Frequently asked questions about turntables and vinyl, belt-drive vs direct-drive, cartridges, headshells, alignment and more.
With the greatest respect to record store guys, they usually know more about records than record players. Several of my customers are record store guys; one owns a large record store here in Perth. Good people, good taste, interested in record players and vinyl, which is great, but rarely do they have the experience with […]
But the record store guy says belt drives are better! Read More »
No, I dislike poorly built, overpriced, underperforming turntables, and most of those are belt drives. There are many amazing belt-drive turntables out there. One of my two reference turntables is a golden-age, end-game Luxman PD-350 (ie Micro Seiki) belt drive turntable. Yes, the other is a direct drive machine, but I wouldn’t own or still
Ultimately, moving coil, but it depends on how much you have to spend. If your limit is $150, a moving magnet is all you’ve got baby! That isn’t to say there aren’t some great moving magnet cartridges, especially vintage models. Rather, the best solution – technically – is the moving coil design, because of its
Yes, we keep thousands of parts in stock and have speedy access to many more. We don’t operate a retail shopfront though, so we don’t sell bare service parts for example. Instead, we supply and fit them as part of the services we offer.
Ah, this old chestnut. No, generally these statements are made simply to sell you new equipment. Manufacturers, retailers and salespeople need to sell you stuff to stay in business. It makes sense right? Imagine walking into a hi-fi store, telling them what you have and the sales guy saying: “Wow, your turntable is awesome, probably
