WTB record player

Gere Mullican · Post by **Gere Mullican** » 11 Oct 2003 10:08 am

Anyone know where I might find an inexpensive turntable that I can plug into my computer to put the music on CDs? I have a ton of records (45 and albums) and would like to put some of them on CD before I get rid of the vinyl records. I would prefer to find one close by Nashville. Thanks
Gere

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 12 Oct 2003 2:40 am

About a year or so ago I bought a hi end Technics Turntable with cartridge and needle from a Pawn Shop ..$25..

It's better than any turntable I ever purchased in my younger days.

You may have to preamp it for your PC based on the PC inputs but this could be as simple as getting a small stereo EQ to bump the total gain.. , I bought one of those for $10 bucks ! or if you have a small mixer board , 4 tracker or 8 tracker , you could use any of those as the preamp.

I have burned many of my old LP's to CD this way.

good luck

tp

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 12 Oct 2003 5:56 am

There are some turntables out there now with digital output. This would be the way for inputing into a computer.
Erv

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 12 Oct 2003 3:21 pm

If you have a Circuit City close by, they sell turntables (seperately).

Gere Mullican · Post by **Gere Mullican** » 13 Oct 2003 7:24 am

Thank guys for the replies. There is a Circuit City close by and I guess that's the route I will go. Does the turntable have a built in pre amp or do I need to get that separately. I am very electronically challenged. Thanks again.
Gere

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 13 Oct 2003 7:32 am

I think I've seen turntables with built-in preamps but that may be too specialized for Circuit City. Unfortunately if you ask the salesperson he'll just answer "do you want fries with that?"
Oh--by the way--what's a record?

RickRichtmyer · Post by **RickRichtmyer** » 13 Oct 2003 7:40 am

Radio Shack sells a preamp that will connect to a magnetic phono pickup and output a line level signal. I bought one about a year ago. I think it was around $30US. It uses a 9 volt battery for power.

Something that I think is a little funny is that I remember when magnetic phono cartridges were new enough technology that most audio amps didn't have a built-in preamp. Now we've reached the point when phonographs are such old technology that most audio amps don't have a built-in preamp.

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Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 13 Oct 2003 8:21 am

Turntables and cartridges are also in the catalogs such as Sam Ash and Musicians Friend etc.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 13 Oct 2003 3:15 pm

If you have an SP/DIF input on your sound card, this one might be the ticket.

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 8 Oct 2006 7:52 am

Gere,
Dunno what you consider "inexpensive" but,here's one that's available at Sam Ash Music. Its a Numark TTUSB Pro Turntable,for $169.oo. It has a USB output that plugs directly into your computer. 33 & 45 rpm. There's a Sam Ash music store located by Rivergate Shopping Ctr. in Goodletsville. www.samashmusic.com . Hope this helps.

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Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 8 Oct 2006 8:16 am

Don't forget if you have a 4 tracker at home, you can probably use that for the preamp as well..[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 08 October 2006 at 09:19 AM.]

Ernest Cawby · Post by **Ernest Cawby** » 9 Oct 2006 11:36 am

I bought a Technics AV control stero receiver from Rex, Plug caset 2 deck Technics cassett into it, also a turntable, a cd player, mic, then a Harman/ Kardon CDR 20, use analog and you can turn all your other stuff, into a CD on the fly, then make copies of them to use. I copy everything on CD and store the original for future use if one breaks.

ernie

Gere Mullican · Post by **Gere Mullican** » 9 Oct 2006 3:41 pm

Wow! Thanks, guys for all the replies and suggestions.I found one at a yard sale for $10. It has a turntable (33 & 45 rpm), am'fm receiver, double cassette deck and 12 band EQ. I can come out of the earphone jack directly into the sound card and record it all using Goldwave, and then go to CD. I appreciate all the advice. Thanks a ton.

Gere