"Mikkel Breiler" wrote in message
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On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:46:53 +0100, Eeyore

wrote:



Keith G wrote:

...don'cha just love 'em?

I was in the local 'hifi' shop earlier today scrounging cardboard
boxes
(and buying *nowt*) for my eBaying activities and I spotted one of
these
(zack same thing):

http://www.decks.co.uk/products/decks/numark/tt_usb

You could have it *there and then* for only £149....!!

They're rubbish.

Theyt are for people who think they will get to be digital if they
just link their
past collection to their new system using this. Also some of them may
feel they are
taking care of their vinyl, while they're not. 10 to 1 this deck
doesn't sound læike
the one they had in the 60s or 70s, and that they're so old and
haven't heard the
records in such a while time that it doesn't matter. At 150 pounds
they will manage
to not buy the lot over again on CD or have their children download it
for them.

Old records are best treated by takign them to professionals who will
evaluate them
and sell the ones that are worth anything to anyone who cares to buy
them, rather
than having them played by this possibly ruining the surface. Anyone
buying this kind
of deck and expect the needle to be set for their kind of vinyl and
last throughout
their transfer is deluting themselves.

-Mikkel


If I wasn't on a get rid/slim down campaign I'd buy one of these just to
see what it was really like. My guess is that they are probably well
enough OK for the money and good enough for making Dolly Parton CD rips
to play in the car...

;-)