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Why are almost all "turntable stands" and "Vinyl record storage units" made of wood? Does this have something to do with the sound quality?
In the modern world, vinyl records (like analog watches, radios, newspapers, steam trains, and paper journals) are a niche nostalgia product. Wood is the popular accompaniment for this, largely for ...
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Is it a good idea to stream a vinyl turntable via Bluetooth?
This is a more controversial question than you might expect. For a certain subset of vinyl fans, myself among them, it makes at least a psychological difference that the sound of an old record (or a ...
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"N" option on turntable speed selector
It's probably "Neutral" meaning the motor can be running but not engaged with the platter. That's useful for cueing up a song (manually putting the needle on the part of the record where you want it ...
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Is it a good idea to stream a vinyl turntable via Bluetooth?
It's just a personal choice. It's up to you in the end.
I prefer vinyl for the attention it needs. I have to take care of it and
and what you put into it is what you get back out of it.
No one has ...
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Is it a good idea to stream a vinyl turntable via Bluetooth?
I was about to answer with "there is no perceivable difference" and give you a lesson on high quality digital conversion techniques, but then I read this:
Audio Technica AT-LP60BK-BT
...and this:
what-...
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Is it a good idea to have a wireless connected Subwoofer for Vinyl?
At a technical level, yes it's the same question. But the subwoofer reproduces the very lowest sounds only. It might be a little odd to have only the subwoofer on wireless--for one thing it might have ...
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Turntable motor speed slow
Most countries with 110V power use a frequency of 60Hz and the majority of countries with 220V use 50Hz. This would explain the speed difference.
Those Sony turntables would have been produced for ...
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Linear turntables - more damaging than a standard turntable?
Regarding 'as the needle is round'.
This rule only applies to the cheapest low end stylus 'nails' or needles.
They are called spherical.
Then as price and tracking ability increases, as well as use of ...
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Linear turntables - more damaging than a standard turntable?
The idea behind the linear turntable was that it would reproduce more faithfully the original recording, as the master mould for the vinil pressing was made with a linearly moving "grooving" head. ...
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Is the Soundbar product category the wrong way to go for a Turntable? A Soundbar is actually for home theater and gaming?
You are correct--soundbars are generally for home theater or gaming systems. They use modern wireless technology, and are not optimized for analog/wired sound.
It is possible to get a digital ...
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Could connecting a turntable to non-phono input damage equipment?
I think the main issue won't be that it's too quiet [which it will be] but that it will sound like complete c**p without an RIAA pre-amp.
A phono pre-amp has a very specific EQ [treble & bass] ...
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Turntable spins faster after moving to a new country with different power spec
The 'problem' is that the turntable uses an AC adapter rather than a DC one.
The motor speed is based on the supplied AC frequency rather than anything the PSU/transformer is doing to it.
Simply put, ...
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Turntables: Direct Drive vs Belt Driven, what are the differences, pros, and cons?
There is so much misinformation when it comes to direct drive vs. belt drive turntables. Yes, much of what you hear about the two is pretty much correct, except.....
Direct drive turntables have been ...
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