[Leica] OT: Vinyl Record Turntables

[alal at poly.edu (Akhil Lal)]

What is your budget?

The Vinyl Engine site is one of many well worth exploring. See:

http://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?t=4486&sid=9759eeb0
d4fb9f47967b4f47cbc0a529


DO you have a magnetic phono input on your amplifier? If not, you need to
get one separately, or build your own. 

Here is a  phono to USB converter  (there may well be similar designs from
other makers) from a reputable company. This will convert the signal to USB
to let you copy your LPs to a computer:

http://www.parasound.com/ParasoundZ/zphonoUSB.php

Of course, you can just as well connect the output of a conventional
analogue amplifier to the input of your computer's sound card. Just a word
of caution, ripping LPs to a computer is a labour intensive task, so if you
can get the music you like on CD buy Cds and sell of the LPs to a collector
and save yourself many weekends.

Feel free to ask additional questions.


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+alal=poly.edu at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Dan Khong
Sent: 11 May 2013 01:36
To: lug at leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] OT: Vinyl Record Turntables

Hi LUGgers

I recently developed an interest in playing old record style music with a
new fashion turntable (one that has a little pre-amp built in so that I can
connect the RCA cables on my mini-compo set).

Of the many models available in Singapore, and on what I am happy to spend
on a turntable, I have narrowed down to two sets both made by Lenco (a
defunct Swiss company now bought over by a Dutch company and manufactured in
a big country far from the Netherlands).

There are two models in mind, The L82 is basic but costs a mere US$178 and
the nicer one with wood finish is the L90 priced at $368. Can one really
discern the difference in the quality of the music out-putted by these two
devices?

I will appreciate the views of our esteemed Leica *aficionados * who are
knowledgeable in such low end sound equipment. Many thanks.

Dan K.

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