RetroTech: Play vinyl records with CD functionality - Sharp RP-117
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- The most technologically advanced record players were made over 30 years ago. The example demonstrated here, the Sharp RP-117 from 1983, let you navigate records using features you would expect to find on a CD player.
The demonstration part starts at 08:58
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...and yes I'm working on a minidisc video..however a short DAT retrospective will need to come first. I'm aiming for a Jan 2017 release date for the DAT vid.
FAQs
Laser Turntable
So just to reiterate why it's very unlikely I'll ever review the ELP laser turntable.
1. It cost $8000 for the budget model the last time they published the prices (they took the prices off their website a couple of years ago and made it POA). It also has to be imported from Japan and you pay the postage and the duty charges.
2. It can't read coloured, clear or picture disc vinyl
3. As it converts the analogue record to digital, dust is a big issue. Rather than a small crackle or a pop it's now a dropout in the audio.
4. It has been out for years (decades) and yet still appears to be seen as a silly novelty by the HiFi press. That's worrying for a $8000+ product.
7+TRACKS PER SIDE
Most frequently repeated question:
What do you do if there are more than 7 tracks on one side of an LP?
The obvious and predictably boring answer:
Press play & you can listen to your entire 15+ track vinyl record
You can still also navigate directly to any of the first 7 tracks on either side, and play both sides without getting up to flip the record.
If you were expecting it to blow up and set on fire...sorry for the disappointment.
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I always found it weird how unlike Cassettes, CDs, etc.. when they came out with new technology for the players, it became a common feature that moment forward including eventually being adopted by the cheap budget brands (i.e. anti-skip on CD, program memory, etc) or with casettes, highspeed dubbing (if dual deck, etc).. However vinyl, they come out with the greatest record playing feature, the ability for the player to reconize and skip tracks, and it's only limited to a few models and completely disappears after a couple years and most record owners (especially ones who got into it during the 90s and after) are totally unaware it ever existed.
To be fair to "skip" forward a track on a standard record player, isnt really that hard a feat to do. Also a record player is a fairly straightforward simple device, the extra cost of making and purchasing this contraption wouldn't be worth it for most people.
The issue was that by the time this came out CD was the future and playing records just became something manufacturers half heartedly offered in order to keep the people who already had records happy. Look at the cheap, all plastic decks offered with 1990s systems to see what I mean.
if im listening to vinyl im listening to the whole album, if not i just connect to the bluetooth function on my studio monitors. plus i cant deny myself dropping that tone arm down and hearing the lovely pops and crackles as it settles in to the grooves.
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have one of these, was my parent's when I was a kid in the 80's. I love the sound, and look of classic Hi-Fi so much
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Fascinating as always! Good point with the whole mid-range record player no longer being common. I see so many '80s machines in thrift stores with extraneous features, but can't remember the last time I saw a modern one with such doodads.
The modern record player market is just a huge beginners trap. Most people will just fall into buying a cheap Crosley from Target and then proceed to spend 20, 30, or even 40 dollars on nice vinyl releases that are done no justice on such cheap built-in speakers. If they just ponied up a little of that money into their player budget, they can get a decent mid-end Audio Technica turntable or even find a decent used one on Craigslist. Heck, I see decent old turntables at thrift stores almost every time I go, cheaper and better than any Crosley you'll ever buy.
Fuck right off.
Do all tech youtubers watch each other?
Only the good ones
Seems like a good segment of consumer electronics completely disappeared after the "bad caps era" and around the time portable MP3 players were just getting established. It's as if they all forgot how to make good stuff closer to the budget range. So now it seems it's either super crap-tastic, or overpriced for what you do get.
I love how you're a golden era hip hop fan. Can never get enough Eric B & Rakim.
I remember being really impressed with the stack of awesome hip hop tapes you put in that multi-changer too.
I'm always so happy when you have a problem but some guy somewhere makes that specific part. It's so satisfying.
sirp0p0 I know!
You just know that somewhere in the Sharp building a manager said 'it can't be done', only for some boffin engineer to prove it can. Props to the company for putting it into production!
The group of engineers that made this masterpiece knew it would be the best.
techmoan , you remind me of my dad who passed away many years ago. He was an electronics engineer and i used to run around his attick between old technology in the 80's . Tv's everywhere for repair and the good old free/pirate radio he used to have. Man those were the years. I just wanted to thank you for bringing back a piece of nostalgia in my life. good memories. I am happy i subscribed many months ago. Still watching , keep up the good work !
Please never stop making these retro reviews. I've become quite fond of them.
This video was invaluable in helping me repair my own RP-117! I had to replace that second belt as well, but I'm so happy with the result. Thank you Techmoan!
Wonderful video! Must admit that I'd had my fill of vinyl (scratches, warping etc) by the time musicassettes came out, so I was happy to migrate to that new format. I have never had any nostalgia for vinyl, but it was great to see you bringing this machine back to life!
FAQs are located in the video description text box. If you want to ask the number one most asked question about LPs with more than 7 tracks on one side...there's no need, the answer is already there.
There is another option for a vinyl record player you may not have notice: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pinkdonut/rokblok-a-new-spin-on-vinyl
does the manual list the tracking weights of the styli? i'd be worried esp. about the lower one damaging the vinyl...
Techmoan if you give me an Adress i could send you an LP for free that thats not gema listed or anything else, it's from an rather unkown band from germany but the mastering and recording Qualität is pretty decent!
If you are interested, just contact me and i'll ship it to you for free ;) would love to hear some devices in comparison, keep up the great work
Techmoan What about the Custom Vinyls people make. You can have youtube audio library songs on a vinyl for just $60.
ᏳᏫᏜᏡᎦᏈᏜᏫᏳ I guess cuz they look nice. You can still buy film soundtracks like starwars on vinyl. I think it's more of a collector thing.
My Lord I never knew these existed!! That's absolutely amazing and exactly what I need :) Fab video as always dear Sir,
Have fun paying 500-800$
How come modern Turntables are so freaking expensive when they are basically nothing more than a disc, an arm and a motor?
Sheepy007 like a lot of the vinyl at the moment, over inflated prices. In some cases like direct drives they are worth the price and better quality parts
Mass-production has stopped, so, economy of scale has been lost. It's become kind of a craftsman work again (that's a bit of an understatement but you get the idea).
Turntables with less bells and whistles are of higher quality giving you better sound quality. More tricks on a turntable only degrade the overall quality. Those manufacturers use higher quality materials that pay off in the end. But, not everyone can afford the better high end turntables like me! I've just had to modify mine to a higher standard to please my ears.
A really good turntable has *never* been inexpensive. As technology of record payback improved, the market widened considerably, creating more gap between the extremes. If you were to study the actual mechanics and the effects of physical influences on the process of playback, anyone of reasonable intelligence could readily see the advantages of higher-quality construction (diminishing returns principles notwithstanding). A really good vinyl playback system would simply stun most people at it's sound.
People with lots of money want things that cost lots of money. We,the common-sense citizen,want long lasting quality at a price that doesn't fund small countries.
What a lovely machine. And being able to stack it is so convenient! Glad you could bring it back to life. Cheers!
The weight of your 8 track are bending the top of the Sharp turntable!
Yeah, that's only a thin sheet there. I used to sit a Realistic 10-band Graphic EQ on top of mine.
Hello Techmoan, I just wanted to tell you, this is one of the most interestic Channels, I've ever seen. The stuff that you're showing here is totally wicked.
Please NEVER Stop, Enjoyinng it so much.
Wow now that's a really smart record player! Very cool especially for 1983-1984!
I'm was a GM auto technician for 20 years, I dont know how you have the energy to lead a normal life and still manage to do all this, I'm amazed at the huge amount of ground you have covered! Well Done!
you know what surprises me about Techmoan.. his taste in music.. Somehow doesn't seem the type for heavy rap. Must be a ghost from his youth from the 80s.. My ghost is ACDC and Motorhead and Judas priest from the late 70s :)
Silver Surfer Gamer I'm waiting for the day when he takes us through his record collection. From what we've seen over the years I really want his recommendations. Weirdly I also seem to share his tastes in cars.
Silver Surfer Gamer I'm surprised too, he got Eminem on his collection! and I'm even surprised Eminem release a vinyl LOL
That was great! Thanks for the information! Your channel has got me hooked! So informative, educational and sometimes amusing! Bravo Techmoan!
I believe the Soviet Union published a lot of uncopyrighted vinyl before 1989, because they didn't believe in the capitalist copyright system. Most were classical music performed by state employed musicians and orchestras. Unless they were somehow retroactively copyrighted, it should be possible to find them used, as they were incredibly cheap in the tourist shops.
I have some)
Imagine techmoan blasting Soviet anthem over some record player he found
By contrast I've seen pre / during WW2 Japanese music getting copyright striked all the time. Even the land of capitalism, America, lets you have 50's radio dramas for free.
@sbcontt YT no shit Sherlock, because Communism IS a religion. To quote Jewish Rabbi Harry Waton
"Judaism is Communism"
@sbcontt YT "Islam says it was there" < Islam can't "say" jack shit!
Blast from the past! I actually owned one of these and it was excellent to take back and forth to college (university) and stack with my Kenwood cassette player and then my Magnavox CD player (once I got one of those) :). I would like to add one thing (two actually). (1) - if you played a record with a great deal of bass and you had your volume too high on your amplifier, the reverberations would cause the record to vibrate, in accordance to whatever wavelength of sound was pummelling the case. This would ultimately end your listening experience and the unit would lift the arm off the record and you would be done. (2) @ everyone who commented about the "bend" in the case - this is how mine came out of the box and, despite it being annoying, was something I came to live with. I wonder where my turntable ended up. I may have to ask my younger brother ...
1:29 Good to see you're still wearing the HP watch. ;)
As always very interesting man. I love the practical dialog approach with no bullshit. Nicely explaining everything for us non techies. Great voice and easy to listen to you. I love watching you fixing up old gear and always keeping the viewer fully engaged..THUMBS UP!
10:35 It may be meant for stacking but it doesn't look too happy with the other equipment on top of it :-)
Jac Goudsmit 7
A friend of mine had one of these in the 80's. We used to stack two singles in it and set it to play sides A and B so we could hear both hits without having to open the drawer and switch the records. I do recall the styli collecting huge wads of dust and having to open the access covers on the sides to brush them off and restore function. Great video as always!
Another amazing video, love the positive attitude and your genuine love of the electronics you're working with shines through in your videos. Subbed for more of this awesome content.
Love the restoration parts in your videos, so nice to watch.
now find a cd player that acts like a vinyl.
There is actually but its such a silly thing that my God, just why? Also they still have protective casing on them but transparent because lasers not good for your eyes at all
Yeah it instead reads from the inside to the outside... but again, is there some device that plays cd's where you have to manually put the laser in position like a needle on a vinyl ? Somehow I like the idea though it is rather silly I agree ;)
Chevy Monsenhor gee whiz it's a joke
If you hold up a professionally pressed CD to the light correctly you can indeed see the tracks on a CD.
And then there are special DJ CD Players where you can actually move the CD around by hand if you insist. No clue about actual brands, just saw one once.
This channel is just perfect, not only because you show this wonderful pieces of technology, creativity and just a lot of abilities, like physical understanding, that gets lost because now you just write a program into a microcontroller, but more because you open the things. Thank you a lot!
9:06 Ouch! I hope you moved the 8-track & minidisc players off the top of it; there's a hell of a bend in the top of the turntable case!
Before I seen your comment I was looking at the same thing and started scrolling to specifically find a comment like this and found it. We are observational..
Not observational enough or you would have observed that the bend is there BEFORE anything is placed on top.
*@chris toey* ......Yeah at 1:28.....not as pronounced though with the 8-track & minidisc players on top....which still was far from "a hell of a bend" that wouldn't prevent me from using the stack place.....it might be advisable to put a firm plastic or iron plate on top to prevent it from becoming "a hell of a bend".....
Anyway...it stood there for "demonstration purposes" as Techmoan stated......
chris toey plot twist !
@@CT-vm4gf hero
I had a more basic version. It looked like a standard player but was linear tracking one side at a time. The tone tone arm would sweep one side then play tracks in any order. You have to manually flip the record to play the other side. It was basically a CD player type player for vinyl, one side at a time. Great info in your video!
That's a serious case of the 80s you have there ma'am at 0:17.
She got that costume from The Institute! The Institute!!!!!!!
Sharp also created the gigantic VZ-V2, the vertical full-automatic turntable boombox.
A bit concerned as it does not look that stack-able as the top is bowing.
Basildon Trail Blazing Buddies
It also looks like that without anything on it.
That's not so bad that is just a plastic warp with age then.
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that issue
Looks more bowed when on the shelf than in the previous shots.
A lot more stackable than a normal top loading record player.
I do like the way you narrate your videos and the content is always great! Keep it up :)
I’ve never seen anything like that. It’s quite an amazing record player. I have a huge record collection from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It was the biggest thrill of the CD player to skip directly to a track. Never knew it existed for records.
I love the repair sections more than the functional descriptions....but both are full of geek joy, especially if you remember this wonderful period of audio tech.
I think that $10 cog would be my ultimate push in the direction to buy a 3D printer :D
+Jessy Landry
3dprintingindustry.com/news/now-can-print-metal-3d-printer-85255
If you use a metal cog on a plastic rail, the rail will wear out a LOT faster than if you were to use a plastic cog. Also, plastic is self-lubricating, as opposed to metal. There's a reason why it's plastic in the first place, not only the cost.
*****
I don't think there are steel filaments for plastic FDM printers. You'd need a _real_ metal 3D printer for that.
so let's see your logic. You would have to spend time (which is money ) to design the cog. Then you need the printer which how does a couple thousand dollars and equipment and materials justify making a shitty plastic cog? I could literally and have done so, manufactured hard to find parts like cogs with my bare hands, even that cog he had was still useable if he spent more time fixing it it was not broken into a million pieces.... That still takes time but you don't need to invest in a pile of garbage which will just break down / or run obsolete in time anyways. Terrible logic dude.
a metal 3-d printer? You mean a milling machine?
I have learned so much about defunct and alternative tech from your channel in the last couple weeks - and it all started when I searched for the RCA-TCR100 video deck. Thorough and informative - cheers!
30 years and the Japanese already had a laser disc player for vinyl records. This proves two things: First - Japanese love vinyl records. Second - The Japanese are extremely intelligent.
My dad had one of those upstanding Sharp turntables that you showed in the beginning. He had the ghetto-blaster version with tuner, tape and speakers. I loved that thing as kid. Remember you could crank up the volume for each channel individually.
This is an amazing and fascinating piece of engineering. Though, I wonder if anyone had ever asked for the so called "program" feature to play tracks in a dedicated order. When CD players came up, it seemed to be a plain demonstration of what could be achieved with this new medium. And it actually was fun to use two or three times assure oneself of extra control. But I never saw a point in consequently programming my favourite play order for each medium I had just inserted. Since play time was limited by the medium, I was either willing to listen to all tracks or I copied the desired ones to another medium.
Nevertheless, the "shuffle" feature was a useful innovation and has for good reason survived in nowadays MP3 players.
I suppose hardly anyone missed this "program" feature when it had almost disappeared by the end of the 1990s. Therfore, Sharp's well engineered "computerized turntable" reminds me of a cartoon I also came across in the 1980s: Sure they do have the Know-How. But do they also have the Know-Why?
This channel is simply amazing. Being a teenager in the 80's there is so much nostalgia AND loads of things I've never seen. Oh and production quality is awesome!
Sip the Juice, I Got Enough to Go Around / and the Thought Takes Place Uptown ~ RAKIM CLASSIC. Techmoan keep that record in good shape man. Thats Holy Grail classics
Love watching your reviews on all of the products that you obtain. Thanks for sharing with all of us. Take care.
This reminds me of run-flat tire technology. In an effort to solve minor problems, the end result is a product that introduces greater problems than it solves.
I love these videos which are very informative and well done, mixing the technical with the practical and adding in great humor at the same time.
On this one, I had one of these that I bought new as surplus and really liked it. As described here, its gear eventually broke and that was pre-Internet where looking online for a replacement wasn’t possible but fortunately I was a Journeyman prototype machinist so I simply made a new one from an aluminum blank that already had the proper teeth so it was a simple matter of putting the proper center hole in it. Since the mate rack gear was plastic, it was still very quiet when opening and closing. Now I have a Stanton STR8 digital turntable and have used it for the digitization of a series of 1943 78 rpm disks from South America which was then released onto CD and I’m thinking of a vinyl release too.
Was not expecting Eric B and Rakim! All around awesome video
Well, I did it! I finally bought one of these, secondhand for AN AMOUNT OF MONEY. All it needs is a new belt, and thanks to this video I know more or less what it takes to change that, and what to look out for as I continue to use this thing! Thanks so much for introducing me to this wonderful piece!
really interesting, i was pumped for ya when you got it running!
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. We had one of these for years and the linear tracking was fantastic!
The rubber in the belts is turning back into oil, if you leave them long enough they turn back into dinosaurs
Fossils then dinosaurs
Great video! I also have one of these, it's model RP-107 if I remember correct. Only difference I know is that 107 has a synchro button in it. My mother bought it new back in the 80's. It had same problems: broken belt and gear. I glued the gear back together with epoxy and it has lasted almost 4 years now, works great. But yeah, it is really nice to see that someone else is repairing these too, thanks for the video!
That damn cog. I'd probably loose my mind after a few days and enlist my machinist friend to mill me a new one out of steel.
And then replace all the caps...
There never has been any cd functionality to play a track from the other side. So this record player has even more functionality than a cd player. Wish i had one back then. Great video. Love the way you can fix it.
You can also replace that cog with a Raspberry Pi
or you could bake a real apple pie and have real vinyl as well without having to enter the matrix.
But you have to replace the caps first.
game4brains ' Probably the source of the problem was just bad caps.
*FUCK YEAH NICHIJ-* _* c o u g h s *_ sorry
God! I miss those big, easy to see, and use buttons! Thanks for sharing this. That's an amazing turntable.
"I do work with these, like Hercules" apt motto for you!
When I was a student, I bought an Optonica (posh version of Sharp ;-)) RP7100 turntable. That had two arms, one of which had the same sensor tech I suspect to the Sharp that you've demonstrated.
Thanks for another entertaining review.
Damn it! You've made me want a front loading turntable. I've not wanted one of those for a quarter of a century.
this is amazing. one of the greatest, confiest channels on youtube. i always find new (old) tech to wrao my brain around that id never get to see otherwise.
Honestly if I ever get into collecting vinyl, I would want a player like this.
Thanks to you I figured out I could fix the sensor on my old automatic turntable with just some compressed air! I've had it for years and just got it working right for the first time. Thanks!!!!
what an amazing unit it reminds me of the "linear tracking " turn tables :)
jetegtmeier71 That's not surprising considering it is a linear tracking turntable.
Your videos are incredible. At the time this player came up i was in my early twenties, very interested in HiFi, even built a lot of speakers by my one. Anyhow, until today I had no idea that such a device ever existed. Thanks very much for the enlightenment !!
great way to spend my afternoon
I've been binging on your channel for a couple weeks now. Just enjoying the video's and I try to always give a like when I'm done.
Then I came across this video. I currently don't have a working turntable. So I haven't played any records in years but I do remember seeing one of these when I was younger at one of my parent's friend's houses. I can remember how cool I thought it was!
It still is! Wish I could find one I could afford. Beautiful piece and quite a conversation piece!
Thanks for sharing!!
I just saw this demo, and it sounds like a really neat machine. I am totally blind, and have little experience dropping the needle as it were. I’ve worried about damaging records by trying to locate a track by repeatedly picking up and dropping the arm. This machine would have solved that problem for me.
Excellent work as always. Although I missed this vid for three years, I’m generally listening to all your content.
Absolutley love this device. I love the repeat and playing both sides. I will love to have this right now with a better sound like my current lp player. Great vid. Thanks
Sharp seems to bend with that monster 8track pioneer hanging on its back.
A contemporary of my still-working Technics SL-5 linear tracking turntable, which has been a beast since I bought it in 1983, largely due to its direct drive. It's amazing that it still works so well 33 years on.
try superglue, that stuff actually welds the plastic kind of together.
Epoxy resin just relies on adhesion, and since the cog is under tension it just flies apart again.
audiocrush super glue repairs these fine i have repaired some myself with super glue and works perfect. as you say you shouldnt use epoxy on a item like that.
Super glue + acetone applied on surfaces before gluing...
I remember seeing this type of player promoted, and while I have never owned one, though I do own many players and records, I always thought this was a very cool idea. Thank you for sharing this! I always wanted to see one.
Can you show us your vinyl collection?
Can you show us your vinyl collection.
Watch the video, 4 sets of records are shown!
Random Access Memories is there 🤖
This is interesting. Sharp had some weird stuff. I'm really loving this channel. Thank you for delving into machines that I had no idea even existed. Really great stuff.
How we suffered through all the years when solid state memory was kept proprietary and expensive through non-competitive business practices.
retrotech is a fantastic initiative, I really like and appreciate this kind of entertaining.
Brilliant video as usual mate. thanks for this!
I want one...never knew these existed! Brilliant video, love your approach to repairing equipment.
Fantastic video. I certainly would love to add this player to my stereo setup.
What happens if the record has more than 7 tracks per side?
What are other models of the CD style record player?
Great video as I was looking to fix mine I had bought in Germany in the 80's. It was the cog gear but it was not until 2022 as you did saw it on Ebay. Long story short got the new belts and cog gear and it works great. Thanks for your video.
Since it takes time to order parts and such do you have several videos in production at once? If so, do you keep it organized just in your head or do you have notes and plans written down somewhere?
Thanks for this stroll down memory lane!
Saw this machine in a store just before they were discontinued... I was obsessed with getting one!
I never did, however, because someone convinced me that being able to play the underside was dependent on some spring-loaded mechanism that would surely end up damaging my records! Which was a serious consideration back then, as I was still convinced that my record collection would have to last for my lifetime... How cute! Now I carry more music in my phone than I had in my whole album collection at that time! Ok, maybe not THAT much... still have over 500 vinyls! I own a USB turntable now, to rip them all to MP3, but after all these years, I'm way too lazy for that monumental task! ;-)
This was pretty state-of-the-art for its day (let alone, nowadays.) A shame though they no longer make stuff like this anymore. I wish they would revive the whole turntable that runs vinyl records like a typical CD player again some time soon; but who knows. They may actually do that sometime in the near-future. After all... Vinyl albums are making a BIG comeback these days and even recently cassette tapes as well!
Nice demonstration! Thanks for showing it, Especially The Juice Soundtrack Record, I was shocked and wasnt expecting it! That was an awesome move!!!
I'll take vinyl over CD any time, if it gets scratched it will still play, albeit with a pop or crackle, any CD can get to a state where is doesn't play at all. Trouble with those old plastic parts, such as that cog, is that they shrink over time, that's why it snapped.
easier just to download
this is a really cool invention even today, being able to play side a and b without having to get up and physically change it is great especially with the newer vinyls that are 2 LPs and only have 2-3 tracks per side
You need to get yourself a 3D printer to efficiently produce replacement parts like that little plastic cog wheel. And possibly review it in one of your videos.
neoqueto That's not very convenient as looking online, and buying one, than spending 5k on a 3d printer, that will need to be refueled, adjusted, and calibrated, along with that it's no easy task designing a piece to print out. In the time it would take you to design the thing, one that you order would arrive faster.
Theft Tv I guess the main problem is that it takes many attempts and errors until you get the hang of it to print out a single piece that has a proper, durable structure, is not melted, tapered or displaced in any other way. But I still have to disagree on the price of the printer itself, there are many inexpensive models that would do just fine in a use case like this. Filament can be expensive though. Perhaps ultimately if you're experienced enough with 3D printing, it would be possible for you to break even on replacement parts. Also, with the help of a pair of calipers the initial design process shouldn't take more than 15 minutes, I imagine prepping it for printing and properly slicing it/generating gcode with correct infill is the most troublesome part. I might sound like an expert wannabe, but in reality my practical experience with the subject is minute. I know, 3D printers are nothing but glorified prototyping tools, might as well carve your part out of wood.
neoqueto Nice explanation. I did not expect a message back from you to be as descriptive, organized, or gramatically correct because you're original comment did not share the same grammar structure. (Not a insult.) Thank you for clarifying.
neoqueto In this case glue the cog amd just make a mold perhaps?
i have a $150 3d printer and i love it! i've designed and replaced parts for things you simply cannot source a replacement. it was so satisfying to use the device again and know it is running on my own manufactured part. so it would certainly bump the awesome factor of the repair.... but if you had no experience in CAD, it would be frustrating when there is a guy selling the proper part for less than $10!
also, ive only had to adjust/calibrate my anet a8 printer when it was moved... otherwise it's fairly hassle-free. no worse than changing ink and paper on a inkjet.
i really love the pioneer 8 track recorder. my dad had one and i had a panasonic 8 track recorder. i still have the tapes but like a fool i let the machines go when i was younger so... this turntable was the one i had the hots for too. but here in the states it was not cheap so no way did i get one back then. its real nice to see a few have survived.
I feel your pain with disintegrating rubber. I have a stack of floppy disks and they were being held in a rubber band and when I went to get one the band fell apart and the floppy disks were all over the floor.
awesomesauce296
I had a rubber band around a tube of lip balm, and in a span of a few years, it gunked itself to the tube.
maybe time to throw them out?
gasp! what will you use for a coaster at the computer desk!? an america online! sample cd?! LMFAO
Oh gosh, at least they were not hard drives with lots of important info
Sweet!
Once I saw the Juice album being put in I immediately hit subscribe; well that and the amazing tear down/review that you provided.
We as creators need to get on UA-cam/Google to back off their copyright gestapo campaign. Your use of copyrighted material here is well within the "fair use" protections of the DMCA.
I'm very serious about this because their selective enforcement of other corporation's copyright is stifling users ability to continue producing quality product.
I know several musicians. I'll see if we can put together some vinyl and CD products for you to use.
UA-cam recommended this to me in 2020 so I'm a bit late here but this is an awesome video! I never knew these things existed, thank you!
Recommends it to me in 2021
You know you've been watching this channel too much when you get disappointed by the lack of puppets.
Very interesting! You obviously know what you do when dismantling and putting together these devices👍🏻👍🏻I got an old Beocord 5000 from 74 with 3 heads still working and a TCD330 . Like music on vinyl !!
seriously awesome video of this great machine!
Great video. I really see how this thing works and the repair was excellent as it addressed the likely culprits if you have this unit. Though from an audio quality standpoint a turntable like this isn't a true audiophile device it is an electronic tour de force in making a LP play more like a CD mechanically. I love the engineering brought to the market at a reasonable price making this a bit amazing that it exists at all.
My mother had this one. Ours still works
One of the best channels out there. Great job!