Turntables that are speed accurate Hello!About a year ago, I purchased a crosley record player, and it plays the records at a faster speed that it should. I've read many reviews that mentioned the same problem. Anyway, I'm looking to purchase a turntable, but I'm afraid of having the same problem again. Which turntable should I buy that has accurate speed/calibration? I'm particularly interested in these two:-Technica AT-PL50 Belt Drive Turntable-Ion Audio TTUSB Turntables that are speed accurate Hello!About a year ago, I purchased a crosley record player, and it plays the records at a faster speed that it should. I've read many reviews... » Read More Turntables that are speed accurate Hello!About a year ago, I purchased a crosley record player, and it plays the records at a faster speed that it should. I've read many reviews that mentioned the same problem. Anyway, I'm looking to purchase a turntable, but I'm afraid of having the same problem again. Which turntable should I buy that has accurate speed/calibration? I'm particularly interested in these two:-Technica AT-PL50 Belt Drive Turntable-Ion Audio TTUSB « Show Less
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my AT PL-50 is in perfect condition after playing it all day for 4 days. No problems whatsoever.
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I bought the AT PL 50. After ten records the speed was way off. I'm looking for something better. Good luck.
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I bought it for my son and it works great. It could be the record....have you tried several records. If so then I guess there is something wrong because his works perfect.
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Since everyone is enjoying, go with an ELP laser turntable. Internet search for that and be amazed. Play your records like they ARE CD's. Wild!
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I don't know if all of these cartridges open up after a definite number of playing hours. In my case, there was a subtle change after 30-40 hours. suddenly there was a dramatic difference! IMO is difficult to give precise answers, given the large number of variables (tone arm, tracking force, etc.) My TT is a Denon DP300F, and I listen classical music, both symphonic and chamber. At the beginning, the sound was lacking in spaciousness and the treble was a bit shrill. Now the sound is well balanced and open and using a good pair of headphones is thrilling. There is also a definite reduction in the amount of surface noise and no inner groove distortion. I use a tracking force of +/- 1.4 grams, using the tonearm's calibration. Good luck and good ;listening!
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First, you must decide which is more important...Saving and playing warped records or the life of your entire collection!! Maybe you should invest in a second cart and headshell so you can choose when to play warped records. Or, you could use the time tested method of a penny or a dime taped to the headshell. After a few plays you will notice what appears to be a whitish color in the grooves...and a shhhhhh sound, That is your music being dug and scraped out by the heavy tracking force of the stylus. I think keeping your records separated into flat and warped and using two headshell/stylus combinations is the way to go.&lt;Get a cheaper cartridge-stylus combination. A set up for 45's would be a good bet...The larger stylus may fit the record grooves better. &gt; Also, try washing your records and gently scrubbing the grooves with a med soft toothbrush. Go with the groove and not against it. Try this: Take a warped record that seems to be a loss ...Fill a sink with hot tap water, just hot enough to feel the heat, ( Not too hot or you will make it worse, the record will curl! A friend of mine had pretty good success with a hair dryer.) place the record in the water for about five minutes...Remove from the water, quickly dry and place on a flat surface with a weighted flat surface on top. (Two pieces of flat glass or plastic are perfect.) and allow record to cool thoroughly. Repeat as is necessary...after awhile the record will come back closer to flat, at least flat enough so that it can be rescued by copying to a CD. Also, Go on line and find a commercial record cleaning fluid to lube the grooves after washing them with dish soap; that may help with the skipping problem. As far as the arm is concerned, just adjust the counter weight until the arm "Floats" balanced then add one more click to let the stylus settle to the record surface.
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The stylus is rated for UP TO 1000 hours....that is assuming your turntable is properly setup, cartridge alignment, tracking force, anti skate is setup as perfect as can be; and your records are CLEAN.....in the real world, I'd cut that in half. If you play records on a daily basis, once a year isn't too over the top. 2 years at most. Useage affects a stylus's longevity much more so than age...it's kind of like a light bulb. What turntable are you putting this cart on?
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Rj's answer is true as long as the recommended tracking force is set according to the instructions. The VTA is not as critical as it may seem, though. This is because the actual VTA varies as a record is being played. Records are warped and the height of many tonearms (especially those that are built-into turntables - most turntables) are fixed anyway. Also, notice that the manual provides a recommended tracking range so as long as the tracking force is set within the range, the VTA should be close enough to the 20 degree spec.
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1/19/2013 Hi Robert, I was going to select "I don't know" when I received the Amazon email, as I really don't know, but being curious myself, I went to the Tascam site and asked the question there for you. I am assuming that a cassette is a cassette and the unit will play it. But I think you are asking whether the unit has filters (bias and equalization) for the different coatings on the tape, am I correct? Looking through the manual, the only "real" thing it tells us is not to use 120 minute tape "as C-120 tapes are mechanically weak, and could become entangled in the transport mechanism, we do not recommend their use." Now, back to your question...I emailed Tascam pre-sales information request and asked that question. It should be 2-3 business days for a reply. Hope this helps a "little tiny bit", and I'll get back to you as soon as I find out. Cheers!
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There is no adjustment for platter speed, but in the 3 months I have owned this turntable I have not needed one (unlike my previous Pioneer, which needed constant attention.) My experience thus far with the Debut Carbon has been great across the board.
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Leonard, I gifted the Audio Technica turntable to a friend, thus, I cannot specifically answer your question with any authority. However, I have read that "purists" swear by a virgin vinyl recording played through an excellent turntable (into a very high quality amplifier with top signal-to-noise specs), as having superior dynamic range - as compared to a digital rendition of the same musical selection. To my untrained ears, the digital rendition, captured at the right sample and bit rate, will ALWAYS sound superior to any analog playback. This is simply due to things like wow, flutter, low frequency rumble, and other such artifacting that is unique to the analog playback process using a turntable. Then there is always the ever-present noise that can often be introduced in (both vacuum tube and solid state) preamps and routine audio frequency amplifier signal processing. Just my humble opinion, but I could be wrong!
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Direct drive turntables have 60 hertz buzz that goes into moving coil cartridges. A moving magnet cartridge would better for direct drive turntables like the denon dp 11-f....
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All cassette players should run at the same speed. You can not change the speed! The one i goy ran the tapes to slow so I returned it. Like I said ALL players should run at the same speed!!! Mine was usless!
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NOT just a display preference. The strobe is much more accurate. Standard modes are 0.5 cent accurate and strobe is .1 cent. From T.C. Electronics website: "Chromatic Champ Besides the Polyphonic tuner, PolyTune has a chromatic tuner that can hang with the best current tuning technology out there, with an amazing 0.5 cent accuracy. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Full Strobe Ahead The strobe tuner in PolyTune 2 is super accurate and super fast. Finetune your instruments with surgical precision at blinding speeds. Sounds good, right? We're talking +/- 0.1Cent tuning accuracy and in case you don't really know what that means - believe us there are atomic clocks that'd kill for that accuracy."
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Hello Np1 needle can go on this system. But Sir This system is a piece of crap. All Crosleys are crap. I've had 3 of them they didn't last a year and the moters went out. I bought an ion profile pro record player with built in amp. $100.00 Then i went to walmart and bought an Logitech Sub and speakers 60.00 The Record player jacks hook up to the sub. I have never had any trouble out of it. Sounds Great!! I wouldn't put any money into a Crosley. When i first bought one i thought they were good. I was wrong.
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I have not seen one of those kind of LP changers type turntables in a very long time, and this one does not have that option. You might be able to find used ones (Garrard, Scott) on ebay.
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I personally feel that the Audio Technica At-lp1240 is good replacement for this,http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT-LP1240-USB-Direct-Turntable/dp/B007R9B0UQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid;=1414319354&sr;=8-1&keywords;=Audio+technica+at-lp1240 And its cheaper too.Tried it at the shops and it sounds pretty good,hope its helpful :)
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No. No high end turntables will do this and even cheap ones should not be able to! It's not a feature you want. Years ago some cheaper models had this feature, useful for playing a stack of 45 RPM, however, with each disk that drops the height of the tracking surface (the top of the top record) increases. As a result, the angle of tone arm has to increase and the stylus tracks in the groove at an increasingly tilted angle. This results in poor tracking, stylus wear and increased wear on the record. Not SUCH a big problem with a cheap ceramic cartridge and stylus, but with a magnetic cartridge and vinyl you actually value....?? If you ever have a player with this feature, don't use it. No. No high end turntables will do this and even cheap ones should not be able to! It's not a feature you want. Years ago some cheaper models had this feature, useful for playing a stack of 45 RPM, however, with each disk that drops the height of the tracking surface (the top of the top record) increases. As a result, the angle of tone arm has to increase and the stylus tracks in the groove at an increasingly tilted angle. This results in poor tracking, stylus wear and increased wear on the record. Not SUCH a big problem with a cheap ceramic cartridge and stylus, but with a magnetic... » Read More No. No high end turntables will do this and even cheap ones should not be able to! It's not a feature you want. Years ago some cheaper models had this feature, useful for playing a stack of 45 RPM, however, with each disk that drops the height of the tracking surface (the top of the top record) increases. As a result, the angle of tone arm has to increase and the stylus tracks in the groove at an increasingly tilted angle. This results in poor tracking, stylus wear and increased wear on the record. Not SUCH a big problem with a cheap ceramic cartridge and stylus, but with a magnetic cartridge and vinyl you actually value....?? If you ever have a player with this feature, don't use it. « Show Less