OT: 119th Obsequious Banter Thread: April Foods Day

[ajgoal]

I think I know what standalone means, but I want to be sure -- speakers bundled with it or just the turntable? If separate, do you need Bluetooth?

I will give you new options in a price range, but I'm going to say flat out that I think you'll get a much better deal buying a vintage Technics or Pioneer unless you need BT.

Just a turntable. I plan to hook it into my receiver. I just wasn't sure what qualifies as good.

 

[ajgoal]

I'm going to say flat out that I think you'll get a much better deal buying a vintage Technics or Pioneer unless you need BT.

Like this?

https://reverb.com/p/pioneer-pl-530-direct-drive-full-automatic-stereo-turntable?hfid=84470779&gad_source=1

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Just a turntable. I plan to hook it into my receiver. I just wasn't sure what qualifies as good.

U-Turn Orbit is the standard rec for "I just want a solid one." That should be 250 without a sale. Made in the US and they make parts for it if you want to change some things. The only real downside to this one is that you have to change a belt to swap between 33 and 45.

I have a Rega Planar 1, which is one of the usual "I want a nice one but I don't want to spend a grand" options. That's 500ish, but I bought it used off of an audiophile forum for 400 with a $100 cartridge included. You'll also see a ton of people suggest the Fluance RT85N in this price range. I haven't heard it personally.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

Like this?

https://reverb.com/p/pioneer-pl-530-direct-drive-full-automatic-stereo-turntable?hfid=84470779&gad_source=1

I don't know the particular Reverb store and I didn't read the listing super closely, but yes the PL-530 is extremely popular for good reason.

Also note that it's missing the cover if you care.

 

[ajgoal]

U-Turn Orbit is the standard rec for "I just want a solid one." That should be 250 without a sale. Made in the US and they make parts for it if you want to change some things. The only real downside to this one is that you have to change a belt to swap between 33 and 45.

I have a Rega Planar 1, which is one of the usual "I want a nice one but I don't want to spend a grand" options. That's 500ish, but I bought it used off of an audiophile forum for 400 with a $100 cartridge included. You'll also see a ton of people suggest the Fluance RT85N in this price range. I haven't heard it personally.

Ok, thanks. I'm upgrading to 4K finally and I think I'm going to have room on top of the cabinet. I have a crappy all in one, so I figured adding a turntable to use the speakers/headphones would be a nice upgrade.

 

[trostol]

I really do need a stand alone for my room...probably use Bluetooth speakers til I can make room for a whole set up