Turn your manual turntable into an automatic for $50, without compromising sound quality

PJ_Soul
PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
edited August 2017 in Musicians and Gearheads
I personally have an automatic, because I REALLY like to have the tonearm lift at the end of the record. But decent auto TTs are almost impossible to find. Most are manual. I just found this fantastic little gizmo at needledoctor! The Q Up Automatic Tonearm lift. Just install it onto any manual TT with a pivoting tonearm and it lifts your tonearm at the end of a record! No tools required for installation and no impact on play. I thought some of you might be interested. :)  Note the details/other requirements:

http://www.needledoctor.com/The-QUP




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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    Whoa
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  • lexicondevil
    lexicondevil Posts: 2,246
    This is a great idea, but strange that you must modify it to work on the Debut Carbon, considering that it is a really popular turntable.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited August 2017
    lexicondevil said:
    This is a great idea, but strange that you must modify it to work on the Debut Carbon, considering that it is a really popular turntable.
    I have to assume it's because they made it to work with the maximum number of different brands and Debut Carbon is the one that's off the "standard".
    At least the adjustment is pretty easy to do! :)
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  • whoanelly15
    whoanelly15 Posts: 742
    Has anyone here tried this on an Audio-Technica? Specifically, the LP120?

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