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Re: turntable advice? (again) [message #12549 is a reply to message #12509] Sat, 17 September 2005 08:57 Go to previous message
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A good quality table on the cheap is the AR-XA. This can be found on ebay for about $50 or so. These have a very professional platter with a simple but competant arm. Get a guarentee that both channels sound ok when playing and that the platter spins under it's own power. The most common problem with these is that the tonearm wire gets chewed up between the floating sub-chassis and plinith top when the unit is being transported with the platter still in place. The proper way to transport or ship is to remove the platter and wrap it separately and place under the rest of the unit. If the wire is ok and the motor works, a simple lube of tonearm bearings and platter bearings and tonearm tracking adjustments will make a great sounding turntable that will cost a few hundred dollars to get better sound.

Dave

 
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