record player repair

[planetahead]

i bought a FUCKING record player on FUCKING ebay that the belt came off of.. does anyone happen to know where i can get the player worked on locally? every time i deal with ebay it's a lesson on what not to do on ebay.. :banginghe

 

[El Bastardo]

Why wouldn't you just slip the belt back on around the platter or pulley?

 

[slope]

Have you considered getting a CD player instead?

 

[The_professor]

Have you considered getting a CD player instead?

welcome to the 90's

 

[planetahead]

Why wouldn't you just slip the belt back on around the platter or pulley?

it's just not obvious where the belt goes .. i know where the one pulley is but at the other end it like goes under stuff that i can't see under... and it's just way too long so must wrap around stuff twice

i have a shitload of cd players but a lot of indie bands i listen to release stuff on vinyl plus i got my brother in laws record collection left to me when he died so it's only right i play them...

 

[El Bastardo]

What kind is it?


For those with the funny '90s, CD player comments...check out the science of turntables (the Rockport Sirius is $72,000, the Contiuum and Blue Pearl turntables are $90,000...gets you a turntable, base, and tonearm...not a cartridge, or what you would call a needle...that would set you back another $5-10k)

 

[Kegtapper]

huh??

Have you considered getting a CD player instead?

How do you play classic vinyl in a CD Player?

 

[planetahead]

What kind is it?

it's a toshiba ... i got the belt put on and a new needle then the needle wouldn't set down on the record so took a part off , went to play it, set needle on record, no sound... someone says it's the cartridge.. which is 50 bucks .. ahhh gotta love that ebay

 

[CelticCat]

Fuck Toshiba, ill never buy electronics from those fuckers again.

Have fun trying to get them to repair anything.