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ecnadniarb
on 2005-02-04 10:53 [#01487408]
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Given that I don't have much vinyl these days after having it all robbed a couple of years ago so I am not too bothered about having any top of the range effort, nor to a want t be a bedroom DJ, so 1 will do me.
Any recommendations?
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2005-02-04 10:53 [#01487410]
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technics
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ecnadniarb
on 2005-02-04 10:55 [#01487413]
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I'm not paying £360 for one deck...it's a rip off.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 10:55 [#01487414]
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basically agreed.
however, if you ONLY want to do playback: Clearaudio or Rega or something...
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 10:56 [#01487415]
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that all depends on how good sound-quality and durability you want...
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aquagak
from Berlin (Germany) on 2005-02-04 10:56 [#01487416]
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start with a cheap belt drive, with a qaulity catrige and stylus
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ecnadniarb
on 2005-02-04 10:58 [#01487417]
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I don't mind spending money...I don't agree with the current price of Technics which is primarily due to image rather than quality.
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2005-02-04 10:59 [#01487418]
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You dont need a new one. You can get used ones for cheaper. Hella cheaper.
We have a music store like a mile from my house that has a seperate DJ room. You can actually test the tables out right there. They are lined up and wired in. Those people make a percentage on sales so if it means hooking it up they will.
Perhaps there is something similar near you? Its always best to see it and touch it in person. To get an idea of the product. Testing it of course is ace.
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ecnadniarb
on 2005-02-04 10:59 [#01487419]
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I was looking at the Stanton STR8100 actually...It's about £140 cheaper than the 1210Mk5 and it looks pretty good.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 11:01 [#01487421]
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Rega
Clearaudio (I'm pretty sure these guys have the worlds best turntable or something... the "master reference")
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ecnadniarb
on 2005-02-04 11:04 [#01487424]
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Cheers for that...there seems to be a Rega stockist about 15 minutes from where I live. I might drive through tomorrow and have a look :)
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2005-02-04 11:05 [#01487426]
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Nothing wrong with a Stanton. in the series
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earthleakage
from tell the world you're winning on 2005-02-04 11:06 [#01487428]
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alba or saisho
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-04 11:12 [#01487434]
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I read a story about a Rega Planar once. The man who had it, played a record while packing his bags before going on holiday. His cab came earlier than expected, so he finished his packing and rushed to the door. When he returned he found that he forgot to take the record off his turntable, and that it had run throughout his trip (I think it was one week). All he had to do was buy a new cartridge and a new copy of the record, because he stylus had eaten through the wax.
True or not. I would buy a Rega. They are good and pleasant to look at
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 11:16 [#01487438]
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haha... All I know is that regas are supposed to be among the best for regular playback!
..and yeah.. they're pretty stylish!
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-04 11:24 [#01487453]
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I read it in the HiFi Klubben magazine some years ago. It may be true or an urban myth, and it would be cool if Mythbusters took it upon themselves to investigate :)
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 11:27 [#01487463]
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well, it doesn't seem unlikely.. if the weight is set a bit high, you can probably run through the inner groove in a week...
next time you're going to discard a stylus, just let it run on an old record for a week before you discard it... see what happens!
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-04 11:32 [#01487473]
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That's a big 10-4. I'll post pictures on the internet to document the process.
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Jaser
from Castle Greyskull (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-04 12:19 [#01487523]
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Become A laptop jockey sell your vinyl.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 15:12 [#01487679]
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I'll do the same when I change mine next time (over a year to, though... just changed it...)!
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-04 15:21 [#01487683]
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Excellent! One of mine is starting to fail, and I think I will change it soon. Infact I have an old one in a box somewhere, and I can mail it to you. It's a concorde pro-s stylus, but I'm sure it will fit you gay pinkcoloured one(:D). I can apply for funding from the Faculty of Turntable Science here at my university, that is if they are accepting my draft for a thesis. It would help alot if we could synchronize our research.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 15:27 [#01487686]
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fit you gay pinkcoloured one(:D)
HAHAHAHAH!
(what WERE they thinking?!) I think this could be great research! Just imagine the logs!
"Day one: it looks exactly the same. Conclusion: One day is not enough.
Day two: I think I see something... conclusion: I don't kow
Day three: yes, yes.. there's definately something... conclusion: Three days make a difference.
..."
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-04 15:38 [#01487693]
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I'm thinking Ortofon hired some "creative" consultant to help out in their research & development department. It's a great cartridge, don't get me wrong, but I think we can agree that the colour was a bit off, so to speak.
I'll send you the research details via telex as soon as possible. If you want you can check my bbs at uni. It's available through telnet.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 16:02 [#01487704]
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hahaha!
well, the page says something about them being easy to spot in a dark club, but I think they are like any "engineering" comany.. engineers don't know SHIT about design!
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 16:05 [#01487706]
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and I've discovered something interesting! For the experiment to work, the stylus have to actually touch the surface of the record!!!
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-04 16:16 [#01487723]
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My god! This might prove that my theory of the stylus being the missing link between the record itself and the music that emits from the turntable device. Never again shall I be ridiculed by the turntable traditionalists! Good work, Professor.
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WeaklingChild
from Glasgow (United Kingdom) on 2005-02-04 17:22 [#01487791]
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dude. stick with stanton. theyre turntables are really good, durable and reasonably cheap. they also look real cool too.
whatever you do, get a good quality needle. i've always found the fat "hip-hop" scratch type needles to be the best quality.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-04 17:57 [#01487805]
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I knew you'd be pleased with these results.
I'm sending over a series of stereograms depicting the process right away.
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axion
from planet rock (Sweden) on 2005-02-04 18:06 [#01487806]
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i would agree with what drunkem mastha recomended rega,clearaudio but mostly recondmend the Nad 533 which is by far the lowest-priced high-performance turntable available
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-05 07:12 [#01488232]
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I have an updated high-definition picture of the needle actually touching the record:
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ecnadniarb
on 2005-02-05 07:13 [#01488234]
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It looks like a deformed penis cumming on a gay African mans bum.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-05 07:16 [#01488238]
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hahha!
yes, I can see how an untrained eye can think that, but that's because it's high-def imagery! You need a doctoral degree in high-def and laser cutting to understand it.
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-05 07:19 [#01488241]
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Hahaha. I got both those degrees, and it still looks like a deformed penis :D
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-05 07:22 [#01488245]
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hahahaha!
according to freud there ARE sexual undertones to everything we do...
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dave_g
from United Kingdom on 2005-02-05 08:32 [#01488307]
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hang on, perhaps I am being thick, but that story about the record being played for a week, how does it prove that the turntable is good?
lots of tables would also operate for a week and only the needle and vinyl would need replacing.
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ecnadniarb
on 2005-02-05 08:37 [#01488312]
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There was a cat that lived in the middle and it didn't even get dizzy because of the quality of the deck.
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-05 08:39 [#01488315]
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It doesn't prove anything. It was just a story I remembered when Rega was mentioned, and I'm sure many decks can do the same.
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ecnadniarb
on 2005-02-05 08:41 [#01488317]
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Try putting your cat in the middle of a technics for two weeks, then watch me laugh as your dizzy cat can't stand up for a week.
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-05 08:43 [#01488319]
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I have no cat, but my goldfish are about to experience the ride of his life.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-05 08:45 [#01488320]
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yeah, I don't own a rega, and apparently nor does dr. Vlari, ehich means that the experiment will be conducted on another turntable...
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AlbertoBalsalm
from ReykjavÃk (Iceland) on 2005-02-05 08:48 [#01488324]
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haha that picture and your comment made me L O L
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AlbertoBalsalm
from ReykjavÃk (Iceland) on 2005-02-05 08:53 [#01488325]
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meant for ecnadniarb
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-05 09:09 [#01488330]
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hahaha!
you were not alone!
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vlari
from beyond the valley of the LOLs on 2005-02-05 09:11 [#01488334]
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A great deal of laughing occured in the middle part of Norway too.
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-05 09:14 [#01488336]
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although it was more of a "prrrfhfhhfhhhfhf" than an actual laugh...
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big
from lsg on 2005-02-18 08:38 [#01503105]
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mm, i can buy a rega p3 for a reasonable price (like half the new price), but i understand the needle hasnt been changed in 6 years, the cartrige is a ortofon mc10 and just cleaned
should i take it? instead of a goldring
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-18 08:45 [#01503124]
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yeah.. take the rega, but get a new stylus...
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big
from lsg on 2005-02-18 08:49 [#01503133]
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what's a stylus, the needle? the thing is i wont have much money for buying anything more
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Drunken Mastah
from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2005-02-18 08:57 [#01503154]
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yeah, that's the needle...
but.. how old is the rega, btw? that the stylus hasn't been changed for 6 years only means it is at least 6 years old, but may be more...
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big
from lsg on 2005-02-18 09:10 [#01503179]
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not older i understand, i cant believe the guy didnt change the stylus, the cartridge is supposed to be pretty good
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