Hope you enjoyed this! I also have a 1980s boom box , a 1980s turntable for DJ-ing, a 1950s radio, and a 1950s record player. ALL authentic! Comment down below which one you want me to show next!
OMG. I grew up with record players and never even thought that today's generation had no idea how to use one. Love how vintage this player looks! I checked the specs and love how it converts to mp3s without a computer!
0:40 I was raised in the vinyl and polyethylene (some 45s) era, and one thing you should never do is handle the record with your fingers. You take the record in both hands, with the palms touching the edges. Too many fingerprints dull the sound of the record and sometimes may cause "skips". Good demonstration though!
I don't own one but its my dream player like a record player is something I've always wanted Ill just say that I love you and your videos My love for vintage things has grown so much because of you and its grown my connections with older family members I've started to love the 50s to 60s a lot more because of you and its something ill always thank you for Love you 💕💕
I'm a record collector and I find this a spot-on instruction! Although the way you hold the record is improper. The record should be handled on the edge or on the label to prevent the record grooves on collecting dirt from your hands. :) Anyway, this is a great channel and now I hit the Subscribe!
Oooh, do not touch the playing surface with your fingers! Oil from the skin can attract dust, which causes that annoying crackle. It could also cause premature wear of the stylus/needle. Instead, handle the record by the outside edge and label.
I'm 14 and.... Same 😂my mom showed me yesterday how turntables work, and I wanted her to do everything because I was a too big afraid of breaking something
@@mjcoolswagtv8839 If you are still interested in vinyl, I highly recommend just giving it a shot. It's not hard, and making a mistake or two doesn't mean you ruin the entire turntable or the record. I have records from the 1920s that look like they were buried for years and they still play. They are more resilient than many people think. If you have an old turntable, you might want to replace the cartridge and stylus (what most people know simply as the needle at the end of the arm). Otherwise, get yourself a decent new turntable, such as the Audio Technica AT-LP60, and a decent set of powered bookshelf speakers, such as the Edifier R1280Ts. This will give you an excellent vinyl starter set that you can really enjoy listening to for a very reasonable cost of $200. I know many people think that most of the vinyl community is harsh or hostile towards the turntables they sell in big-bix retailers, but the truth is they give a bad name to the hobby, and they are not worth whatever they cost. Value and cheapness are not the same thing. Getting a poor product for very little money is not value. TL;DR: If you still want to have fun with vinyl, go for it, and try the setup I mentioned above if you don't have any old equipment. It will sound great without breaking the bank. Edit: I should mention that I'm only 16, so you're not the only young whippersnappers in this game! ;)
@@charliebrown1976 hey! :) I'm definitely still really interested. I have 3 records now, but my turntable isn't really good. My mom said I can have hers, her turntable is pretty good
I have a tiny obsession with record players (I have three of them!) I absolutely love the sound a visuals of records and I collect vintage broadway musical records! It’s one of my favorite hobbies! Love the video!
Im a vinyl enthusiast over 10 years of being alive on this planet. Im 23 and im so happy i bought my first record player and vinyl which is frank sinatra i have over $1200 worth of vinyls to buy but im so excited!!! Im learning from you on how to use a record player; etc.
Don't put a quarter over your headshell. One thing that I do is take weight off of the tone arm. I don't know why I had luck with that, but it definitely works for me. I'm not sure if there's a counterweight adjustment spring in the back of your tonearm or not. Also, the other thing that may be going on is some of those needles on these type of players will put a 1.0 mil. If you can replace the needle for your record player with a 0.7 mil stylus, it will track much better as well. It may also be a sapphire stylus instead of a diamond. If you replace it, make sure you get the correct diamond replacement as well. It will last much longer. Your setup does sound good.
Despite being considered "old" for a young goer I've never used a vinyl player but finally got round to buying myself one and was worried about how to use it with out doing any damage especially considering I didn't even know the difference between the 33/45/78 meaning but this was a perfect guide and I got it all set up and working and sounding exquisite without a single worry thanks to this, thank you 👍
Hey there this is a very nice well planned out video tutorial. However I would say this is for the real novelist who is just getting into collecting and listening to records. I go way back several decades when it comes to vinyl records so for me using a record player is very familiar straightforward so I really wouldn't need a video tutorial like this one but it was nice to watch anyway and it is very informative for modern Millennials who have never even seen a record player before.
I’ve been thinking about getting a record player for a while now, but intimidated because I’ve never used one before. Your video was really helpful. Thank you!
Thank you, My mother has a bunch of old records, I bought this exact model to surprise her so we could listen to her records I'm a 90s kid so I had no Idea how all this worked lol.
Not old enough for records but started with cassettes. This looks like such a massive pain to work. So glad when cd’s came around making for easier song skipping and not needing to baby the equipment.
My father as a baby boomer used a record player. I as a Generation X'er did it too. Millennials are either using their cellphones or tablets to play musical tracks. I use my radio/CD walkman as a Gen X thing. I also use my tablets as millennial things. ☺☺☺☺☺
I have one of the first crosleys, I love it so much, it's like the size of a coffee table, I remember making my 45 adapter in my parents garage by sanding down a piece of wood, I haven't thought about it in so long
This turntable is no better than a Crosley or any other modern suitcase turntable as it uses the exact same mechanism. Techmoan made a video about these.
Thank you for this! I bought a collectors box with a vinyl record and then bought a record player from my store and was hella confused on what to do. Your video helped, thanks! 👍
I have a Crosley turntable and I love it 😊 If I could, I’d get a better one, but for my first one I’m very happy with it ❤️It has a beautiful floral design and got some records for it, even a few from friends. My best friend and a few others know much more about records/turntables, so I turn to them for recommendations 😄
My mom said I could have her old record player. Is there anything I should do with it to ensure that it works properly and is safe? I don’t know if the needle would need to be replaced, or if something that old would damage anything or what have you. I think it’s from the 80s or possibly early 90s.
I’m planning to buy Life is Strange 2 (PS4) Collector’s Edition and it comes with 4 vinyl records. So I gotta buy a record player and here I am nervously learning how to use it hoping I won’t scratch or ruin the vinyls
The only reason it didn't skip the next time is because you demolished the vinyl groove walls. If a record is skipping it's either defective, or the stylus tracking force is not correctly set, or you just have a cheap player that doesn't track well or cannot adjust the tracking force/anti skate properly
Lol, I used to do the quarter trick when I was a kid, along with the paper cone trick except I used a safety pin instead of the sewing needle. I thought I made up the quarter trick myself though. 😂 The paper cone one I think I saw on an episode of "Mr. Wizard's World." 😊
How in the world do they put patterns on a disk that creates vibrations in such a pattern, that creates music on vinyl? That’s God given genius technology
Thank you so much! I ordered a cheap model off of Amazon, but it wouldn't turn. ): I returned it and ordered a different record player, so i'm excited to follow these tips! I'm looking forward to listening to my growing collection of Stevie Wonder, Elton, John, Rita Coolidge, and Fleetwood Mac. :)
Actually the name should reflect the type of 'tip' on the stylus/needle. For example: a diamond stylus has a diamond tip, a ceramic stylus has a ceramic tip etc.
@@lesrogers7310 I remember record players having a separate drop down "needle" for playing 78rpm gramophone disks. The "Stylus" played 45 &33 rpm records. Although EPs ran at 33 and 12 inch singles ran at 45rpm... ....oh in the UK you didn't need an adaptor of course!
@@benaldoful just get a turntable that’s more expensive then Banana Phone. Watch how to set up a turntable videos. If you don’t have the budget and space, hifi is an expensive hobby and there are no short cuts. If you do short cuts it will sound tinny, it will skip and like Recordology (someone in full support of suitcase type extreme cheap rebranded alibaba Chinese record players) they will get worse and actually damage your records a lot
Thank you so much for this video! I was trying to explain to my son what a record player is and how it works and this video gave a perfect explanation.
The tricks were pretty cool! I didn't know about the needle and paper one and the fact it works is just super astonishing to me. 😊 I wish I'd had this video when I first got my record player lol but I think I figured it out alright. 😂
You should check out 78rpm records if you can find em, Elvis Presley’s very First 78rpm was sun records it’s worth over $5,000. Also if the tone arm is skipping Then the counter weight on the tone arm needs too be adjusted for proper counter Balance. Judging the turn table you have I don’t see one on back of the tone arm. Google it on RU-vid to learn more about counter weights for turntables.
I currently own a Meageal MJ-209A (very vintage looking, almost looks like a gramophone from the 1900s) and I have to say, I LOVE it! I currently own two vinyl records (both are death metal...you can take the boy from the metal but you can't take the metal from the boy...lol) and they sound great on it. Best purchase ever!
I got a record player from a yard sale. If you change the speed in the circular table doesn’t move does that mean it’s broken ? It is making a weird noise So there’s something inside that’s moving
