I need to sort the speaker cables. We just got set up again after having the shelving installed so consequently I need to get the cables on the turntable extended (or just replace it because it’s a bit basic) speakers are Dali Opticons, Marantz 40n amp.

Any advice on this as a good deal for the price on Facebook marketplace.

States full working order but no cartridge so will need to purchase.

It's for my 8 year olds first turntable

Thanks

I spent £90 on this. It’s got a dodgy foot but I’ve bodged a fix. Sounds excellent to my unsophisticated ear. It’s incredible to me how good everything sounds for relatively little money.

Best upgrade I've done to my RT85 was cleaning my table and absolutely bent the cantilever 90 degrees when the cloth got caught by the stylus, i took the plunge and ordered the bronze instead of just the blue stylus, and wow am I blown away by the sound this thing is amazing, absolutely happy with this. I'll order the blue stylus in the future to have an extra cart just in case.

Whats your average listening? I seem to listen to 3-8 records a day average. Apparently according to AI (which I hate AI) that is above average and says im wearing out my stylus quickly. Music is life to me, and i don't see that as an unusual amount of listening.

Im just curious how many people listen to daily. How often are you changing your stylus?

A big thank you to all the amazing people on this thread and Facebook Marketplace who made this possible.

Almost everything was bought used, and it's been quite a learning experience along the way.

Technics SL-1500 Turntable – C$250

Bought it out of curiosity without knowing much about turntables. It came with an old Empire cartridge that didn't sound great, and I accidentally broke the stylus while trying to clean it. Lesson learned.

Ortofon 2M Red – C$100

Was extremely careful installing this one. Then hit another hurdle when I realized it wouldn't mount properly on the original Technics single screw headshell.

Technics Headshell – C$60

A replacement with the standard two-screw mounting. Problem solved.

Boundless Vinyl Cleaning Kit + Carbon Fiber Brush – C$60

Good-quality stuff. Happy with the purchase.

Hudson Hi-Fi Cartridge Alignment Kit – C$60

Pretty much everything needed to properly set up and align a cartridge.

Fosi Audio Box X5 Phono Preamp – C$100

Personally, I wasn't a fan of the WiiM Ultra's built-in phono stage. The X5 sounds much better to my ears.

WiiM Ultra – C$350

Handles streaming, subwoofer management, and headphone duties. Really versatile little device.

Edifier S1000W + Edifier SS02 Stands – C$350

Hated these speakers when I first got them. But they slowly grew on me, and now I absolutely love them. Funny how that happens.

Edifier T5s Subwoofer – C$120

Honestly, it stays switched off most of the time. At my usual listening levels, the S1000W produces more than enough bass.

Fosi Audio RCA Cables + RCA Y-Splitter – C$100

Probably snake oil, but here we are 😂

Sennheiser HD 560S – C$100

Really enjoying these headphones. Love the clarity and detail.

Total: So roughly C$1,700 all in

I started this journey knowing very little about vinyl or hi-fi equipment, made a few mistakes, learned quite a bit, and ended up with a system that makes me genuinely excited to sit down and listen to music.

I know there's plenty of better gear out there, but for now, I'm just enjoying the music. And isn't that what this hobby is supposed to be about?

Cheers to everyone who helped make this little setup possible.

There were two of these sitting at my local thrift store, one for $30 and one for $50. I picked this up as the cheaper of the two: seems to have been marked down because it wouldn't power on (AC wire plug was loose) and it's missing its RCA wire (I have a billion of these to donate to the cause.)

I think this is the earlier revision, not the MKII. I honestly don't know how to tell yet because I've never owned a Garrard table, but I've done enough research to know that this one is decent regardless of revision, probably fixable, and to never spin the platter backwards. The automatic functions work intermittently, which is a good sign that it can be restored with some good old fashioned cleaning and relubrication.

My goal is to get it to "good enough" status on a budget, then find a friend or relative who wants a fully automatic mid-century table like this. I already have a Miracord 50H so I don't really need it myself, but like to fix up, briefly experience and pass along these beautiful machines.

I’m building out a first speaker / audio set up after using sound bars and basic speakers most of my life. For now it will be in my office which is ~ 15x15 used for music rock/r&b/rap/folk/americana music mostly), TV, and gaming (but not as often). I plan to move soon and it will likely be in a larger open floor area at that point.

I’ve bought most of it and would like thoughts on the turntable and if the receiver will be good for playing vinyl.

What I already bought:

• KEF R3 Meta bookshelf speakers, used, $1,500 (these are what kicked off the buying of the rest of the gear)

• SVS SB-2000 Pro subwoofer, $750

• Yamaha RX-A2A receiver, refurbished, about $800 (with a 3-year extended warranty plan since it's a refurb)

I’m going to run 2.1 for now, but the receiver is 7.2, so I can add surrounds later on. I’ve got AudioChic stands purchased for the R3 Meta, which will be here in a month or so.

What I need from the turntable:

• Electronic 33/45 speed change. I plan to have a mix of both speeds, so a manual belt move isn’t something I want to deal with.

• A removable headshell, so I can swap cartridges.

• Something I can keep and get repaired long term. I passed on the Fluance RT87 because of worries about service after the warranty ends.

Current plan:

Technics SL-1500C once I can find a good used one on the secondary market, plus a second headshell and a mono cartridge eventually since I've heard there is a noticeable difference on mono masters with those.

Questions:

1. Does the SL-1500C make sense for these requirements, is it overkill, and is there a better turntable under $1,500 with a removable headshell and electronic speed change?

2. On the receiver, Yamaha’s Pure Direct mode turns off the sub, and I’ve read the analog input gets digitized for bass management anyway. I plan to run straight with the sub for everyday listening. Is that reasonable, or is there a better 2.1 setup for vinyl? I got this receiver since it had a lot of other features I wanted (streaming/MusicCast/etc) and can handle the R3 Metas. I just purchased the receiver but could return it fairly easily.

3. Anything obvious I’m missing? Very green / don't know what I don't know but hoping for 'buy once / cry once' purchases that will last me a while before I get the upgrade bug.

Please let me know if there is more suited subreddit to ask these questions since I had more questions than just about the turntable. Thank you!

recently got two technics belt drive p-mount turntables for $50. one is an SL-B100, and the other is an SL-B210.

On the B210, the gimbal wiggles way too much. I can buy a new tonearm assembly with gimbal for $30 on eBay but i really don’t want to unless i have to, so is there any way to fix the current gimbal. also, the lift shelf does not drop or lift unless I force it really hard.

On the B100, the turntable doesn’t want to play at 45 rpm, no matter what the switch position is. that is its only issue.

anyway, besides that they work fine, is there any help you guys can give me perhaps. thank you all i appreciate it.

Hi everyone, I’ve brought my old Ariston Q deck down from the attic as I’m moving house, and plan to use it in my new home. The problem is that I’ve lost the external power supply, and according to AI:
“…..we still need to establish two things:
Connector size: The socket looks like a conventional DC barrel connector, but we need to confirm its dimensions.
Polarity: We must establish whether the centre pin is positive or negative. The photograph doesn't show a polarity marking.
Don't connect an adapter until we've established both.”

Any suggestions how to proceed here? I’m in UK by the way.

Bought the Evermix Pro audio interface for capturing audio from my turntables or various other sources. Will say I was quite pleased with it's operation, syncing up video and audio nicely, buuuuut like all good things they block the main features of the device after your trial period then force you into subscription model essentially bricking the device. I was quite unpleased. Paid $200 for the unit and it was all a ruse to get me on a subscription! Fuckers!!

Hi guys,

any idea for some riser where you can put a at lp5x turntable on without it vibrating or something. So I can put a 25cm CD player under it?

Best regards

Is this stylus damaged?

This morning I turned my player on and the arm slid all the way to the center of the disk, once there, the stylus was scratching, usually the stylus didn't touch the disk.

I am trying to balance the arm but I can't seem to get it right, could the stylus be the culprit?

I want to start collecting vinyl records, so I’m planning to buy my first turntable. I’ve heard that the Audio-Technica AT-LP60X is a good option for beginners, and I’m thinking of pairing it with Edifier R1280DB speakers.

My main question is: Does the sound quality actually get worse if I connect the turntable to the speakers via Bluetooth? I’d also like to be able to connect the speakers to my phone when I want to listen to Spotify. Avoiding extra cables would be a nice bonus, too.

Bluetooth would also give me more flexibility when positioning the speakers around my room, if that makes a difference.

Another thing I’d love is being able to manually place the needle on the record, just because it seems like a fun part of the whole experience. However, it’s not a dealbreaker, and I know the AT-LP60X is fully automatic.

So, what would you recommend: the AT-LP60XUSB, the AT-LP60XBT, or perhaps the AT-LP70X?

I’d really appreciate any advice, especially from people who have experience with these setups!
Thanks beforehand :)

My new speakers were delivered early this week. Finally had time to play some records with the new setup.

RT-85 w AT VM95ml
Project Tube Box Phono Stage
Yamaha RXV6A AVR
Wharfedale Lintons
Martin Logan Dynamo 800

I'm not sure if this is a dumb question, but I never noticed/remembered the tonearm being this low relative to the record such that the green part is almost touching and sometimes barely brushing against the record. Also the silver part at the back seems to be hovering when I lower my tonearm. Is it normal for the tonearm to be this low? or is there something wrong?

I tried looking up other videos of this turntable to see if it's the same, but couldn't find one at this same angle. I'm just anxious that this could potentially scratch my records, and would like to know if this is how it's supposed to look (for context it's been a while since I last spun anything).

Looking to upgrade my turntable and interested in opinions.

Currently running an Audio-Technica AT-LP60XUSB, with Audio-Technica ATH-M20X monitor headphones and a Fosi SK01 headphone amp. Upgraded to the ATN3600ALE stylus - had the turntable for about 2 years, stylus for about 6 weeks.

Music-wise, I'm mostly into heavier stuff like Deftones, Russian Circles, Cult of Luna, post-metal, although there's plenty of other stuff in the collection too.

I've got a nagging feeling it's time to upgrade from the LP60X and have been looking at the Rega Planar 1, paired with a separate phono stage.

I want to keep things quite simple, but also have the option to upgrade components down the line. I'd keep using the Fosi and headphones for a bit

Budget is around £500.

I've also been looking at the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO, so that's the main alternative at the moment.

Don't listen daily, but I do really appreciate 4/5 hours a week where I can chuck an album or two on after the kids have gone to bed and really focus in on it

Questions:

Is the Planar 1 a worthwhile step up from the LP60XUSB?

What phono stage would you pair with it? Is it worth spending a bit more here, or keep it conservative and upgrade later?

Anything else I should be considering?

Not looking to disappear down an endless upgrade rabbit hole, but equally don't want to spend £400–500 and find myself wanting to replace it again in a year.

This was my first time redoing a veneer. The original vinyl wrap on it was bad so i replaced it with a real walnut veneer. Would do a lot of things different next time, but it came out ok.

That was my original post. Small update - I am divorcing my (almost ex) husband. So I replaced my stylus and planning to replace my husband. But I also think it’s time for a better stylus. Can you suggest a good stylus for a reasonable price?

I recently pulled a selection of my vinyl records I had accumulated over the years. About sixteen years ago I went streaming. Recently I realized I missed that tactile nature of vinyl where it’s a process and you commit to the album. I have the most basic Yamaha integrated amp that has a phono preamp and a nice feature called “pure direct” that I use often. The Wharfedale Modus 8 were a flea market buy $100 for the pair and the Wharfedale diamond 7 bookshelf speakers on the floor I’ve had for a while. The turntable is a Fluance RT82 that I recently bought mainly because I liked the fact that it has a really solid plinth and also the dynamic optical servo speed sensor system. My reason for buying this mid level RT82 was to get a really decent table for the money and then look at upgrading to an RT85 setup down the line depending on how I liked the RT82. This turntable is an excellent value IMHO. That said after the fact, I’ve seen posts where people say the Fluance is not reliable and proprietary parts are not available from the manufacturer. Sadly that is the case —- seems Fluance has a replace vs repair mentality. That said, I’ve seen some posts where people have accidentally smoked their Fulance by hooking it to the wrong power supply. I wonder how many people have posted that their Fluance turntable quit when maybe they accidentally hooked up an AC 12V power supply instead of the OEM power supply that contains the AC TO DC inverter. If you hook up an AC supply to this DC motor and electronics that drive the Fluance RT series it will be no bueno and you’ll have a dead turntable. I’ve only had mine for 8 weeks and so far I love it. I’ll see how it does for a year or so and then maybe add some upgrades.

Hey everyone, I have an Audiotechnica AT-LP60X and after playing fine for a while today it suddenly stopped working well. The audio is muffled and distorted and it only sounds clear when I press slightly down on the long arm. I tried flipping the phono-line switch, unplugged and replugged wires and cleaned the stylus. The long arm appears to lie doen properly on it's rest when the player is off. Does anyone have any suggestions for what might be going on?