Audiophiles and Vinyl people, I need your help!

pjpitt89pjpitt89 Posts: 1,860
edited 2009 21 in The Porch
Hey everyone. I have been looking around to buy a cheap turntable and I found one recently from someone that is selling it. The turntable itself is apparently an Aiwa PX E-55. Anyone know anything about them and their quality? It is being sold with and Aiwa MW/SW1/FM 4 BAND stereo tuner, stereo integrated amplifier, hi speed dubbing--stereo double cassette deck and a pair of aiwa speakers. It is offered to me for $95. It is in good condition, I have seen it all, just wondering if anyone can comment on the quality. I am not looking for anything great or anything super expensive because this is my first turntable, just want something that works. Any info is greatly apprecaited. Cheers.
9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024
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  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    pjpitt89 wrote:
    Hey everyone. I have been looking around to buy a cheap turntable and I found one recently from someone that is selling it. The turntable itself is apparently an Aiwa PX E-55. Anyone know anything about them and their quality? It is being sold with and Aiwa MW/SW1/FM 4 BAND stereo tuner, stereo integrated amplifier, hi speed dubbing--stereo double cassette deck and a pair of aiwa speakers. It is offered to me for $95. It is in good condition, I have seen it all, just wondering if anyone can comment on the quality. I am not looking for anything great or anything super expensive because this is my first turntable, just want something that works. Any info is greatly apprecaited. Cheers.
    I don't know anything about it, but all this for $95 doesn't scream decent quality..just saying.. even a turntable alone for that price would be dubious.
  • pjpitt89pjpitt89 Posts: 1,860
    this woman is selling it for $95 because her son has moved out and to nebraska. She apparently is selling tons of stuff for close to nothing.
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Some advice: Save up some money and get yourself a quality table and solid speakers.
    It makes zero sense to get a crappy turntable and not take advantage of the full sound of records.
    You may as well get an 8- track player.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • jhuludjhulud S. FloriDUH! Posts: 342
  • camaroscamaros Posts: 1,003
    Audiophiles spend $95 on a stylus...
    i like sound...
  • pjpitt89pjpitt89 Posts: 1,860
    Audiophiles spend $95 on a stylus...


    Thanks for that, great help
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024
  • camaroscamaros Posts: 1,003
    just sayin you are callin the wrong audience.... you will not get good audio from anything that costs 95 bucks. step up and grab a technics sl-1200mk2 with a shure cartridge and stylus... and a numark mixer, hook that up to a reciever with some speakers and sub. $700 later you will hear some sounds. then get a $250 PAIR OF grado labs SR225 headphones. then get a bunch of pj vinyl... so really it's all gonna cost you like 2 grand.
    i like sound...
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,902
    I concur, Aiwa is not bad, if you have no turntable at all and 100 bucks seems to be it, you may have a starter, but most all in one systems lack the quality of separate components.

    The one person said it best, 95 bucks won't even buy a good needle if you want Sound snob sound. $300.00 bucks is the lowest you'd spend on a great sounding table. If you just ant a turn table to spin them and don't care too much about a+ quality then buy your first record player and enjoy the fuck out of it, since you don't have anything to compare it too you'll love it ;)

    Just understand if you want to go separates some turntables don't have a phono pre-out and they will sound like shit if you patch them into your receiver(unless the amp has a phono in) basically the pre-amp converts the cables on your turntable to a regular level your amp will like. Some turntable also require a grounding wire as well. Some pre-amps will have that as well as your receiver may have a grounding screw. BBS sells a starter phono preamp.

    in otherwords, before you buy know what you are buying, what you will need if anything more to hook it up.

    Get some groove glide too!
  • Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    just sayin you are callin the wrong audience.... step up and grab a technics sl-1200mk2...
    Bingo. Got mine for about $120 off ebay....steal of a deal. 8-) They sell $400 new.
    Bought a $50 stylus and paired it with my Polk RTi8 Speakers. Gorgeous sounds.
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • DD164485DD164485 Posts: 149
    Turntables are like buying wine.
    Buy cheap...and that's exactly what you're going to get.

    Personally, I wouldn't touch anything priced under $300-$400
    There are some great tables on the market like the Denon DP300F, as well as some of the Project players, which are priced in the above range.

    They are great tables for someone like yourself who is just dipping your feet in the water.

    I recently bought the Denon DP300F and I've been having a blast spinning my vinyl. It's a great table and comes with a decent cartridge/stylus...which if you really wanted to shell out the dough...you could easily replace with something a little more high end.

    Even with the basic set up...The sound is just fantastic, and it's completly automatic.

    I realize that true Audiophiles usually go for manual drives...but I'm just too lazy and my A.D.D is just too severe to waste my time spending so much detail on something that can be done for me automatically. This way I can walk out of the room, pass out on the couch and not worry about having to set the tone arm back.

    Basically my table does what it needs to do...and that's all I need for now.

    I get to kick back and spin some of my favorite black.

    Anyways...Here's a link for ya

    http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchan ... _Code=TURN
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