If you only had $100-$200 to spend on a turntable and you had a Sony Amp and
some bose bookshelf speakers, which one woud you buy?

Any help appreciated...

Thanks,

-A.F.

"Young Clemenza" wrote in message
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If you only had $100-$200 to spend on a turntable and you had a Sony Amp
and
some bose bookshelf speakers, which one woud you buy?

Any help appreciated...

Thanks,


I would just cruise the neighborhood on
trash collection day, and find one that somebody tossed.
That's how you got the rest of the stuff, right?

Just to show I am not an entirely mean guy, some real advice:
you ought to check your Sony amp to be sure it has a phono
preamp section. Seriously, with a system like yours, check the
thrift shops, and try the table out first, to see if it
"at least" works. Put the $100 in a new cartridge, a moving
magnet Grado or Ortofon





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"Young Clemenza" wrote in message
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If you only had $100-$200 to spend on a turntable and you had a Sony Amp
and
some bose bookshelf speakers, which one woud you buy?
Any help appreciated...
Thanks,
I would just cruise the neighborhood on
trash collection day, and find one that somebody tossed.
That's how you got the rest of the stuff, right?

Just to show I am not an entirely mean guy, some real advice:
you ought to check your Sony amp to be sure it has a phono
preamp section. Seriously, with a system like yours, check the
thrift shops, and try the table out first, to see if it
"at least" works. Put the $100 in a new cartridge, a moving
magnet Grado or Ortofon


I would also trash the Bose speakers and spend the other $100 on
a set of used NHT super zeros or maybe even super ones.
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Alex

Young Clemenza wrote:

If you only had $100-$200 to spend on a turntable and you had a Sony Amp and
some bose bookshelf speakers, which one woud you buy?

Any help appreciated...

Thanks,

-A.F.

Try the model that radio shack sells, with the built in phono preamp. It's OEM
is Audio Technica, and for a basic little player, with everything brand new and
adjusted properly, it's totally servicable. I think it would suit your
requirements perfectly. They go on sale for less than $100 now and again.

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:10:12 -0700, Max Holubitsky
wrote:



Young Clemenza wrote:

If you only had $100-$200 to spend on a turntable and you had a Sony Amp and
some bose bookshelf speakers, which one woud you buy?

Any help appreciated...

Thanks,

-A.F.

Try the model that radio shack sells, with the built in phono preamp. It's OEM
is Audio Technica, and for a basic little player, with everything brand new and
adjusted properly, it's totally servicable. I think it would suit your
requirements perfectly. They go on sale for less than $100 now and again.

Also, check out eBay if you're comfortable with doing business that
way. I bought a ProJect One turntable for about $150 delivered. That's
rare, but if you look long enough, you can find a comparable bargain.
In fact, here are a few things that end in the next day or two:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=32 83
(this one's in England, so you're going to have to add at least $40 or
$50 for shipping). This one ends in about 6 hours, so you better check
it out quickly. It looks visually similar to the Sumiko Project One.
I've never used one though. Maybe a British person can weigh in...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=48 649

Here's a ProJect One in England (same thing about shipping applies
from previous example):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=32 83

If you search for turtables, you can find scads of Japanese direct
drive turntables for less than $100 (similar to what Max talks about).
I don't much care for most of them, but as he says, they will be
"servicable". I had a Denon DP45 (the precursor to the above listed
Denon) and I liked it. Not a bad turntable at all. If you can get it
for under $200 delivered, the seller is credible and it's in good
shape, it would be a good choice, although I'd prefer to get it at
$175 or less delivered.

Here's a Rega similar to the one that Arnold Krueger bought a couple
of years ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=48 649

It will probably go for more than $200 delivered (not too much more
though), but you might want to track it anyway. You never know when
you might get a bargain.

dave weil wrote:

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 10:10:12 -0700, Max Holubitsky
wrote:



Young Clemenza wrote:

If you only had $100-$200 to spend on a turntable and you had a Sony Amp and
some bose bookshelf speakers, which one woud you buy?

Any help appreciated...

Thanks,

-A.F.

Try the model that radio shack sells, with the built in phono preamp. It's OEM
is Audio Technica, and for a basic little player, with everything brand new and
adjusted properly, it's totally servicable. I think it would suit your
requirements perfectly. They go on sale for less than $100 now and again.

Also, check out eBay if you're comfortable with doing business that
way. I bought a ProJect One turntable for about $150 delivered. That's
rare, but if you look long enough, you can find a comparable bargain.
In fact, here are a few things that end in the next day or two:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=32 83
(this one's in England, so you're going to have to add at least $40 or
$50 for shipping). This one ends in about 6 hours, so you better check
it out quickly. It looks visually similar to the Sumiko Project One.
I've never used one though. Maybe a British person can weigh in...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=48 649

Here's a ProJect One in England (same thing about shipping applies
from previous example):

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=32 83

If you search for turtables, you can find scads of Japanese direct
drive turntables for less than $100 (similar to what Max talks about).
I don't much care for most of them, but as he says, they will be
"servicable". I had a Denon DP45 (the precursor to the above listed
Denon) and I liked it. Not a bad turntable at all. If you can get it
for under $200 delivered, the seller is credible and it's in good
shape, it would be a good choice, although I'd prefer to get it at
$175 or less delivered.

Here's a Rega similar to the one that Arnold Krueger bought a couple
of years ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tegory=48 649

It will probably go for more than $200 delivered (not too much more
though), but you might want to track it anyway. You never know when
you might get a bargain.

These look like good ideas - with a couple caviets. I wouldn't buy a record player
from Europe, based on the fact that they are designed to operate on 240V 50Hz. If
the player in question uses an AC motor, it will require a new pulley to turn the
correct speed on 60Hz, as well as a step up transformer, and a new line cord. Ad a
new belt and a new cartridge, and it's getting expensive.

In such a low price range, these expenses, coupled with shipping will total enough
extra money to buy a better player locally, in the first place. I think in this
instance buying new makes a lot of sense, because turntables are fragile, and can be
difficult to set up and get working correctly.

On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 11:51:27 -0700, Max Holubitsky
wrote:

These look like good ideas - with a couple caviets. I wouldn't buy a record player
from Europe, based on the fact that they are designed to operate on 240V 50Hz. If
the player in question uses an AC motor, it will require a new pulley to turn the
correct speed on 60Hz, as well as a step up transformer, and a new line cord. Ad a
new belt and a new cartridge, and it's getting expensive.

In such a low price range, these expenses, coupled with shipping will total enough
extra money to buy a better player locally, in the first place. I think in this
instance buying new makes a lot of sense, because turntables are fragile, and can be
difficult to set up and get working correctly.

All good points.