excellent options<\/a> out there that will provide a decent listening experience with minimal risks. We compiled this list of five affordable turntables that won’t break the bank but still deliver quality sound. These models all offer better performance than similarly priced budget models from other brands.<\/p>\nTurntables are an integral part of the music listening experience. Whether you like to enjoy your vinyl records or love to listen to them on a Bluetooth speaker, there is no denying that they provide us with many hours of entertainment and enjoyment. However, one factor that can cause problems for turntable users is the quality of their equipment. Cheap turntables tend to damage records in various ways because they use cheap parts and low-quality needles and platters made from inferior materials such as plastic that scratch up your record more than metal would do.<\/p>\n
Cheap turntables will ruin your vinyl records<\/h2>\n
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If you are starting with vinyl, you may have heard about the low-cost or “budget” turntables that are available. These can be tempting because they are often priced lower than traditional models and usually come bundled with everything else you need to get started. But there is a catch – many of these budget turntables use inferior parts, which will cause damage to your records in the long run. <\/p>\n
What’s more, most of them don’t include features like an adjustable counterweight (which will prevent skipping), anti-skate adjustments (to reduce wear on the record), or speed control buttons (so that if your RPMs drop below 33 \u2153 or go above 45 RPMs per minute, they automatically adjust).<\/p>\n
A common misconception is that all turntables are created equal. In reality, there are a number of differences between the various models and brands on the market today. The most important difference is how they play vinyl records: some use magnetic cartridges to read what’s written on the record, others use needles that physically touch and scrape at the grooves set into each side of a record. If you’re not careful about which type you buy, then it could end up doing significant damage to your collection over time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Unfortunately, many people are not aware of the risks associated with using a cheap turntable to play records. This post will outline some of the reasons why buying a quality turntable is worth it to avoid damaging your vinyl collection. The main reason for this is because cheaper turntables use […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/turntable-damage-record.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108,"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions\/108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pittsburghdarfur.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}