Vinyl Junkies …

Yeah, buy the plastic ones from your local reggae emporium... The Technics one are shite...

I heard it's something to do with imperial vs metric

For me it shows there's been a lack of care towards the equipment - it's not that I'm desperate to use the Technics ones, I just feel that it's more likely they've been heavily used/possibly abused and might need a bit more TLC. Same with missing lids, hinges, headshells etc. (I've just looked up the cost of a service and it appears to be closer to £85 each so that is quite a bit.)

I'm on a fairly set budget so I've ordered two LP1240s for less than the cost of one of Audio Gold's Technics by the time everything is taken into account.

I used Alf electronics in streatham to service mine. But he's gone.

If you ask in the audiophile thread I think k someone will be able to pipe up where to go now. Somewhere in dulwich.

joe isn't in dulwich anymore.

I bought my first 1210 in that shop...a year later though

Was reading about these decks, they look good and the USB thing is good for ripping to file, give us updates when you get them interested in how fair, and how they sound.

Will do.

I've used 1210s plenty (my flatmate had a pair for six years) so I should be able to give a reasonable comparison.

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Well, I've got to hand it to AT, they arrived today. First impressions are that they're very heavy which is good.

I'll get them home at the weekend but it might be the end of the month before I can get them set up and tried out. I shall report back.

sound good, ive only read online about them and wondered how hefty they would feel and if they would be as tank like to a 1200/10

They're actually listed as being heavier:

AT = 12.5kg
Technics = 11kg

The main differences I can see from the specs are the AT has a much more powerful motor (3X more torque) but the tonearm tracking error is listed as <3 degrees whereas Technics claim 2 degrees.

The main question I think would be over reliability but these have been around for five years now and I can't find any complaints so far.

blimey they are heavy, how do they sound ? and whats the usb add on thing like ?

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Westebd dj used to be ok and there was a pace in the undercover bit on tottenham court rd on the left as you walk up from Oxford st.

I had a bit of time today to set up the AT LP1240s and first impressions are thwt they're very well made. A metal top and heavy rubberised base and a nice weighty feeling platter.

All buttons and materials feel good quality and the covers are nice, smoked perspex which lift off completely.

The internals are the Hanpin Super OEM so they're shared with a few other turntables - they've been in use in various manufacturers turntables for about ten years now so starting to prove themselves and these turntables were the flagship model made for Audio Technica's 50th anniversary so they were supposed to be a bit special.

I had a quick play and they are a big step up from the old Geminis and almost certainly a genuine alternative to Technics.

There's a few features that I'm unlikely to use - 20% and 50% pitch control, reverse play for finding those Satanic messages, the extra start/stop button and controls to adjust pick up speed and the brake.

They'll also play 78rpm records so that's another avenue of ludicrous expense opened up....

The USB straight to computer ripping function should be pretty useful too.

So far, I'm very impressed, they sound great and I would recommend them.

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Nice. How do you find the xone 23? Was thinking of getting one soon, mainly for that awesome filter it shares with the bigger ones I've used.

Again, I only used it briefly but first impressions are good. I did play with the filter a bit and it's great!

Slightly off topic, but the people at Juno are wonderful. As you can see from the pictures, I'm not using my excitedly anticipated Shure cartridges, because they got lost in the post.

Juno's customer service has been really good and they've sorted out a refund for now.

Apologies for barging in here with a dumb question, but I am wondering about having a bit of a vinyl cull at Chateau Ludd. I have selected about 30 LPs dating from about 1964 (Stones on Decca in mono) through to crap like Jesus Jones. Some is badly scratched and scuffed and tatty. Is it worth trying to sell them or should I just ask if anyone on here will take them off my hands?

How much do you want for them?

Discogs if they're in alright nick and you can bothered with the hassle of shipping them.
Second-hand record store if they're in okay condition and you just want quick cash.
Charity shop if they're fucked.

To be honest I dont think I could face the hassle of individual sales. Might put together a collage of photos and post on here in case anyone fancies some Steeleye Span. Or charity shop as last resort.

I have sold to Reckless in the past and felt I got such a bad deal that I felt cross for years- it included that seminal ambient chill out classic Space for which I got maybe £1 and then saw it up on the wall for £50 or something.

Steeleye Span, I'm out.

Discogs is fine but you need to be selling hundreds to shift a few a week, then the postage costs (especially tracked international) can be brutal so it ends up being very expensive and consequently only worth selling stuff above £15. Ebay for bulk buys can end up netting very little money and you have to describe everything that's wrong with them to avoid disputes. Record stores are taking the proverbial but wouldn't you if you had 1000's of records already and you need a big margin to pay the stupid overheads.

My experience comes from selling 1600 of 2000 12" dance vinyl for a friends estate.

As an example with discogs, check your version the price it's sold at and then check everything about your example and knock all your estimates back a grade. If it's brand new and you've played it once it's NM not M for example. Plenty of brand new sealed vinyl comes out of the sleeve covered in paper, scuffs, dirt, scratches, warped etc. you need to describe that if you want to cover your arse.

Selling on here is probably easier but I've never done it as it's a much smaller group of people so you need fairly mainstream/sought after vinyl to have a chance of finding a buyer and if you have that you can sell it on discogs anyway! :)