Might not be the best record player in the world but seems a good deal at this price.
May make a handy Christmas present.
Has good reviews on Amazon where it is at it's cheapest £36.95
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PhilK to markalexanderlee
16 Nov 154#7
Your bad what ? Ankle ? Back ? Posture ?
Sorry - it's an Americanism which is beyond ridiculous to me :stuck_out_tongue:
ultrak3wl
16 Nov 153#8
Cold as no horn on top and no dog.
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Syzable
15 Nov 15#1
updated price to reflect inclusive of VAT
markalexanderlee
15 Nov 15#2
Yup, my bad, thanks
PhilK to markalexanderlee
16 Nov 154#7
Your bad what ? Ankle ? Back ? Posture ?
Sorry - it's an Americanism which is beyond ridiculous to me :stuck_out_tongue:
martroy
15 Nov 15#3
So you can inflict your Kenneth McKellar records on your relatives over the festive season?
grajac123
15 Nov 15#4
gets really good reviews on amazon
therealclaireh
15 Nov 15#5
Steepletone aren't exactly a brand i associate with quality not sure i'd want to subject my vinyl collection to the wrath of this machine when one Amazon review says it doesn't play 7" records to the end and another says the needle snapped off, not a bad price if you're just starting out though
hcc27
16 Nov 152#6
This is very good value for money, but you won't be able to get anywhere near what your LP has the capability to deliver.
If you are fairly serious about vinyl, Pro-Ject turntables are fantastic value for money. The Pro-Ject Elemental comes in at under £150 if you look around, and had a 5-star review on What HiFi:
Even though these are designed in Austria, you do get strong undertones of minimalist Scandi design a la Bang and Olufsen in this turntable.
Make sure, of course, that your amp has a phono input.
ultrak3wl
16 Nov 153#8
Cold as no horn on top and no dog.
misteraadam
16 Nov 151#9
Please don't buy this. It will ruin your vinyls. You might as well take a needle and use that instead.
hcc27 to misteraadam
16 Nov 15#13
Well said. You do need a decent turntable to get the best out of vinyl.
With a good turntable, you'll at times realise that the CD version of an older LP is actually of inferior quality due to the clipped dynamic headroom that many (though not all) music producers impose during digital mastering of CDs. http://www.cdmasteringservices.com/dynamicdeath.htm
Older vinyl LPs have no such limitations, but to hear the difference you do need a decent turntable. Newer LPs tend to be cut from the CD production master to save on cost, so you won't hear a difference as such.
With turntables, as with any other type of audio equipment, you have a range in spec and price from the decidedly budgety Pr-Jects to the money-no-object Kronos turntable weighing in at a cool £30K - WhatHi fi calls it a 'hugely capable unit':
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Opening post
May make a handy Christmas present.
Has good reviews on Amazon where it is at it's cheapest £36.95
Top comments
Sorry - it's an Americanism which is beyond ridiculous to me :stuck_out_tongue:
All comments (23)
Sorry - it's an Americanism which is beyond ridiculous to me :stuck_out_tongue:
If you are fairly serious about vinyl, Pro-Ject turntables are fantastic value for money. The Pro-Ject Elemental comes in at under £150 if you look around, and had a 5-star review on What HiFi:
http://www.whathifi.com/pro-ject/elemental/review
Even though these are designed in Austria, you do get strong undertones of minimalist Scandi design a la Bang and Olufsen in this turntable.
Make sure, of course, that your amp has a phono input.
With a good turntable, you'll at times realise that the CD version of an older LP is actually of inferior quality due to the clipped dynamic headroom that many (though not all) music producers impose during digital mastering of CDs.
http://www.cdmasteringservices.com/dynamicdeath.htm
Older vinyl LPs have no such limitations, but to hear the difference you do need a decent turntable. Newer LPs tend to be cut from the CD production master to save on cost, so you won't hear a difference as such.
With turntables, as with any other type of audio equipment, you have a range in spec and price from the decidedly budgety Pr-Jects to the money-no-object Kronos turntable weighing in at a cool £30K - WhatHi fi calls it a 'hugely capable unit':
http://www.whathifi.com/kronos/turntable/review