r/turntables

Hey I’m considering getting these turntables for my audiophile setup in the living room, what do you think? I love its vintage look

Hi, I just got this Audio technica lp120xUSB turntable paired to Edifier R1280BDs speakers. What I noticed is this continuous high pitched sort of hum/buzz noise as soon as i turn the turntable on.
It only goes away randomly when spinning records and it sounds less high pitched when i tap the gnd terminal.
Could i get help since i am quite new in this community? Thanks!

The record shop I used to work at in the late 90's swore by this for cleaning/treating the used vinyl that came in. I use it to treat new records once when first unwrapped.

This turntable is at the audio store I purchase my equipment at. Guess how much?
$275,000 in clear finish or $300K in piano black!

The TT1 tonearm is $35-40K alone!

Thank god my wife let me spend $20K on my Linn Selekt LP12. lol

I got this record player from my grandma and have already spent quite a bit on some speakers and was wondering if i should try to clean this or just get a new one? Right now the music sounds pretty distorted but I'm trying to hold off on spending too much more right now.

Was helping a friend pick up a Marketplace purchase and the seller had this amazing collection of custom and tube and audio gear in his basement. Two of the turntables caught my eye but especially this one.
What the heck is the dual ( not the brand) tonearm dealio? Can you tell
Anything else about it?

…but she’s mine now. Stumbled on this massive SL-1100a locally last week. I wasn’t looking for one but after switching to an SL-1700 mk1 as my daily driver I couldn’t pass it up. Probably paid too much but damn. 30 pounds of tank. If I were to guess this guy has been sitting in a garage for a decade at least. Spins up and holds speed just fine of course but haven’t gotten further than that. Only thing missing is the tonearm clip, and there’s no signs of damage, just expected wear. It’s a project for sure but should be pretty sweet when she’s up and running. No dust cover but since these didn’t have a mounted cover anyway it’s not great loss.
Now I have 2 questions for the hive mind - first, if anyone has any experience with these please share. Second, this platter has seen some things. I hit it with some Brasso which made a dent but if anyone has experience bringing back a platter with heavy corrosion I’m all ears. Thanks!

Hi guys, my birthday is coming up and I’ve asked my parents to get me a turntable as a birthday present. I’ve chosen then Fluance RT82 turntable. This will be my first “real” turntable. Previously I’ve had the Crosley one and it’s terrible. I’ve chosen the RT82 because there’s no built-in preamp and it seems like parts could be upgraded, and the turntable will last me a very long time. It is $350 and that’s not including shipping, it’s $80 to have it delivered to me. So it’ll actually cost $430… The speakers and pre-amp, I’m buying this weekend at BestBuy, you can recommend me some too!! The main thing for me is sound quality, I want to be locked in my room and play music (within budget)!!

Question: what’d you guys think about the turntable? Is it worth paying $430? Or are there any other models that’s similar to this one that’s a bit cheaper? I’m extremely firm on the budget.

So I've been getting into cartridge swapping and it's been fun to be able to try different "flavors" and "lenses" depending on my mood. That said, I'm kinda in a position to acquire an upgrade to the UA-7 tonearm to a carbon fiber wand.

As a background, the STAX UA-7 first shipped to market with an aluminum wand, before eventually being upgraded to the UA-7/cf variant, which featured a carbon fiber tonearm. As with STAX tonearms at the time, they used a proprietary 5-pin connector system that allowed users to replace their wands with upgrades as they came. Some such upgrades included more rigid tonearms like the carbon fiber one, straight arms, and integrated arms where the headshell and tonearm wand were one continuous piece.

The supposed benefits of carbon fiber is, well, increased rigidity for better tracking and dissipation of vibrations, which was particularly important if you were listening through electrostatic headphones (so they say). It also eliminated some high frequency resonance "pings" that are a result of vibrations echoing inside the aluminum wand. But despite being made of carbon fiber, the UA-7/cf wand is actually a bit heavier than the aluminum wand, increasing its effective mass by a couple grams.

This isn't a problem for some of the cartridges I have in my arsenal, but it's a big penalty for something like my Shure V15 type III, which is already riding at a dangerously low 5-6Hz of tonearm resonance.

So here I am thinking... if I get the carbon fiber wand... I can just leave the aluminum wand with the V15 type III, effectively turning it into a "wand swap" operation.

My question is, is "wand swapping" even a thing? Was there a time where audiophiles were actually swapping wands to try things out? I know swappable wand assemblies are already pretty niche in the already niche subset of turntable geekery with tonearm modifications, but I was just wondering if this plan makes any sense, haha.

What speakers work well with this? I’ve been trying to look up compatible speakers and systems, but it’s all so overwhelming.

I hope this works. I have until Wednesday to return it if I have any issues. But at the same time, I think I’m gonna keep it regardless, as I’ll try to find a way to hook this up and get it working. Plus, it’s from the 80’s! I’ve been wanting an Audio-Techna, but I was surprised to see this. I found an old post in this sub from three years ago with the same thing with a pretty nice setup, so this’ll clearly be a small investment lol. I’m so excited!

I recently changed the cartridge on my Pioneer Pl-540. I’m pretty certain that the old needle hadn’t been changed in a very long time. It had a tendency to skip but sounded good and warm. So I got this new cartridge and it sounds shrill. The highs such as snares and high hats are kind of cutting. I’ve adjusted the tone arm every way I can, but still not great. Should I try a new cartridge or a just needle, or replace the head entirely? Maybe get a receiver to adjust the highs and lows? It’s currently running strait to my klipsch speakers. I have read that it takes a while to “break in” a new needle, but I’ve played nearly 50 records on this new needle. Thanks in advance.

I’m looking to buy a vintage turntable from a guy that fixes them near me. Im not sure which one to go for so I figured I’d ask. I’m thinking about a 1976 Technics SL-2000 for $200, or a 1976 Technics SL-23 with a new Grado MF3 cartridge and style for $250. I’d love to hear what you guys think

Hey guys, lemme know if I haven’t formatted this properly. But I bought a turntable off Facebook marketplace and the thing needs a new needle. Not sure where to look or what to look for to get one that’ll fit. Anyone have any advice it’d be much appreciated

Thanks !