Wow this turntable has a removable outer platter, and performed well after you took care of it. I'd like to see a Chinese-made Crosley match this!
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
Back when this was new I wouldn't have given it a second look. I was more into the likes of the Technics SLM1 direct drive. Today these look pretty dam good compared to most of the modern stuff. Very simple, and basically a work horse.
@THEtechknight5 жыл бұрын
Wow. You wernt kidding when you titled it "manual". I cant see myself fiddling with the belt every time to change speeds, thats nuts.
@lesrogers73105 жыл бұрын
The Amstrad TP12D I had back in the late 70s had a similar speed changing arrangement. It wasn't a bad deck really, but no shock absorbing suspension or sprung feet meant it picked up pretty much every external sound.
@jogmas125 жыл бұрын
THEtechknight I have a later incantation of this turntable. Same basic features. I hardly ever listen to 45s anyway.
@PurpleHounding4 жыл бұрын
But you would rather have a speed changer that is breakable?
@VintageGearMan3 ай бұрын
Just got mine going again. Sounds incredible with a Shure V15 III cartridge.
@12voltvids3 ай бұрын
They sound good, for vinyl that is.
@zx8401ztv5 жыл бұрын
I like the "Dave cad" drawing, pioneered by EEvblog lol. I know how the strobe disks work and i've made them, but they still seem like magic lol. I love optical methods of testing. Now that deck is basic, not even a speed change lever to jump the belt, but that platter will have no speed warble, a big flywheel with momentum, just like a steam engine.
@braydonsamson43183 жыл бұрын
instaBlaster...
@jefferyb3045 жыл бұрын
I have some tapes, CD's and records by local groups. Around 30 years ago, it seemed like local people in my area couldn't wait to record an album. The copyright police tend not to catch on. I've even received comments from relatives and so forth thanking me for playing the music.
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
The copyright police at youtube watch constantly. They won't take down a video, but they will re-direct advertising to the rights holder. Even if you don't have a monetized channel they will run ads against it, and send the money to the rights holder. Since I monetize my channel, and do not partake in copyright violations, I want my revenue for producing videos. Not a portion of it which is what happens when a match is made. So I make every effort to ensure I do not exceed the time permitted for fair use. If by chance I exceed it, I will pull the video, make the required changes to get it past the fair use guidelines and re-upload it. I understand that a few people get very upset, one clown resorts to phoning my business public phone number over and over. I winder if he enjoyed my daughter screaming expletives at him. This clown phoned my business number about 40 times over the course of about 30 minutes untill I shut down the phone. I think you probably know who I am referring to as well. Fortunately he only has my public phone number so when he acts up I just pull the plug on the phone. I generally publish videos as private for about an hour to make sure that there are no matches, and then publish. Just youtube was slow today. I had it unlisted for what I figured was long enough, and then published, and within about 10 minutes I got the notice and pulled it to make the changes. KZbin is pretty good, because they tell me the time code where the match was made, so it is easy to cut a second or 2 out and then I know I will be golden.
@markanderson3505 жыл бұрын
They were a top rated best buy turntable by Consumer reports. I think under $100 and made in USA. Typical person would be one that had a budget but wanted good sound, maybe a kit amplifier and AR speakers.
@gartmorn5 жыл бұрын
I assume the speed check disc is country specific and in Scotland I would need a 50 Hz disc or are there numerous frequencies covered as I notice there are a number of test rows?
@dannyalvens54184 ай бұрын
If someone needs to replace the stylus guard on their turntable,You can use a piece of Magic erasure sponge and double sided tape and it works great for cleaning the stylus also...
@moogfooger4 ай бұрын
You sound just like Randy Bachman! Cheers
@EzeePosseTV5 жыл бұрын
I would have thought 1 second would be classed as Fair Use. *_I hear you got a machine that goes "BINGGGG!!"_*
@dannyalvens54184 ай бұрын
That's the most expensive piece of machinery in the hospital...
@bakiabursu5 жыл бұрын
There is an android application called RPM calculator. you are running after installing it in your phone. you turn the phone on and put it on the phone and the app shows you by measuring the speed of rotation. I'm doing this problem-free calibration. I follow your videos with excitement. thanks.
@matthewbestdfghy5 жыл бұрын
As i posted before a workhorse. Not top of the line but designed to last forever.
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
For sure. This belongs to the guy that owns that other AR. He thought it might be useful for parts, so if he doesn't want it back....
@umadianewanger32634 жыл бұрын
You mention in the video lubrication. Is there a video on that? We just pulled out my husband's old AR-25. The foam is toast, and it seems like lubrication is in order.
@shaun54275 жыл бұрын
I know it's a basic deck but it's built well
@DesertGn0me8 ай бұрын
Lol, That Monty Python album WOULD NOT fly nowadays. 🤣
@12voltvids8 ай бұрын
Too many snowflakes these days. Get triggered by everything.
@oldradioguy655 жыл бұрын
I had one just like it.
@HDXFH5 жыл бұрын
I use a smartphone app for checking speed, works great
@Natures_Intentions5 жыл бұрын
I have a 1970s BSR turn table that needs to be serviced.
@williamchow16245 жыл бұрын
Maybe you need to use a sound effect record. KZbin can't flag that?
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
I have s sound effect record and it is copyright so yes they will flag that tolerance unless I edit.
@williamchow16245 жыл бұрын
BASTARDS!
@12voltvids5 жыл бұрын
@@williamchow1624 No I fu$%ed up. I know the rules 8 seconds max. It was that last bottle break at the end of the explosion that got me. They time everything. If you edit something out the timer restarts. I play by the rules as I make a fair bit of moolah from KZbin. I could play entire tracks and share revenue with the rights holder but they take more than half of the percentage that creators make, and I choose not to share my revenue which means the 8 second rule applies. I am 100% for creators making money, and that is why I dont bootleg stuff. Many years ago i put a few videos up of a few performances I did not hold rights to and did not monetize those but the rights holder did so if anyone watched those ads play but 100% of the revenue goes to the artist. Same with the video I did comparing a vinyl record with an audiophile vinyl and CD. Where I cut back and forth and let an entire track play. Warner music gets all the revenue from that video not me.
@clairtone15 жыл бұрын
I had one of those but it was 33 rpm only and it had a small start motor to start in the right direction.
@robertromero86924 жыл бұрын
It's a good table, but just TOO manual for my taste. I had a Thorens TD160c that followed the same basic design, but it was able to change speeds with the flick of a switch, and it had a cueing lever.
@larryshaver35682 жыл бұрын
alot of reel to reel tape decks have a motor-run capacitor, i've had to replace several of them
@12voltvids2 жыл бұрын
All induction motors use them. Only squirrel cage or shaded pole don't.
@germanortizvaldes70702 жыл бұрын
greate video, a big favor, can you tell me the brand of the motor and the details please
@12voltvids2 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what the brand of the motor is.
@dannyalvens54184 ай бұрын
Hurst is still making motors as replacements for the AR xA , xB and a few other models by Acoustic research..They are 300 rpm motors AC synchronous motors..
@gentlemanbrawlers4 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I recently acquired this turntable and hear no sound when I drop the needle. Is there something specific I should be looking at to troubleshoot? Thanks!
@12voltvids4 жыл бұрын
First make sure you are plugged into a phono input. I know this sounds stupid but the number of people that plug a magnetic cartridge turntable into a line in on their amp and wonder why there is no or very little sound would boggle your mind. There are only a couple of things that can cause this. Broken wires or a bad cartridge.
@gentlemanbrawlers4 жыл бұрын
@@12voltvids Ha! Not stupid at all, but unfortunately I did a stupid thing and broke the needle while fiddling around. So now a new cartridge correct? Not sure how to go about replacing it myself though...
@12voltvids4 жыл бұрын
@@gentlemanbrawlers Well that will do it. You may be able to just get a replacement needle if it was a common one. Moat just pull out and should have a number on it you can use to order.
@gentlemanbrawlers4 жыл бұрын
@@12voltvids Thanks! I'll see if that's possible then.
@SDsailor73 жыл бұрын
Is the AR XB the same as the one in the video? or does it have extra features? Thank you
@huvamae3 жыл бұрын
XB has a cueing device and a plinth that is not real wooden veneer.
@len95182 жыл бұрын
Speed is well off, not typical of this model, which usually tested to 0.04% error. I'm sure you know that 7 lines/min, =0.1% error.
@12voltvids2 жыл бұрын
syncronus motor. No speed adjustment. Doesn't matter that guy that owned it found some sucker to pay him hundreds for it.
@teacfan10805 жыл бұрын
Very simple but does what it's supposed to, play records!
@brianoldro93054 жыл бұрын
Is this Mr. Wizard?
@roberte.andrews46213 жыл бұрын
DJs don't use belt-driven turntables. Their livelihoods depend upon reliability.
@12voltvids3 жыл бұрын
They use direct drive or idler drive.
@jogmas122 жыл бұрын
No, their lively hoods depends on how quickly the platter gets up to speed. Audiophiles like myself don’t need direct drive turntables.