Subj : Re: Turntables and LPs
To   : Brian Rogers
From : Atroxi
Date : Mon Aug 16 2021 11:37 am

Hey Brian,

-=> Brian Rogers wrote to Atroxi <=-

 BR> Hello Atroxi;

 -=> Atroxi wrote to Brian Rogers <=-

 At> I think it's a direct drive system. I managed to find the repair manual
 At> and the user manual for this specific model and it doesn't seem to have
 At> any belts? (I'm not quite sure) I wanted to take a peek inside it but
 At> I'm a bit weary of doing so until I managed to get a new stylus for it.

 BR> Direct drive will give you typically (warping of the record
 BR> considering) the cleanest "rumble" from the table itself. Mine are
 BR> direct drive as well. They're designed for broadcast quality and also
 BR> durability for cuing them for remote control start and such.

 At> Thanks for the advice, I'll take note of it!

 BR> You're quite welcome. I used to be on the radio back in the day when we
 BR> used records so I'm pretty familiar with the vinyl and with various
 BR> turntables. For general home use when you're not cuing up a record for
 BR> broadcast play any average to above average stylus/cartridge such as
 BR> audio technica will do fine. But for broadcast usage I prefer stanton
 BR> cartridges which is what I use.

That's interesting. I grew up during the time that vinyl is already considered
`obsolete' technology. As such, I never really gave any thought for how
things were done pre-CD and digital formats.

Nowadays, setting up a `web radio station' is really simple. But I assume
things
are much more complicated before.

 BR> Also follow the manufacturer's recommended weights! A properly balanced
 BR> tonearm will also help prolong the life of your records. One that's
 BR> weighted too lightly can cause skipping and groove damage from the
 BR> skips. One that is too heavy can also eat into the grooves causing loss
 BR> of audio quality.

Got it. I'm not quite sure how to do that yet. But I hope I get the time to 
get really into it. :-)

 BR> If taken care of, vinyl can be a very long lasting form of enjoyable
 BR> sound for your audio pleasures. I have some that are decades in age
 BR> that still sound as good as they possibly can.

It really is. This might just be placebo working its way but listening to
sound produced through a grooved vinylite is an inherently different 
experience to just loading up an opus or mp3 file in the computer.

 BR> Enjoy my friend!

Thanks!

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