http://www.turntablesound.com Sat, 04 Jun 2005 15:36:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From time to time I'm asked "how should I clean my records?" The answer to which can be slightly confusing, to folks who like myself grew up in the 70?s and remember seeing their friends use the Disc Washer line of products. For day to day cleaning I recommend ... http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/05/25/what-not-to-clean-your-records-with/ Proper turntable placement, no were not talking about in the living room, or next to the stereo. What I want to discuss is the correct placement for your turntable and how it can affect the sound quality in your system. If you were to take a microscope and examine the ... http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/05/11/proper-turntable-placement/ Years ago I remember hearing about the ELP Laser turntable. At the time it was often relegated to commercial radio stations who wanted to preserve LP?s that were of significant historical relevance, or the playback of rare irreplaceable albums. It would appear as if ELP has improved the sound quality of ... http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/05/03/abc-news-on-the-elp-laser-turntable/ For those looking for a little something more from a turntable, the Music Hall (Founded by Roy Hall) brings world renowned British hi-fi engineering to those of us with real world budgets. The MMF-2.1 is a 2-speed belt driven audiophile turntable, and is constructed using high quality components and comes ... http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/04/20/music-hall-mmf-21-turntable/ Ever shopped for LP's and wished you had a little portable turntable you could bring along, to check those used LP's for surface pops? How about a second back-up table that the kids can play with instead of your prized vinyl spinner? The Vestax Handy-Trax Portable Turntable (Vestax known their DJ ... http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/04/14/vestax-handy-trax-portable-turntable/ Years ago, after helping a friend move two or three times, I found myself packing up his Thorens turntable yet again, I asked him when are going to get rid of this thing?, you never use it. His reply was pretty funny, ?I never know when I might want to ... http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/04/13/thorens-td170-turntable-2/ While perusing a few articles about vintage hi-fi and turntables, I ran across http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/03/28/whats-an-analog-lover-to-do/ Ever wanted an antique Victrola style turntable? Well I can?t say that I have, but my Grandmother sure used to buzz my ear from time to time, asking for one. This Victrola replica from RCA sports a slightly more modern 3 speed turntable assembly, CD player and AM/FM radio. Don?t ... http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/03/24/blast-from-vinyls-past/ The Turntable is making a comeback? I never knew it left Here?s a http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/03/21/analog-around-the-web/ I?ve been an analog nut (for Turntables) ever since I walked into a local hi-fi shop in the early nineties and ignorantly asked ?hey you got a lot of turntables here, are they on close out?? Thankfully the owner didn?t boot me out on my arse. He politely explained ?I ... http://www.turntablesound.com/2005/03/21/introduction/