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Most of them from the mid-'70s to mid-80s are pretty good if you stick with a name brand (mostly Japanese). By the mid-'80s, there was a general cheapening among major brands as they pushed "systems" rather than individual components the retailers would guide you to a setup that met your needs. I think Luke would have a good opinion about this. Anyway, those mid-'80s and later systems were usually black, had some cheezy graphic EQ, and there was lots of plastic everywhere.
I used to really like Yamaha, '70s era. I went on an ebay binge about five years ago buying a bunch of Yamaha gear from that era. All of their turntables, even their cheaper models, were very well made back then. I have a YP-800 model now, though I have to confess I don't use any of that gear now. I kinda burned out on it. All my LPs are stored away somewhere.
I found a pic of the YP-800 on a Japanese audio enthusiast site. Mine is like this but it has a walnut base. This one appears to be oak, lighter in color than mine:
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I have Stanton S80 direct drive turntable. I bought mine to practice dj'ing as a hobby but those make perfect turntable for begginers.
Numark also makes good turntables.
Technics SL 1200 SL considered to be one of the best.
One more thing; belt driven turn tables < direct drive turn tables.Leave a comment:
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You mean a turntable? What's your budget?
Here's mine. 1972 Technics SL1100ac. It weight 30lbs
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I bought one new from Radio shack back 10 years ago for around 100 bucks,
It's an RCA, I use the shit out of it, and it still rocks.Leave a comment:
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Record Players
Does anybody on R3v have/use one? I want to get one for my apartment room next year because I've found a bunch of records up in my attic. My dad says he threw out the record player a long time ago after it was r3v'd somehow.
Is there a brand to go for/stay away from?
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