Playing 78s Excuse my ignorance, I'm just new to this whole business. I'm probably looking at picking up this turntable, but reviews I've read have mentioned the need to upgrade the cartridge or stylus or something in order to be able to play 78s.My question, what exactly do I need to do on top of buying this turntable, to be able to play 78s. Is there another cartridge or stylus I need to buy? Playing 78s Excuse my ignorance, I'm just new to this whole business. I'm probably looking at picking up this turntable, but reviews I've read have mentioned the need to upgrade the... » Read More Playing 78s Excuse my ignorance, I'm just new to this whole business. I'm probably looking at picking up this turntable, but reviews I've read have mentioned the need to upgrade the cartridge or stylus or something in order to be able to play 78s.My question, what exactly do I need to do on top of buying this turntable, to be able to play 78s. Is there another cartridge or stylus I need to buy? « Show Less
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Thanks. Is it generally easy to swap a stylus on a cartridge between records? I know I can buy a whole new cartridge and headset, and just swap the headset every time I want to play, but I don't have the extra $$ right now for all.
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The best thing to do is to buy another headshell and install a dedicated widegroove 78 rpm cartridge. I use the Shure M78S. It comes jumpered for mono, but this was not compatable with my AT 120's, so I took the jumper off. Stick with original stylii as I haven't found an aftermarket one that works.
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78s need a wider stylus (~3 mil). Search for a 78 replacement stylus for your cartridge to swap in when playing 78s.
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You can get a 78rpm stylus for the included cartridge at LPgear.com. No need to get another cartridge.
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Yes, you need a 78 cartridge, which is mono, and has different stylus geometry. The Shure M78s is the one to buy. It's by far the easiest just to buy another cartridge shell and mount the M78s in it, then swap when needed. There is a storage hole behind the tonearm to keep the second cartridge shell.
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I'm not sure to be honest. That would be a question more for the manufacturer. Here's a link to the manual in PDF format. Maybe this will help? http://numark.de/sites/default/files/PT01USB_QuickStart.pdf . If you do pick up this turntable, a great add on is to get a Lepai Mini Amplifier which is around $15. Which will give you better sound adjustment options and the ability to hook up older speakers to your turntable.
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Hello Azael,i enjoy this turntable very much.Ready to play right out of the box.No need to buy other assories for this player,maybe some head phones.enjoy,like i do
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I bought the turntable on the recommendation of a friend who is a professional dj... he told me that for casual listening, the included stylus was fine. If you are still interested in upgrading, I can ask him if you like.
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I don't ever remember needing a seperate stylus for 78 records. It does have a 78 speed setting and I love this device! I had so many records and tapes that I wanted on CD and this is so simple!
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This unit has played 33s better than a more expensive turntable. I got it to play my 78s and they sound as good as a 70-80 year old records can sound. You do not have to change the stylus to play 78s. I am real pleased with it and have hooked it to my mac to record record albums than I can not get the CDs.
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You will need: -A receiver. It can be stereo or surround, and it doesn't need a Phono input. Normally Turntables don't have a preamp built in, so traditionally receiver's have had one input in the back with a preamp labled "Phono". This Turntable has one built in that you can turn on or off with a switch on the back, so you don't need any specific type of receiver. -Speakers. Every ear is different. Set a budget and go listen to some at a store like Tweeter or Magnolia, or better yet an independent audio store in your area. Pick the ones you like, not the ones rated highest on Amazon. Make sure that the speakers can adequately reproduce deep lows or you may find yourself wanting to add a subwoofer to compensate for this. Unfortunately, more and more pairs of speakers fail to do this as they dump larger woofers for more smaller woofers. But some brands still do this exceptionally well. Again, trust your ears, not a salesman or marketing. -Cables. This turntable includes the cables to connect it to the receiver. You will need speaker wire to connect the speakers to the receiver. Speaker wire is nothing but copper wire, which is often stranded and wound. You wont benefit from anything thicker than about 14 gauge if the speakers are next to the receiver. Longer distances may need thicker wire. And that's it.
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The needle that comes with it works perfectly. No need to buy a different needle. I just bought this turntable largely so I can rip a bunch of 78s to MP3, but before buying another needle like people are saying, I first tried it using the needle that comes with it. And it works just fine on 78s. I have some with good quality grooves, poor quality (scratched, warped, melted) and it works great on all. Of course sounds great on 45s and 33s also.
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Hi Coffee Drinker. I'm happy to try to help, though I only drink tea. This turntable must be attached to a receiver (or integrated amplifier, or amplifier + preamp) which has a phono stage. The connectors look the same, but a phono stage must have a much stronger amplifier than, say, a CD player, because a phonograph puts out a much lower signal. If your receiver (or other setup) does not have a phono stage, as many new ones don't (because few people use records any more), then you must get an external phono stage. So, assuming you have a receiver with a phono stage, here's the setup: you plug the 2-wire cable which comes hard-wired into the TT into the phono input of your receiver (left and right, as this is a stereo TT); then of course the receiver is attached to your speakers. If you don't have a phono stage, then you must get an external one to which you attach your TT cable; and then the phono stage is connected to any of the line stages such as the one for a CD player (they're all the same) in the receiver and then the signal plays through your receiver and out to the speakers. Hope this helps.
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There is a way to record at 45 rpm and speed it up with software. I don't know the details, but did read that it can be done, although you need a 78 stylus (which is not included) for playing 78's.
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i actually use another rca line input and use the pre amp from my turntable with an in line booster (between turntable and 5000) and it works much better than the phono input on the 5000. i was getting a humming noise using phono input. your setup might be different though. either way my vinyl sounds awesome now!
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No, you must have a receiver to play it. It is worth buying a receiver, though, as this is the best turntable for the price. Many second hand stores have cheap receivers with phone inputs. Good luck!
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Don't pay any attention to reviews or to what you read in online forums in relation to sound quality, especially if such opinions are coming from self-professed "audiophiles" (such people are almost always full of crap). If I were you, I wouldn't upgrade the default cartridge until I had at least heard it and determined that it wasn't meeting my expectations. If after you've done that you still want to upgrade, I will say that I had the cartridge replaced in my grandmother's old Rotel turntable a couple of years ago and went with the cheapest cartridge available from the store I went to, which was a Grado Black (about $60). I thought it sounded pretty darn good (at least from the limited time I spent listening to it), so you might want to add that one to your list. A-T itself also has some more expensive cartridges that are well-regarded. No matter what make or model it is, the cartridge needs to be properly aligned using a special protractor to sound its best. If you're not comfortable doing this yourself, a hi-fi shop with experience with turntables should be willing to set up your whole turntable for a small fee. Some of the friendlier places might even do the set-up for free if you agree to buy your cartridge from them.
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i kno this is late but im looking into this TURNTABLE/BELT DRIVE/MANUAL/CARTRIDGEi kno u should have already selected a turntable by now lol
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It comes with a cartridge and headshell that are meant for home audio listening. If you plan on using the turntable for DJ'ing/mixing/scratching, you would need to purchase a different cartridge and you would probably want an extra headshell... but if you're only using the turntable for home audio, the included cartridge and headshell are perfectly fine.
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this should be very simple install, if you have fine motor control fingers, a little patience and some faith in yourself... protractor comes with cartridge, gets you very close to optimum horizontal alignment. Vertical alignment is intuitive, think ...stylus as 90 degrees to platter plane and your'e there. Adjust tonearm counterweight to float arm horizontal (level) then add 3/4 gram to counterweight, if cartridge skips, add slight heavier increments until it quits skipping... JOIN vinyl engine.com and you can find the specs and a lot of really knowledgeable fine folks to give further guidance. ANALOG is more fun than mp3 !!
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Thank you for this information. My husband has several 78s and I have been looking for a way to convert them. Which turntable do you suggest?