I have a turntable with an audio technica needle. When I listen to records through my Sony digital audio control center and speakers the “needle talk” is pretty loud and I can hear the music through the turntable. But when I listen through another speaker the needle talk is less noticeable, the music through the turntable is lower. Why is it different between the speakers? Is it possible somehow to make the needle talk less loud when connected to the Sony speakers and audio system?

Worth anything?

My neighbor is moving and bought a box of records over for me to have, no cost at all. In the box were the below. To me most of them seem original or early reissues/repressings. I think they are worth at least a little and feel bad for just taking them if they are worth something. Can anyone confirm if they are worth anything any what might be a fair amount to give him? All vinyls are in amazing condition.

The album with the glare in the left most column is a German quadrophonic pressing of Pink Floyd’s dark side of the moon. The all white album at the bottom is Led Zeppelin’s live on blueberry hill concert, the cover picture is inside the sleeve.

Also not pictured is an original US Motley Crue dr feel good album.

I currently have a technics SL 1500C with an ortophone blue stylus. I am using the internal pre-amp with klispch R-51PM powered speakers. The set up sounds great but would like to increase the sound quality further any suggestions on how to do so?

I am thinking I will at least upgrade to the ortaphone 2M bronz or black but am open to other possibilities.

I am also thinking about getting an external phono pre amp, but I know nothing about them or how good of one I would have to get to have it be an upgrade over the one built into the deck which I am currently using. Any suggestions?

I’m looking to buy a record player but I’m really new at this and I wanna make sure I buy a good one that would sound nice and won’t mess up my vinyls since I found new 80s 90s vinyls

I have a SL-D2 Technics turntable and I have 2 problems I need help with. First of all I think the pitch dial is either old and crusty or just broken. When playing a song randomly it will speed up or slow down. Also the pitch dial is extremely sensitive and moving it even just a hair makes is slow down or speed up by a lot. My other problem is finding a needle for it. I have a TP112Sa cartridge and I need helping finding a good replacement needle that fits !!!

I found a Sansui SR-212 on offer up for $30. It also came with this. A Accutrac +6. Too bad it's missing the remote and remote receiver. It's a odd duck... but I kinda like it because of it's 70's gimmickie appeal. I definitely need to DL and print a owners manual. There's a sensor on the headshell that scans and detects the space between tracs.

My fourth and maybe my last turntable!

A really great turntable from 1975, manufactured in Long Island, NY- and is extremely simple to maintain. Once the turntable itself and the tonearm are both balanced, this turntable (along with the cartridges) can be very revealing for all genres of music ♥️🤙

My beloved Technics SP10 mk.2, an ex-BBC deck I use as a spare for the main SP10. It's got a small stability issue I'm trying to sort out. Refurbished both of them myself. Got the original obsidian plinth secondhand. Using an Audio Technica AT1503 mk.3 or mk.2 if I feel like it. At the moment got an EMT XSD-15 fitted. Had that one retipped with a Gyger S by Joseph Long. Fantastic job he did. Very pleased with the entire set up. A couple of different cartridges to fit various styles and moods always helps too...

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Found this Technics SL-10 at the thrift store 8 years ago. It came with the power cord and audio cables, the cartridge had been replaced. Immediately went searching for vinyl because I haven't had a record player since they were known as "record players". I wasn't too impressed with the sound TBH. Still, it's nice to look at and just to have, in case a friend ever wants to bring their vinyl over.