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RCA linear tracking turntable with infrared track detection
This 1987 RCA Dimensia MTT230 linear tracking turntable uses an infrared LED and detector on the tonearm to scan the record and find the tracks, allowing it to automatically skip back and forth between the tracks just like a CD player. The track detection works pretty well, even on dirty LPs. Similar models were made [...]
My LEGO Record Player (v2.0)
Presenting the new, improved version of my LEGO record player with a sturdier, less wobbly platter. Note that the pink platter is NOT a LEGO piece; it is actually a giant gear taken from my old “The Gear Box” (which is an entirely different platform than LEGO) by Exclusive Educational Products of Barrie, Ontario. It [...]
My LEGO Record Player (v1.0)
UPDATE: Version 2.0 of this record player has a sturdier platter to prevent skippage! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGhH20Lovcg
Most working LEGO record players have a paper cone with a sewing needle to play records. Mine is different, because it uses an actual phono cartridge instead! It also has an adjustable counterweight at the back of the tonearm to prevent [...]
How To Set Up The Tonearm On A Record Player
Turntable set up.
I moved my hi fi rack so that it wasn’t back to front. That necessitated that I balance the tonearm and cartridge again. So I thought I would share the task with my YouTube viewers. Obviously different makes of turntable differ in the way that they are set up but [...]
Technics Linear Tracking Turntable SL-12
Helen’s dad’s stereo system featuring a Technics LT Turntable from the 80s. Works but only through one speaker.
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Setting up the Pro-Ject Debut III Turntable: Planet of Sound
How to set up the Pro-Ject Debut III turntable. Video presented by www.planetofsoundonline.com.
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Sony PS-FL770 front-loading turntable / record player
Sony PS-FL770 front-loading turntable / record player — cover open showing mechanical tonearm and infrared sensor to provide track numbers for a 33 RPM record.
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