I would like to add something about dust covers. if it's just a matter of scratches and scuffs, (not cracked) there are headlight restoration kits that will do an amazing job on a dust cover. example (3M Headlight Lens Restoration System) only $15 on Amazon. just something to consider in a purchase decision. Good video sir, great advice for perchasers.

You are awesome. Doesn't even matter what the video is about.. It's always enjoyable

This was FANTASTIC!!!!!! you covered everything on this subject I even learned about the antique wind up 78 revord players I have seen several that were priced close to 1000.00 dollars that I did nit know!!!! thanks for that tidbit like I always say never to old to learn new things and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!!! JRo

Your advice on wind up 78 players is excellent. The upright cabinet inside horn gramophone/phonographs were indeed made in the millions. My 1920 Victrola XI has a ridiculously high serial number because they made close to a million Victrola XI's alone, not counting all the other Victrolas and other upright cabinet phonographs by other brands. The real expensive ones have the morning glory horns and are much older. The one to watch out for among the wind ups are the Indian made gramophones with the brass morning glory horn. The quality on those are wildly variable and usually really bad. The only actual antique parts in those are usually the motor and the turntable platter but now the motors are being copied too. I got lucky with mine and can do a bit of work to them as well, but for someone new to acoustic playback machines, it would be better to find an actual antique. The great thing about the wind up antiques is that if you lose power at home, you can still have music! ❤

My best and favourite turntable is my JVC QL-Y5F direct drive fully automatic with an AT-51E cartridge connected to my Pioneer A-7 amplifier and vintage Fisher speakers. And it sounds amazing.

Recently upgraded from a crosley c6 to the fluance rt82. The c6 had insurmountable speed issues, which is a deal breaker I wish I'd known about in the beginning. The fluance speed controlled motor is a MUST. Great video thanks

"Sing, Sing, Sing." Happy New Year to you.

Omg I wanted to know if you could do an unboxing on the Crosley fusion, been thinking about getting it just wanting to know the looks and how the vinyl plays and everything! Thx! Love recordology, been subbed for quite a while and don’t regret it at all!!!

Record ology I learn lot from you about bying a used turntable my friend 😅😅😊

Great video I had a cheap all in one record player but upgraded to a technics sl 1610 with a pioneer receiver and infinity tower speakers and sounds 100 times better than the all in one

Nice informative video! My turntable is a Music Hall USB-1 connected to a Yamaha 7.2 A/V receiver with a Klipsch 7.1 Surround Sound speaker system. I also have two Tascam CD player/recorders that I use to record CDs digitally. And I record my vinyl records to reel to reel tape using my Pioneer RT-1020L reel to reel tape deck.

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Well I just upgraded, and while my 1985 AIO Panasonic Stereo's turntable works well (has a Japanese ceramic cart not the current ones used) it's time to go magnetic due to my new bass heavy records. I've been sailing the used market for the last month, but the ones I wanted were already taken, or was(is) way over priced (don't even get me started on the "local" market.) So I went to the new route I saw that the Audio-Technica's AT-LP3BK is on clearance on Amazon for $169, and with their new "updated" model going for $329 I decided to pull the trigger on the AT-LP3BK.

Hardened grease cleans off almost instantly using a little lacquer thinner and a cloth. When re-greasing a vintage unit don't go overboard with the grease as that will cause it to get dirty and gummy faster. In some spots I don't even use grease, preferring instead a drop or two of Singer sewing machine oil or a combination of both to thin the grease out a bit.

Buyers of turntables have to watch out for defects

I have a Sony PS-LX310BT connected directly to Bose RCA desktop speakers. Best sound from a beginner turntable 😊

Back in the 70's and 80's, ProLinear brand turntables, which looked deceptively sharp and decent quality, had a nasty habit of having a frequently stuck tonearm making it impossible to play a record without sticking and skipping just a year or two after the turntable was purchased new. I saw many 70's era ProLinear's do that.

Not too crazy about the belt being on the outside of a turntable, but I like the Fluance make and model.

Great advice . I have an Amos wooden all in one unit . Its great on all but the record player. It suffers from the missmatch I think . No bass and very harsh . Is there any way of correcting this . Can anyone help .

I saw the Crosley Cruiser Plus on clearance at Marshalls for $36. Looks like a good value for what it is.