I love my old turntable :D
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Check the one pence piece stuck on the end of the arm.A tiny bit of weight gets the stylus more um... into the groove ,Baby! 
Johnny, I'm jealous.
I wish I had a turntable so I could spin all of my Joy Division 12"s again...
Samantha Chapman wrote: Johnny, I'm jealous.
I wish I had a turntable so I could spin all of my Joy Division 12"s again...
Saw some wicked turntables in Tempest Records in Birmingham yesterday.Ranging from £100 - £400.Get yer mitts on one !
That used to be a good record shop Johnny, do you ever check out Plastic Factory in Corporation St?
digital mike binoche wrote: That used to be a good record shop Johnny, do you ever check out Plastic Factory in Corporation St?
Not sure ,Mike.I may have been in there
.There used to be a great second hand store just round the corner from Tempest ,down a narrowish street.But i looked yesterday and it's no longer there:(
Samantha Chapman wrote: Johnny, I'm jealous.
I wish I had a turntable so I could spin all of my Joy Division 12"s again...
What , like this old JD 12" ?.Atmosphere/She's Lost Control :D
And i've tidied up my gaff for this pic.BTW it's my bedroom.I've got a similar entertainment set up in my living room too ,but no turntable there unfortunately.
Johnny wrote:
What , like this old JD 12" ?.Atmosphere/She's Lost Control :D
Yes, EXACTLY like that one
Fooking hell. You sleep on a chair!
But fair play to you for letting us see your sound systems.
Christopher Owens wrote: Fooking hell. You sleep on a chair!
But fair play to you for letting us see your sound systems.
Yeah i sleep on a chair.Ha ha
It's not a great expensive kit obviously.Those speakers are from another Sony system and they are surprisingly good for how basic and cheap they are.The vynyl sounds fantastic through them .I am serous when i say it sounds better than a CD.A rich ,deep yet crystal clear,dirty clatter!!!.I had to buy a new stylus last week when i dug the old deck out.That cost me £18 but worth every penny:D
Samantha Chapman wrote: Johnny, is that an IKEA throw on the chair?
Nah .just some cheap thing from a local shop (for local people ) .Are throws still in?.I have to cover that old chair as it's got like and old crappy colour .
Johnny wrote:
Samantha Chapman wrote: Johnny, is that an IKEA throw on the chair?
Nah .just some cheap thing from a local shop (for local people
Yes, they are. We have some rather nice designer ones at work (as in the 'designers at Debenhams' range). A bit chuffin' expensive, even with the staff discount 
Johnny wrote:
Better than CD .Way better:D
That statement, as I'm blue in the bum from telling you all, depends on the scale you measure "good, better, best" on.
It's to do with subjective feel and warmth and suchlike, then, yes I tend to agree it's way better than CD, and so is analgue cassette.
But if you are measure the actualy technical quality, the precise detail of what is reproduced accurately at the far end when compared to what left the studio. Then CD's the mutt's nuts (give or take demanted DAC's and/or shite preamps of course)
I prefer Holst's venus on cd, but BM is certainly better on an SL1210 that's in danger of flaying apart at the seams or being swamped by the sound rig, the crowd and the 300 drinks the DJ's have piled round it (I think technics decks get off on pressure).
Fair point Steve.My deck is a SL-B210.Any idea how old it actually is?.I bought it off a mate back in the early nineties and it was fairly old then.
I don't fuckin believe it.i think i broke (or blew) the amp
It's stopped amplifying after i was messing around with it connecting it so i can have the tv come through it also.It has a switch to enable you to do that but while playing about i saw a spark in the electrical connection socket.I only bought the amp last week.£25 .
AAAAAAAArghhhhhhhh
Johnny wrote: I don't fuckin believe it.i think i broke (or blew) the amp
It's stopped amplifying after i was messing around with it connecting it so i can have the tv come through it also.It has a switch to enable you to do that but while playing about i saw a spark in the electrical connection socket.I only bought the amp last week.£25 .
AAAAAAAArghhhhhhhh
What switch where? And electrical connection at which end.
no idea on age of deck BTW, but I know a man who'll know :)
Steve Campbell wrote:
Johnny wrote: I don't fuckin believe it.i think i broke (or blew) the amp
It's stopped amplifying after i was messing around with it connecting it so i can have the tv come through it also.It has a switch to enable you to do that but while playing about i saw a spark in the electrical connection socket.I only bought the amp last week.£25 .
AAAAAAAArghhhhhhhh
What switch where? And electrical connection at which end.
there is a AUX/PHONO switch on the front of the pre amp.i have it on AUX for playing vynyl and then i intended to set it up so i can switch it to PHONO when i want my tv through the stereo speakers.
The electrical connection - socket on the back of the pre amp.I saw a tiny flash in there as i put the transformer plug into it at one point.Now the amp isn't working.i tried all different things with the leads and stuff but i 'm sure i've blown it
- you have that backwards mate.... Phono's what you want for vynil (if the deck connects directly to the amp with no other preamp), aux isn't. phono has the RIAA-Phono preamp circuit attached, aux doesn't (if either do, it's not certain).
You may just have blown the internal fuse (maybe even the one in the plug but i doubt it), it'll be a small one near the power supply board inside.
FWIW, IF you do have a phono preamp in there, and you really did connect a line (it wasn't from a headphone out was it, tell me it wasn't from a headphone out Johnny) level to it...it might just have been enough to pop the amp....a Phono preamp stacks over 60dB of gain in at some frequencies, that's a LOT!
Steve Campbell wrote:
- you have that backwards mate.... Phono's what you want for vynil (if the deck connects directly to the amp with no other preamp), aux isn't. phono has the RIAA-Phono preamp circuit attached, aux doesn't (if either do, it's not certain).
You may just have blown the internal fuse (maybe even the one in the plug but i doubt it), it'll be a small one near the power supply board inside.
FWIW, IF you do have a phono preamp in there, and you really did connect a line (it wasn't from a headphone out was it, tell me it wasn't from a headphone out Johnny) level to it...it might just have been enough to pop the amp....a Phono preamp stacks over 60dB of gain in at some frequencies, that's a LOT!
I 'm not certain now about if it's AUX or PHONO i had it set on for Vynyl.I'm not at home now to check ,i'm at my mom's.
There were no headphones involved ,no.
I reckon i have blown an internal fuse as you say.The plug is ok.I'll get the shop i bought it from to check it out this week.They can ascertain the problem.They are decent lot. Cheers for the replies anyway ,Steve
I FIXED IT!!!! whooooo haaaaaaa!!!! .it's working again!!!! PLayed about with the cables and connections and suddenly BOOM! the music was blaring out of the speakers!!
really don't know why it went down but thank fcuk for that!
:D :D :D
Great picture and i can feel the warmth of the VINYL aswell.What does CONCERN me is that you don't seem to have a MINTY MINT FAC53 showing or is it cast in shadow.
Johnny wrote: I FIXED IT!!!! whooooo haaaaaaa!!!! .it's working again!!!! PLayed about with the cables and connections and suddenly BOOM! the music was blaring out of the speakers!!
really don't know why it went down but thank fcuk for that!
just make sure there's not a broken mains wire or anything ok!
