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Best turntable $500 and below?
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What's everyones' opinion for the best turntable for under $500? I'm looking to get a new turntable and want some advice. I don't have the patience to wait for a high end vintage table to show up on local Craigslist.
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I've heard & read nothing but praise for the U-turn tables, so you should be confident if you go that route.
As for the Speed Box, I've never personally used one but I'm leery of it. Maybe someone else can weigh in on this but from my understanding, It requires you to set you drive belt on the 45rpm ring, and essentially what it does is slow the motor down to 33. While I'm not familiar with the inner workings of a motor and don't know for sure if that would stress the motor with usage over time, I can't imagine it helps it any either. I have read a lot of review from folks who have used the Speed Box and say they experience increased vibration and loss of sound quality. I've read reviews that swear by it, too, so who really knows? I personally don't mind lifting the platter and manually switching the belt.
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-my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
Seems like it doesn't sound as good as it did a few years ago though.
Bass and treble knobs only make small differences. Sounds decent on most songs, but one that sounds terrible is Glorified G, the main guitar riff and barely be heard on it.
Could this be fixed with a new cartridge, or something wrong with the speakers, or just not a good old system?
No regrets.
I researched TT's for a couple years and finally settled on a music hall mmf 2.2 LE. It's great. Fits right in that entry level budget TT for the "audiophile" enthusiast. Go get em tiger. hahahhahaaaaaa aaa aa a . a a a . a a. bye
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Summerfest - Jul 09, 1995*Savage Hall - Sep 22, 1996The Palace of Auburn Hills-Aug 23, 1998 Breslin Center- Aug 18, 1998,The Palace of Auburn Hills-Oct 07, 2000 DTE Energy Theatre-Jun5,2003,DTE Energy Music Theatre - Jun 26, 2003Sports Arena - Oct 02, 2004 Van Andel Arena - May 19, 2006Palace of Auburn Hills-May 22, 2006 Quicken Loans Arena-May 09, 2010
10-16-2014 Detroit
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Currently, I'm using a reconditioned Dual 1019 with an AT LS-400 cart. Sounds like a million bucks.
But otherwise, for the money, quite satisfied.