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Q What do you think of buying a budget turntable brand new, compared to a vintage turntable from Craigslist or eBay for the same amount or less? — E.H., Bethel Park, Pa. A I have mixed feelings about ...

If you despise the monotonous and repetitive motions needed to produce beautiful designs on a Spirograph, just do what student Robert Howsare did. For just $50 he turned a couple of old turntables ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. The iconic Technics SL-1200 turntable was launched 50 years ...

Part 5 of 7 talks about all the things to consider when purchasing, using, or repairing a vintage record player. In part 5 of 7 in our podcast series on vintage audio we talk all things turntables.

Those words greet whoever reads Marion Halecker’s Craigslist ad under the title: “Vintage Turntables.” Indeed, stacks of vintage turntables, receivers and speakers line the garage of Halecker’s ...

I picked up an old turntable at a garage sale. It has scant markings, but is pressboard with faux wood paneling and has "model 0978" on the bottom. Mechanically it seems to be in good condition and I ...

If you have a closet crammed with LP records that haven’t been played in an eternity because your LP player is long gone, I have good news: You can get a new turntable for all those platters, and one ...

There’s a crap ton of steel in broken down bridges and some of that steel gets repurposed into things like turntables. It’s already fun to imagine a structure that connects land getting re-used for an ...