Sheldonsoul Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 (edited) just lookin on costco website and came across this baby, what do you think ? Rollover to zoom Email to a friend Print this Page Crosley Executive Turntable in Brown £79.99 (inc VAT) £66.66 (exc VAT) Standard Delivery Included * Item # 169487 Black Brown QUANTITY Product Details Specifications Delivery & Terms* Designed to reflect the stylings of yesteryear, the Executive USB Portable Turntable easily takes your favourite vinyl and converts them to digital files. Simply plug in the USB cable, play your record and watch as the Executive Turntable creates digital files on your computer. The Executive interfaces with the USB port on any computer utilizing the supplied software — it's that easy. Belt-Driven Turntable Mechanism Plays 3 Speeds Portable Audio Ready-Simply Plug In Your Portable Audio Device Or MP3 Player USB Enabled Plays 33, 45 and 78 RPM Records Headphone Jack Stereo Speakers Auxiliary Input and Output Jack Specification Brand: Crosley Model Number: CR6019A-BR Kit Includes: Crosley Executive Turntable, AC adaptor - See more at: https://www.costco.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/cos_1,cos_1.6,cos_1.6.6/169487#sthash.XO40BZU4.dpuf Edited June 3, 2014 by sheldonsoul
Sheldonsoul Posted June 3, 2014 Author Posted June 3, 2014 Don't shut the lid! Can you imagine Len Barry it's that time of year lol(didn't searling bust a copy ? ), I think it looks kind of cool though
Guest Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 image.jpg just lookin on costco website and came across this baby, what do you think ? Rollover to zoom Email to a friend Print this Page Crosley Executive Turntable in Brown £79.99 (inc VAT) £66.66 (exc VAT) Standard Delivery Included * Item # 169487 Black Brown QUANTITY Product Details Specifications Delivery & Terms* Designed to reflect the stylings of yesteryear, the Executive USB Portable Turntable easily takes your favourite vinyl and converts them to digital files. Simply plug in the USB cable, play your record and watch as the Executive Turntable creates digital files on your computer. The Executive interfaces with the USB port on any computer utilizing the supplied software — it's that easy. Belt-Driven Turntable Mechanism Plays 3 Speeds Portable Audio Ready-Simply Plug In Your Portable Audio Device Or MP3 Player USB Enabled Plays 33, 45 and 78 RPM Records Headphone Jack Stereo Speakers Auxiliary Input and Output Jack Specification Brand: Crosley Model Number: CR6019A-BR Kit Includes: Crosley Executive Turntable, AC adaptor - See more at: https://www.costco.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/cos_1,cos_1.6,cos_1.6.6/169487#sthash.XO40BZU4.dpuf Dont bother mate my girlfreind had something similar. It was awful loads of feed back of it cheap build quality ended up throwing it away. If you want something portable these are not bad . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vestax-Handy-Trax-Portable-USB-Turntable-White-/371034792855?pt=US_Other_Pro_Audio&hash=item566365a397
Benji Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 (edited) Dont bother mate my girlfreind had something similar. It was awful loads of feed back of it cheap build quality ended up throwing it away. If you want something portable these are not bad . https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vestax-Handy-Trax-Portable-USB-Turntable-White-/371034792855?pt=US_Other_Pro_Audio&hash=item566365a397 Yeah, but a Handy Trax turntable doesn't look half as cool as the suitcase one. Edited June 3, 2014 by Benji 1
Mr Smithy Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Yeah, but a Handy Trax turntable doesn't look half as cool as the suitcase one. You could always put a Handy Trax in a suitcase, there are always loads in charity shops and then you could have that lived in patina without waiting. Simple. 1
Biggordy Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Looks crappy quality, if it broke you'd have to contact the O'Jays 3
Gene-r Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) From what I can tell by looking at the tone arm, the turntable itself is cheap, nasty and tacky - looks exactly like the ones you see selling for £50 in the back pages of newspapers. A turd disguised as a gold watch. Don't even go there IMO - spend just £20 more and get a decent Numark portable instead. Edited June 4, 2014 by Gene-R 1
stokesoulboy Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Anything with a plastic arm and no counter weight is crap and will damage records certainly styrene ones - trust me - avoid 3
Only Dreaming Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 You're all out of touch.........this is what you really need 2
The Phantom Janitor Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Can you imagine Len Barry it's that time of year lol(didn't searling bust a copy ? ), I think it looks kind of cool though I heard Mr Searling put his copy of the Len Barry record on the roof of his car before he got in, then forgot and drove off and it was never to be seen again. 1
Stateside Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 Was thinking of getting a turntable with a usb outlet. I currently use a yamaha CDR HD 1300 but it means I have to save them to the built in hard disc and then burn them to the built in cdrw.The quality is excellent, but can anyone recommend a decent quality turntable that I can use as part of my hi-fi system but can plug my laptop straight into.
Liamgp Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 You're all out of touch.........this is what you really need VINYL.jpg Or this... 2
Frankie Crocker Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Perfect for City Gents on the morning train - impress the passengers with something other than sandwiches or an umbrella. Edited June 4, 2014 by FRANKIE CROCKER
Frankie Crocker Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 As much use as a chocolate fireguard. A portable player that doesn't take batteries, go figure. Tone arm weight is a copper coin held in place by blu-tac. Guaranteed to gouge styrene records in one play. There are much better low-end contraptions on the market that perform the same functions and actually look like hi-fi separates. Crosley were a serious firm in Chicago after World War Two but are unlikely to gain converts with this model. 1
Gene-r Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 I heard Mr Searling put his copy of the Len Barry record on the roof of his car before he got in, then forgot and drove off and it was never to be seen again. Must have been that time of year! 2
Labeat Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Miss my old Discotron, the slot in type, could never get a stylus for it Edited June 5, 2014 by Labeat
Soul16 Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) Was thinking of getting a turntable with a usb outlet. I currently use a yamaha CDR HD 1300 but it means I have to save them to the built in hard disc and then burn them to the built in cdrw.The quality is excellent, but can anyone recommend a decent quality turntable that I can use as part of my hi-fi system but can plug my laptop straight into. Yes, an Audio Technica AT-LP 1240 USB. It is one of the 'super OEM' decks that have come onto the market since the demise of the Technics SL1210. I acquired one last month, it can be found for around £375. Edited June 4, 2014 by Soul16 2
Sheldonsoul Posted June 5, 2014 Author Posted June 5, 2014 I would have thought its from Costco says it all! You've obviously never been, normally everything they sell is top notch from electrical down to food, so stick that in your pipe lol lol 1
Pete S Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Surely you can record out of any deck with the red/white cables, via a gadget costing £20, which runs into the pc via USB. Why spend £375 on a new deck when your old one will do it?
Andrea Ko Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Surely you can record out of any deck with the red/white cables, via a gadget costing £20, which runs into the pc via USB. Why spend £375 on a new deck when your old one will do it? I think you need something more than 20£... I bought a terratec device for around 60£ which is a decent one (between the cheap ones) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TERRATEC-Convert-Records-or-Tapes-to-Digital-Files-/161324680911?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SR&hash=item258fb346cf#ht_44wt_1142
Pete S Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I think you need something more than 20£... I bought a terratec device for around 60£ which is a decent one (between the cheap ones) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TERRATEC-Convert-Records-or-Tapes-to-Digital-Files-/161324680911?pt=UK_Computing_Software_Software_SR&hash=item258fb346cf#ht_44wt_1142 Thats probably why the £20 one I bought is now rubbish 1
Larsc Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Surely you can record out of any deck with the red/white cables, via a gadget costing £20, which runs into the pc via USB. Why spend £375 on a new deck when your old one will do it? You don't need a gadget, just cables. At least if your amplifier has a tape-out or similar.
Pete S Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 You don't need a gadget, just cables. At least if your amplifier has a tape-out or similar. Well you do if your pc / mac has no audio inputs for those leads..
Pete S Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Here's some matching luggage..... I've got one of those. Came with about a dozen reel to reels of Mike Raven Shows from 1971/72.
Steve S 60 Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I've got one of those. Came with about a dozen reel to reels of Mike Raven Shows from 1971/72. Whose Mike Raven?
Pete S Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Whose Mike Raven? Radio 1 DJ, had the only soul show Radio career[edit] In the early 1960s, still using his real name, he began working for BBC radio, presenting talks and, occasionally, Woman's Hour.[7] However, when his cousin, the Liberal Party politician Oliver Smedley, founded the pirate radio station Radio Atlanta, he joined the station as a disc jockey, broadcasting from the ship Mi Amigo moored off the coast of Frinton-on-Sea. At that point, he began using the name Mike Raven, and presented shows which focused on his love of American blues, rhythm and blues and soul music, of which he owned a large record collection.[7] In 1964 he married Mandy Kilbey, sometimes presenting radio programmes jointly with her; they later had two sons.[3] With Smedley, he became an active campaigner lobbying Parliament for the legalisation of the pirate radio stations, until Smedley was accused of causing the death of rival radio entrepreneur Reg Calvert by shooting him with a shotgun; he was later acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. Raven then moved to another pirate station, Radio Invicta, which broadcast from a wartime defence tower on a sandbank in the mouth of the River Thames. The station was later known as Radio King and Radio 390.[7] There, he was programme controller and presented a daily R&B show until November 1966.[8] A compilation album, The Mike Raven Blues Show, billed as "twice voted top pirate radio show", was issued on the Xtra label, a subsidiary of Transatlantic Records, in 1966. It featured recordings by Texas Alexander, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Gus Cannon, Robert Johnson, Speckled Red, Victoria Spivey, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson, Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Elmore James.[9] After working for a short time for Radio Luxembourg, presenting an EMI-sponsored soul show, he joined BBC Radio 1 - the first national radio channel in the UK playing predominantly popular music - for its launch day in September 1967. The Mike Raven Blues Show debuted on the first day of Radio 1, and was a regular feature, usually on Sunday evenings, until November 1971, eventually expanding to a two-hour slot.[3][7][8] Raven was regarded as a leading authority on the subject, and the show was highly influential in promoting the music of African American culture within the UK, being described as "essential listening for every self-respecting blues fan".[4][5][10]
Steve S 60 Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Radio 1 DJ, had the only soul show Radio career[edit] In the early 1960s, still using his real name, he began working for BBC radio, presenting talks and, occasionally, Woman's Hour.[7] However, when his cousin, the Liberal Party politician Oliver Smedley, founded the pirate radio station Radio Atlanta, he joined the station as a disc jockey, broadcasting from the ship Mi Amigo moored off the coast of Frinton-on-Sea. At that point, he began using the name Mike Raven, and presented shows which focused on his love of American blues, rhythm and blues and soul music, of which he owned a large record collection.[7] In 1964 he married Mandy Kilbey, sometimes presenting radio programmes jointly with her; they later had two sons.[3] With Smedley, he became an active campaigner lobbying Parliament for the legalisation of the pirate radio stations, until Smedley was accused of causing the death of rival radio entrepreneur Reg Calvert by shooting him with a shotgun; he was later acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. Raven then moved to another pirate station, Radio Invicta, which broadcast from a wartime defence tower on a sandbank in the mouth of the River Thames. The station was later known as Radio King and Radio 390.[7] There, he was programme controller and presented a daily R&B show until November 1966.[8] A compilation album, The Mike Raven Blues Show, billed as "twice voted top pirate radio show", was issued on the Xtra label, a subsidiary of Transatlantic Records, in 1966. It featured recordings by Texas Alexander, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Gus Cannon, Robert Johnson, Speckled Red, Victoria Spivey, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Boy Williamson, Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Elmore James.[9] After working for a short time for Radio Luxembourg, presenting an EMI-sponsored soul show, he joined BBC Radio 1 - the first national radio channel in the UK playing predominantly popular music - for its launch day in September 1967. The Mike Raven Blues Show debuted on the first day of Radio 1, and was a regular feature, usually on Sunday evenings, until November 1971, eventually expanding to a two-hour slot.[3][7][8] Raven was regarded as a leading authority on the subject, and the show was highly influential in promoting the music of African American culture within the UK, being described as "essential listening for every self-respecting blues fan".[4][5][10] I was probably listening to Ed Stewpot Stewart at the time.
Sebastian Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Well you do if your pc / mac has no audio inputs for those leads.. Are there any modern PC's or Mac's out there these days that hasn't got a 3,5mm input and a soundcard? All you need in order to hook your amplifier via line-out/tape-out to your computer is pictured below (usually costs from £2 for a 1 metre cable and then goes up): If you decide to go via the headphone socket on your amplifier instead you should use this: Edited June 5, 2014 by Sebastian
Pete S Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Are there any modern PC's or Mac's out there these days that hasn't got a 3,5mm input and a soundcard? All you need in order to hook your amplifier via line-out/tape-out to your computer is pictured below (usually costs from £2 for a 1 metre cable and then goes up): phono15.JPG If you decide to go via the headphone socket on your amplifier instead you should use this: 35.jpg I've got a 3 week old Mac and I can't see one, apart from a headphone socket
Sebastian Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I've got a 3 week old Mac and I can't see one, apart from a headphone socket OK. I'm sorry, I just did som research on this. Seems like Apple has gotten rid of the line-in port on their newest machines which is quite remarkable. In the past you could use the headphone socket on Mac's as a "line-in" by altering the settings in: >system preferences >sound >input tab >"use audio port for:" >select sound input from the drop down menu But that doesn't seem to be an option anymore. But for those with PC's, the cables above should do.
Pete S Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 OK. I'm sorry, I just did som research on this. Seems like Apple has gotten rid of the line-in port on their newest machines which is quite remarkable. In the past you could use the headphone socket on Mac's as a "line-in" by altering the settings in: >system preferences >sound >input tab >"use audio port for:" >select sound input from the drop down menu But that doesn't seem to be an option anymore. But for those with PC's, the cables above should do. This new Mac is sh*te compared to the old one. Doesn't have a dvd drive either. Really wish I hadn't sold the old one.
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