tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post3714673871533984238..comments2024-03-26T12:10:51.054-07:00Comments on the lazy farmer: An interesting record player, record collecting, and U-turn Audiobuddeshepherdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-42791914567451335902015-02-12T20:04:56.835-08:002015-02-12T20:04:56.835-08:00I was looking on Craigslist and found several refu...I was looking on Craigslist and found several refurbished mid 1970's semi-auto turntables under $400. The Orbit comes with a new cartridge and is not semi-auto. The more I read about the Orbit the better I like it.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-18735682654843002552015-02-12T14:09:20.339-08:002015-02-12T14:09:20.339-08:00I agree with you on the Crosleys. Junk. And the ...I agree with you on the Crosleys. Junk. And the real insult is they're using the Crosley name on that junk making people think it is somehow related to the old company run by the Crosley brothers.<br /><br />I like the looks of the Orbit a lot and hope they do well. I did the same thing in window shopping one and when I wound up at that price I was thinking "well, I'd rather but Yr Fthfl Blggrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219471569230180465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-38522675040898090222015-02-11T14:06:18.420-08:002015-02-11T14:06:18.420-08:00I think at $150 for new you have a Crosley beater....I think at $150 for new you have a Crosley beater. The Crosley is a crime against vinyl in my opinion. When I added the features I wanted I ended up at $350. So I would be better off with a good used turntable. I think the Orbit fills a niche and I applaud their efforts.<br />I need a record cleaning machine very badly.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-60461090496833861432015-02-11T12:04:41.330-08:002015-02-11T12:04:41.330-08:00You can get a far better turntable for just a bit ...You can get a far better turntable for just a bit more than $175. Check out this site: http://www.needledoctor.com/<br /><br />Don't let the high-end stuff turn you off. Look at the "budget" turntables, some decent ones there for around $250. Get a Grado Black cartridge and you're in business. You may find better prices elsewhere too.<br /><br />Also plenty of good TechnicsYr Fthfl Blggrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219471569230180465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-59555879884715142792015-02-11T11:04:50.587-08:002015-02-11T11:04:50.587-08:00I have a few of those heavy old 78s as well but no...I have a few of those heavy old 78s as well but none I care much for. I have a vintage RCA radio record player from the 1940s that still works and is a nice piece of furniture. <br />Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-861582647378206382015-02-11T07:37:13.263-08:002015-02-11T07:37:13.263-08:00Gord's Gold... You should listen to them. I ha...Gord's Gold... You should listen to them. I have a few 78's which are fun to play but sound horrible.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-66735345988625133262015-02-10T16:57:24.269-08:002015-02-10T16:57:24.269-08:00Got any Gordon Lightfoot? I am not a collector but...Got any Gordon Lightfoot? I am not a collector but an accumulator of records, and a lot of other stuff. I think if I played every vinyl lp stored here and on my grandfather's farm it would wear out a turntable. And waste a few years of my life. Seriously there are some pretty decent country music records in there and I really need to move them to safer storage before the raccoons break into Ralph Goffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873610891410100788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527757877422839218.post-47767777826142199832015-02-10T12:55:36.259-08:002015-02-10T12:55:36.259-08:00Now at $179.00. Better get one soon at this rate....Now at $179.00. Better get one soon at this rate.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.com