I Don't Understand WHY Vinyl is Back: From 45's to LP - I had several HUNDRED then out came the (horrible) 8-Track Player, then the Cassette player, then the CD player and NOW WHY are we going "back to vinyl"???
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As most agree, nothing beats the sound of vinyl in good condition. You can just hear things that a CD might miss during the digitizing process. I even enjoy the crackles and pops of the record. The big kicker for me though is when you listen to a record, you listen to it. It becomes an intimate relationship from grabbing the vinyl, opening the sleeve, dusting it off and setting down that record. You can't just can't play records for hours on end w/out actual contact. It doesn't do the shuffle, repeat, forever play like cd's. It forces you to pay attention to the music. Doesn't just become background noise. Usually while I'm listening, I'm examing the cover art and sleeve notes. Just a pure love affair.
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Thanks. Is it generally easy to swap a stylus on a cartridge between records? I know I can buy a whole new cartridge and headset, and just swap the headset every time I want to play, but I don't have the extra $$ right now for all.
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Honestly, I am not sure. We used the Audio Technica to transfer our vinyl to CD; not to listen to the records.
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I have a cheap all-in-one receiver and a 1970's Phillips turntable. The sound was very dim, as you say. The TCC TC-753LC pre-amp did the trick. My old albums sound great with plenty of volume. Mind you, I don't have a high quality receiver and was just glad to get any sound out of the old turntable.
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Hi, Michael... I haven't played any records since I had this reciever until I read your e-mail. It took me a couple of minutes to coax my ancient turntable into playing, but it did play a record just fine... I turned the volume up to about 22 and it sounded great, and I don't have a pre-amp in my system. I hope it helps and if you buy this receiver, I think you'll be happy...we've enjoyed ours and have had no problems with it. We're not real serious audiophiles, but it does sound very nice on our CDs and radio use. Good luck...best regards... Doug in Niceville, FL
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If you have a bunch of old records that you can't get on Cd or MP3, and you just want to listen to them, get the model with the built in pre-amp. You will also then be able to put them on your computer. But if you are looking for a vinyl based system that beats cds, mp3s etc, then you'll need a higher end turntable, cartridge etc. Otherwise you're better off plugging your Ipod straight into your amp!
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Toni, the cd radio cassette player sound quality is really good. Infact the lp record player sound quality was more than my expectations, I was happy as the horn actually works giving it a very vintage feel. Hope this helps..
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Steve, the recording quality was very bad and we ended up returning the unit. My older sister has an immense album collection we want to convert but we are still looking for a good quality converter and have yet to find one. This has been some years now since we started looking. good luck mc
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Hey, I am buying speakers for a friend who has the same turntable - did you ever find a good solution / speakers? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Yes. This is why I purchased it - I realized we still have some cassette tapes that we love (family recordings, school materials, etc.), but now way to listen to them anymore. I needed the CD player for the kids' Suzuki listening, so it seemed like a good time to purchase something with both features.
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No CD player. I think CD's went the way of cassettes and 8 tracks unfortunately.
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Guess what! I just ran across a major article from 1961 on Richard Dyer-Bennett http://vintagevacuumaudio.com/vintage-magazines/hifi/1961-7-hifi-stereo-review.pdf - I hope this finds its way to you. ND
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I'm having this issue as well, with near mint, clean vinyl, and I noticed that it's only in the right channel as well. It starts to become noticeable around the third song of an LP so it seems to be in the same place as yours. On 45s it's constant because they're further in. I was thinking it might have something to do with the anti-skate but I can't be sure. I'm a bit of a noob at this, never having a really NICE turntable when I was younger, so this adjustment stuff is a bit new to me.It does sound gorgeous before it starts happening though. :DI wonder if perhaps anyone has other suggestions? Thanks in advance! I'm having this issue as well, with near mint, clean vinyl, and I noticed that it's only in the right channel as well. It starts to become noticeable around the third song of an LP so it seems to be in the same place as yours. On 45s it's constant because they're further in. I was thinking it might have something to do with the anti-skate but I can't be sure. I'm a bit of a noob at this, never having a really NICE turntable when I was younger, so this adjustment stuff is a bit new to me.It does sound gorgeous before it starts happening though. :DI wonder if perhaps... » Read More I'm having this issue as well, with near mint, clean vinyl, and I noticed that it's only in the right channel as well. It starts to become noticeable around the third song of an LP so it seems to be in the same place as yours. On 45s it's constant because they're further in. I was thinking it might have something to do with the anti-skate but I can't be sure. I'm a bit of a noob at this, never having a really NICE turntable when I was younger, so this adjustment stuff is a bit new to me.It does sound gorgeous before it starts happening though. :DI wonder if perhaps anyone has other suggestions? Thanks in advance! « Show Less
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Maybe because I like to play my CDs without having to insert them one at a time? Also cassettes - some of us still have them!!
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We love this machine and are converting all our vinyl records to digital. We have not yet tried the cassette conversion, but, according to the manual, it can be done just as easily at the vinyl records. There is a cassette player in the machine, and I imagine you just change the setting from record to cassette.
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Did they just forget these features when they made Blue ray players? I doubt it, they just left room for improvement so we would have a reason to buy newer models. The proof in this is to ask yourself how many DVD players you have boughtt over the years, and how many of them were bought because the old one stopped working, versus you just wanted some of the cool upgraded features they offered?
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Just record it at 45, then record it again at 33. 45+33=78.That's the grand unifying theory of vinyl.