Recommend me...

[McFsC]

Does anybody have any recommendations for a turntable? I have no idea what I'm looking for, the price I need to be looking at paying etc...

Basically I want a turntable that can plug into my current Hi-Fi via the Aux-in connection. I don't want to do any mixing, DJ'ing or other good stuff - Just put my vinyl in, press play and have a beautiful noise come from my current speakers via my Hi-Fi.

Thanks in advance.

[blindspot]

All budget dependant here. If you're looking to spend a couple of hundred, look at the entry level rega and pro-ject turntables. You won;t be disappointed. If you're looking around 1k and fancy a chunk of beautiful engineering, the Michell Gyrodec SE comes up second hand at around that. Look for a RB300 or Michell tecnoarm A fitted. I found this combo sounds great with a Denon DL304 cartridge. If you give an idea of spend/quality, people can be more specific. There are many turntables available!

[telecat]

You will not be able to just plug it in to the AUX input. Most Cartridges mounted on the arms have a very low output hence the use of a dedicated Input on older amps. You can buy a Transformer to do this if the amp does not have one. Projekt also do a turntable that will connect directly to a standard AUX input.

[FlossyThePig]

telecat said:

You will not be able to just plug it in to the AUX input. Most Cartridges mounted on the arms have a very low output hence the use of a dedicated Input on older amps. You can buy a Transformer to do this if the amp does not have one. Projekt also do a turntable that will connect directly to a standard AUX input.

There's no "Play" button either, unless you get a turntable like this

Edited by FlossyThePig on Thursday 19th July 18:52

[McFsC]

Budget = something that will work for as cheap as possible. I don't want the sound to be awful but I'm just after something that will sound decent to the average lad. If I have to spend £100 I will but if could spend £50 and get something I would.

More of a novelty thing than an engineering amazement to me. I don't want heaps of kit either, as little/simple as possible please.

[BIGDAI]

Bought one of these a couple of months ago - seems to do everything you want - certainly suits me.

http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct/ION-PROFIL...

[McFsC]

That looks decent that. I'll check back here on Saturday morning andnif there's no other suggestions I think I'll go along and get that.

Cheers.

[McFsC]

Just went and got this one. Perfect for what I wanted. Now just a decent record store for vinyls?

EDIT: http://www.maplin.co.uk/profile-pro-usb-turntable-... - This one.

Edited by McFsC on Monday 23 July 20:22

[telecat]

McFsC said:

Just went and got this one. Perfect for what I wanted. Now just a decent record store for vinyls?

EDIT: http://www.maplin.co.uk/profile-pro-usb-turntable-... - This one.

Edited by McFsC on Monday 23 July 20:22

That's NOT a turntable. Come back when you realise how crap it is.

[nogsk]

2nd hand Rega Planar off the bay.

[Cheib]

nogsk said:

2nd hand Rega Planar off the bay.

+1

[a4cabrio]

If you could stretch your budget to a technics SL-1200/1210, you would have a top quality deck. Had 2 many years ago when I was a bedroom DJ, those were the days

[McFsC]

telecat said:

That's NOT a turntable. Come back when you realise how crap it is.

I plugged it into my Hi-Fi system, put my record on and spin the record. Sound comes out of my speakers. Just what I needed. If, after a year or so I buy some records and build up a little collection I will buy something a bit more long term and expensive but for now, that is exactly what I wanted.

Explain what's so bad?

[telecat]

McFsC said:

telecat said:

That's NOT a turntable. Come back when you realise how crap it is.

I plugged it into my Hi-Fi system, put my record on and spin the record. Sound comes out of my speakers. Just what I needed. If, after a year or so I buy some records and build up a little collection I will buy something a bit more long term and expensive but for now, that is exactly what I wanted.

Explain what's so bad?

Basically it's too cheap to play records well. A record requires a stable platform with fairly rigid components and speed satbility. These things tend not to have that combination.