A beginner’s guide to turntables and vinyl playback or, how to select a turntable that won’t ruin your records

Follow along step-by-step as Bill explains the basics of records, turntable components, audio equipment, and the kind of turntable setup necessary to listen to vinyl without causing any damage.

05:28 General Turntable Anatomy
08:05 Additional Equipment and Amplification
09:44 Typical Listening Setup Diagrams
15:03 10 Things to Look for in a Decent Turntable
15:59 #1 Counterbalance Adjustment
18:30 #2 Anti-Skating Adjustment
19:18 #3 Stiff, Lightweight Tonearm That Pivots Smoothly
20:20 #4 Cueing Lever
21:14 #5 Playback Controls
22:11 #6 Isolation / Shock Absorbers
23:17 #7 Platter Density
24:03 #8 Cartridge Types
26:59 #9 Stylus Types
29:54 #10 Cartridge Adjustability and Replaceability
31:43 Bonus: Drive Types
33:42 Further Setup and Cartridge Alignment
37:52 Vinyl Record Care & Cleanliness

Special thanks to the Frontier Homestead State Park and Museum for letting me come and shoot some footage of an antique phonograph complete with Edison record. Their website is here: frontierhomestead.org

Here’s the link for the printable Vinyl Engine alignment protractors:
vinylengine.com/cartridge-alignment-protractors.shtml

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