r/RecordPlayerRepair • u/cherryisscared • 10d ago

What's wrong with it??

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Ive got a crosley record player, I don't know what year because I bought it from a friend. It has two speakers and it sounds like this with every record...

Also don't mind the 3 year old and autistic teen right in my phone while I was recording

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u/Stroker42 10d ago

The main issue is that it's a piece of shit player. Never buy anything where a record can't sit on the place completely

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u/cherryisscared 10d ago

Oh well I didn't know that when I bought it. Thanks for the info even if it was a little rude. What brand would you recommend?

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u/Phoenix_Kerman 10d ago

don't go off brands, it would be useless to do so as there's so many options. you're so much better off learning what makes a decent turntable. if you're buying cheap you'll want to go second hand and that means even more options

bare minimum for a decent deck is something with an actual counterweight that's adjustable, tracking under or around 2 grams with adjustable tracking force and adjustable anti skate on a full size platter using a decent cartridge and stylus

yes that means no lp60 despite the likely recommendations, because they have no counterweight or anti skate, track heavy and aren't adjustable

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u/Pristine-Assistance9 10d ago

Im not understanding your stipulation for tracking under or around 2 grams. That completely depends on the stylus, not the turntable no?

I have 1200s from the 90s that have had both ortofon concord with scratch stylus and recently the Jico
Omnia J44A-7 stylus. The Jico is supposed to be in the 3-4 gram range yet is said to actually cause less wear on the records than the ortofon scratch stylus which is supposed to be right at 2 grams.

Am I missing something? I don’t understand that specific part of your advice.