Turntables

More and more people are giving up on compact discs for the warmth and hiss of vinyl. All of the classic albums, pre-1987, were mixed and engineered in studios to be listened to on "wax" discs,...

The Audio/Video industry normally recommends replacing a worn stylus(needle) after approximately 1000 hours. Most people (other than Adrian Monk) don't keep a running tab on this information.

The Technics 1200 is a direct-drive turntable introduced in 1972. It quickly became a hugely popular record player among club and radio disc jockeys for its reputation as a reliable, high-fidelity...

The Technics 1200 is a series of LP record turntable that first went into production in 1972 and remained a popular choice for disc jockeys on the radio and in nightclubs, where the "scratching"...

For many audiophiles, listening to vinyl remains the ultimate experience in music reproduction. While digital has advanced greatly, it's essential binary nature means the original analog sound is...

Though many people wrote off turntables decades ago with the emergence of cassettes, CDs and, most recently, MP3 players, turntables have remained popular among niche groups of music lovers. Vinyl...

Proper alignment of a phono cartridge on a turntable makes the difference between listening to records, and hearing a screeching noise. It takes a delicate touch and a bit of patience, but the...

If your direct drive turntable has stopped rotating your records, it is because the player's belt has either come loose or come off completely. Underneath the turntable's platter (the part where...

Remove stylus from phono cartridge to protect it. Learn tips for plugging wires into a DJ phono cartridge in this free record player maintenance lesson from an experienced disc jockey.

Make sure to slide phono stylus all the way into cartridge to make a good connection. Learn how to attach the head of a DJ phono cartridge to a phonograph tonearm in this free record player...

Keep extra styluses when doing dj gig in case one wears out. Learn how to replace the stylus of a DJ phono cartridge in this free record player maintenance lesson from an experienced disc jockey.

The phono cartridge head should just slide out of a tonearm. Learn how to remove the stylus from a DJ phono cartridge in this free record player maintenance lesson from an experienced disc jockey.

The stylus for your turntable is often referred to as the "needle." Learn more about replacing the stylus in this free turntable lesson from an experienced disc jockey.

A turntable functions as a means to translate patterns imbedded in the grooves of vinyl platters into audible sound. Sound or music previously recorded on digital or analog tape is transferred to...

Vinyl records. LPs. Singles. Albums. Ask anyone who lived before CDs, iPods and other portable music devices and they will tell you that today's music does not sound as good as music recorded on...

The interaction of the components of the phonograph are part of a signal chain, meaning that each part works to carry a signal from the groove of an analog disc back to the cartridge. The...

The first functioning record player, called a phonograph, was constructed by Thomas Edison in the late 19th century. Though his machine looked significantly different than modern record players,...

Many people feel that traditional vinyl records give you a much warmer, richer sound for your music. Many disc jockeys use turntables, because they allow you ease of operation to control what...

Following the introduction of cassettes and compact discs, vinyl records were pushed to the background, and mostly stored away in attics or basements. But a backlash soon arose based on the...

The needle (or stylus) on a vinyl record player can go dull or even get broken. You will need to locate a replacement, by contacting the larger electronic stores first. If you can’t find...

Turntables, the rotating part of a phonograph or gramophone, play vinyl records with the aid of a stylus, or needle, attached to a tonearm. Since the advent of compact discs and downloads,...

If your stylus (record needle) is slipping and sliding over your records, you can usually replace it without buying a whole new cartridge.