03:54 AM

my suggestion is to try to find find some used reloop or technics dj deck, their cheap and of very good quality.

terminal pharmacy · 01.10.2007, 04:23 AM

technics sl1200 if you want to go live

marleypumpkin · 01.10.2007, 04:39 AM

www.gemsound.com

A great New York based company.

!@#$%! · 01.10.2007, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by marleypumpkin

www.gemsound.com

A great New York based company.

he's not in the u.s.

and he called D.C. a ghetto

fuck him

_slavo_ · 01.10.2007, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

he's not in the u.s.

and he called D.C. a ghetto

fuck him

hah, come on, mate

come on.

!@#$%! · 01.10.2007, 10:40 AM

ha ha ha
you shouldn't have fecked with my one true lurve....

anyway hm ha ha where do you live though? see i'd give you the shopping options at lpgear but they are based in nevada, and will they ship to you?

http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merc...ry_Co de=TURN

now im thinking if you're gonna be spinning you'll need a direct drive tt--- belt driven just won't work

_slavo_ · 01.10.2007, 11:27 AM

no spinning, no schratching, none of this DJ bullshit. just Philip Jeck-like experimental textured stuff

btw, I live just across the hill to Nevada - I live in Central Europe.

!@#$%! · 01.10.2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

no spinning, no schratching, none of this DJ bullshit. just Philip Jeck-like experimental textured stuff

btw, I live just across the hill to Nevada - I live in Central Europe.

across the hill by way of transylvania?

hm well if you buy used (occasionally a good thing) you might find a good european make... like thorens i think...

http://www.hiaudio.co.uk/links.htm

??

what i like about those lpgear products i posted in the previous post is they are carefully chosen @ every price point & their improved versions do make a difference. maybe see if they sell similar around where you live. internet commerce is a bitch...

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_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,886	I'm planning to buy a turntable for home listening purposes as well as for occasional live playing. But as I'm a complete noob into stuff like that, is there any particular model that I should check out? Not very expensive, yet solid quality. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	I would assume that it's the speakers that makes the turntable. Unless you need, for some reason, a new turntable I'd buy a used one (and probably a new needle) and a good set of speakers (with a preamp). Mine was $10 at a flea market (junk store) and it sounds pretty good.
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_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,886	Thanks mates...I've got pretty solid quality speakers and preamp so I'll guess I'll do nothing wrong by picking up some medium-prized deck. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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A Thousand Threads expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,000	my suggestion is to try to find find some used reloop or technics dj deck, their cheap and of very good quality.
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terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	technics sl1200 if you want to go live
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marleypumpkin invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3,193	www.gemsound.com A great New York based company. __________________ "It takes 2 fingers to make the peace sign. Just like it takes 2 people to make love. When you go like this , you're jerking off." -George Carlin
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!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,457	ha ha ha you shouldn't have fecked with my one true lurve.... anyway hm ha ha where do you live though? see i'd give you the shopping options at lpgear but they are based in nevada, and will they ship to you? http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merc...ry_Co de=TURN now im thinking if you're gonna be spinning you'll need a direct drive tt--- belt driven just won't work
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01.10.2007, 11:27 AM	#12
_slavo_ invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ðîññèÿ Posts: 10,886	no spinning, no schratching, none of this DJ bullshit. just Philip Jeck-like experimental textured stuff btw, I live just across the hill to Nevada - I live in Central Europe. __________________ you're the boy that can enjoy invisibility
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