"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Arny
Krueger
wrote:
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We can see that just the turntable + arm alone is very likely to blow
the $250 stated budget. Eyeball average is about $350

Most people don't have good preamps of sufficient grade, so I'll throw
in a $75 allowance for a good used preamp. Some of the turntables above
included a cartrdge, some didn't, I'll throw in a $50 allowance for
half a good cartrdige.

Another point which may be worth bearing in mind is that '78' recordings
may:

A) have been made using various non-RIAA pre-emphasis curves. So requiring
a rather flexible correct network for replay, and some suitable knowledge
or judgement on the part of the user. On this basis a normal 'good preamp'
may not suffice. (Unless the aim is to sample the results and then correct
them in the digital domain.)

I know some people who do this sort of thing. Often, they just use a RIAA
curve and then use sophisticated equalizers to restore the balance that got
lost due to the obvious mismatch.

B) may not actually be '78 rpm'. So may also require the replay speed to
be
alterable, by ear. (Or, as above, be corrected once sampled.)

Mostly the latter, these days.

This also ignores questions like the choice of stylus size and tracking
angle... :-)

Important questions.

Mr. Worth always seems to put on his rose-colored glasses when he talks
about vinyl. ;-)

In article , Arny Krueger
wrote:

Mr. Worth always seems to put on his rose-colored glasses when he talks
about vinyl. ;-)

Mr Worth is speaking from experience. When I first got into 78s, I
put together a great rig to play them for about $300. My audio
workstation for denoising and mastering cost a fortune to put
together, but the basic equipment to play records isn't expensive.
People just keep trying to make it more complicated than it is.

Here is an example of a low cost, good sounding system...

Dual 1228 ($75 to $100)
Used 70s preamp with phono input ($40)
New cartridge ($50)

To play 78s with this turntable add...

15 band graphic equalizer ($50)
3 mil conical cartridge and headshell ($125)

This rig will play just about anything you ask it to (Except for
Pathe hill and dale records) You can add cartridges mounted
on headshells with more stylii sizes to get better sound quality
with some 78s as you can afford it, but a 3 mil conical will
play 80% of all of the 78s out there with good sound.

See ya
Steve

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