I have heard that some of these systems wear down records. How does this one do with preserving old vinyl?
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Any contact playback such as a "needle" will wear down a vinyl record which is a good reason to transfer the recording to a CD or mp3 file. Some needles are worse than others so test first on a throwaway record to be sure there is no vinyl dust on the record or needle after one playback cycle. I had a defective needle once on a new unit which ruined a good record. I could see and hear the needle digging into the record grooves. After replacing the needle with another needle (same brand and type) the problem disappeared .
1394305
I am not constantly playing my old vinyls, which are not in pristine condition to begin with, so I really cannot answer. I haven't transferred anything to CD yet either.
1394306
A garbage player like this will do WAY WAY worse things to your records than a properly-setup real turntable.
1270976
I use these for all my records. You might want upgrade if you have a truly valuable item.
1073696
Steve, the recording quality was very bad and we ended up returning the unit. My older sister has an immense album collection we want to convert but we are still looking for a good quality converter and have yet to find one. This has been some years now since we started looking. good luckmc
1848741
Yes it does. It automatically records over the oldest recordings by default.
287860
It is a very good Player and record. But if it gose down it is very hard to get some one to fix it!I like the one that I have but it is a old one and would like to find one of the H.D. model.
1153949
Well, we had the FIRST set for over 30 years, and it's JUST NOW starting to show some wear, so we decided it's time for a new one. :) I've done over 600 45rpms, and about 200 LPs....JUST in the past two years. We have been using this cleaning system since 1974. LOVE IT!!!! I hope you enjoy it too. :D
1593128
I don't know the circumstances on how the mold on 50 records accumulated. This sounds like a storage issue more than what any sleeves could help cure. Sorry, but I don't believe that I can or should make any recommendation.
106734
It will clean the grooves thoroughly due to dirt. Pops and hissing due to static needs and additional item. 3 sets of cleaning have cleaned problematic 200 GR discs for me. Scratches that have been "blended" in and are not too rough or seep will become playable. I have a $2600 cartridge that sees NOTHING but prime vinyl.
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If you Google the question, it still remains to be seen if the data after 25-50 years is still completely intact. There are numerous factors that can affect this, ie., how they are stored (such as upright in their case, humidity free, etc.) gravity, how they have been handled, manufacturer quality control, etc. If you want long life, I would look into archival gold dvd's. Their quality and life expectancy is rated higher than these standard disks. I have used hundreds of these disks over a decade but could not begin to know how long they will last, even handling and storing them properly.
1619923
Haven't tried that part of it yet. We have been recording old records and 8 tracks and they work wonderful. No computer needed. So far it is a great product.
152772
I bought it for my son and it works great. It could be the record....have you tried several records. If so then I guess there is something wrong because his works perfect.
1379246
It may be the record itself perhaps? Is the player level? My unit works beautifully 2 yrs now!
861090
Since everyone is enjoying, go with an ELP laser turntable. Internet search for that and be amazed. Play your records like they ARE CD's. Wild!
694547
We love this machine and are converting all our vinyl records to digital. We have not yet tried the cassette conversion, but, according to the manual, it can be done just as easily at the vinyl records. There is a cassette player in the machine, and I imagine you just change the setting from record to cassette.
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no, it's completely manual.but the sound that you get from your record collection is so awesome, it won't matter. i hear things now that i never heard before. i thought my last turntable was pretty good, but there is no comparison. you will be more than satisfied...it's worth it!!!
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Yes, it records exactly the way the record sounds. However, there is a way to try to fix this. You can load a freeware program called "Audacity" which has a scratch and pop remover. It will help some, but you have to do one track at a time and then save them and then burn a new CD from your 'fixed' tracks. It will not make it sound brand new, but it can help on many recordings. Good luck.
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If I remember correctly from my RCA days, putting weight on the tone arm can eventually damage the records. Hopefully there is a "skating" adjustment that will cause the tone arm to track less strongly.