Expanding my record collection.

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Hi all, well my new turntable, that I bought. From amazon.com, arrived today. It's a profesional one, that plays 78's as well as 33's, and 45's. So now I can buy, and collect those latter 78's from 1930 onwards. Along, with more 33's.

[larryh]

Sounds great.. I have been considering a new turntable to play all speeds as well as with a built in pre amp. I just wish someone made a new drop turntable with the round type 45 spindle, but no one seems too. Which model did you purchase?

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Mine is an audio-technica AT-PL120. It's a DJ turntable, but I like to think of it more as a 21st century Victrola. Execpt no crank to wind up, or needle to replace. It's a great sounding phonogrpah, that can be played on it's own. Mine his hooked up to a pair of TEAC Powered Speakers. You do, have to start and stop the turntable, and there is no automatic tone-arm return. It's all manual. So if you do not like doing all of that, then I would suggest a different model. However, if you don't mind that every thing is manual, than I would deffenitly reccomend this one. It's a bit pricey, at $204.00, but it's well worth it.

[ultona]

Paul,

If you're playing 78s, I hope you plan, if you haven't already, on investing in a stylus for 78s, you'll need something in the 3 mil range. 78s with an LP stylus sound lousy and you can damage both the LP stylus cantilever assembly and the disc you're playing, so be careful!

Sean

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Thank you Sean. Actually, amazon.com sells a Shure MS78 needle, specifcially for 78's. Right now, I've been listening to 33's.

[ultona]

If you already have a Shure cartridge make sure the 78 needle is the right fit, Shure stuff isn't always interchangable. The Shures for 78s are 2.5 mil instead of 3 and they work reasonably well on 78s that are in perfect shape. I don't know just how deep you want to go on a 78 stylus. Let me know what kind of cart you have mounted in the turntable and I can give you some better direction, I hate to see somebody waste money on Shure 78 products unless they have to. The Shures are OK, but they aren't made the way they used to be and the new 78 styli tend to "bottom out" while playing a 78 with any more than 2 grams of tracking force which you often have to do, 4-5 is more likely needed. Personally I prefer Stanton products for everyday use and overall durability, especially for playing 78s.

Sean

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I haven't bought one yet, Sean.

[ultona]

Paul,

What I'm asking is what kind of cartridge is mounted in your AT turntable now for playing LPs? My guess is that it is probably an AT cartridge.

Sean

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Yes, it is an AT cartridge.

Paul