Turntable Setup and Basics for Absolute Beginners

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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 • Explore more from Tiny Little Workshop • The website is http://www.tinylittleworkshop.com • Find us on Twitter at / tinylitworkshop • We also have a Facebook thingy at / tinylittleworkshop • Subscribe at / @tinylittleworkshop • • Bill presents in this video. He can be found at twitter.com/renderanything

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