RetroTech: Play vinyl records with CD functionality - Sharp RP-117

The most technologically advanced record players were made over 30 years ago. The example demonstrated here, the Sharp RP-117 from 1983, let you navigate records using features you would expect to find on a CD player.
The demonstration part starts at 08:58
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FAQs
Laser Turntable
So just to reiterate why it's very unlikely I'll ever review the ELP laser turntable.
1. It cost $8000 for the budget model the last time they published the prices (they took the prices off their website a couple of years ago and made it POA). It also has to be imported from Japan and you pay the postage and the duty charges.
2. It can't read coloured, clear or picture disc vinyl
3. As it converts the analogue record to digital, dust is a big issue. Rather than a small crackle or a pop it's now a dropout in the audio.
4. It has been out for years (decades) and yet still appears to be seen as a silly novelty by the HiFi press. That's worrying for a $8000+ product.
7+TRACKS PER SIDE
Most frequently repeated question:
What do you do if there are more than 7 tracks on one side of an LP?
The obvious and predictably boring answer:
Press play & you can listen to your entire 15+ track vinyl record
You can still also navigate directly to any of the first 7 tracks on either side, and play both sides without getting up to flip the record.
If you were expecting it to blow up and set on fire...sorry for the disappointment.
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[@LycanWitch]

I always found it weird how unlike Cassettes, CDs, etc.. when they came out with new technology for the players, it became a common feature that moment forward including eventually being adopted by the cheap budget brands (i.e. anti-skip on CD, program memory, etc) or with casettes, highspeed dubbing (if dual deck, etc).. However vinyl, they come out with the greatest record playing feature, the ability for the player to reconize and skip tracks, and it's only limited to a few models and completely disappears after a couple years and most record owners (especially ones who got into it during the 90s and after) are totally unaware it ever existed.

[@cnsmooth]

To be fair to "skip" forward a track on a standard record player, isnt really that hard a feat to do. Also a record player is a fairly straightforward simple device, the extra cost of making and purchasing this contraption wouldn't be worth it for most people.

[@MrDuncl]

The issue was that by the time this came out CD was the future and playing records just became something manufacturers half heartedly offered in order to keep the people who already had records happy. Look at the cheap, all plastic decks offered with 1990s systems to see what I mean.

[@rossco7214]

if im listening to vinyl im listening to the whole album, if not i just connect to the bluetooth function on my studio monitors. plus i cant deny myself dropping that tone arm down and hearing the lovely pops and crackles as it settles in to the grooves.

[@salemcripple]

have one of these, was my parent's when I was a kid in the 80's. I love the sound, and look of classic Hi-Fi so much

[@remykramer6582]

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[@sirp0p0]

I'm always so happy when you have a problem but some guy somewhere makes that specific part. It's so satisfying.

[@bandombeviews6035]

sirp0p0 I know!

[@mikeonfreeserve2926]

You just know that somewhere in the Sharp building a manager said 'it can't be done', only for some boffin engineer to prove it can. Props to the company for putting it into production!

[@markm0000]

The group of engineers that made this masterpiece knew it would be the best.

[@BasBoyRC]

A bit concerned as it does not look that stack-able as the top is bowing.

[@AttilaTheHun333333]

Basildon Trail Blazing Buddies It also looks like that without anything on it.

[@BasBoyRC]

That's not so bad that is just a plastic warp with age then.

[@robinsonsmay]

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that issue

[@YS_Production]

Looks more bowed when on the shelf than in the previous shots.

[@evilutionltd]

A lot more stackable than a normal top loading record player.

[@DimentiaOfficial]

Please never stop making these retro reviews. I've become quite fond of them.

[@margin606]

Wonderful video! Must admit that I'd had my fill of vinyl (scratches, warping etc) by the time musicassettes came out, so I was happy to migrate to that new format. I have never had any nostalgia for vinyl, but it was great to see you bringing this machine back to life!

[@TurboLazer007]

My Lord I never knew these existed!! That's absolutely amazing and exactly what I need :) Fab video as always dear Sir,

[@thuggathuggababy]

Have fun paying 500-800$

[@LGR]

Fascinating as always! Good point with the whole mid-range record player no longer being common. I see so many '80s machines in thrift stores with extraneous features, but can't remember the last time I saw a modern one with such doodads.

[@hellogoato]

The modern record player market is just a huge beginners trap. Most people will just fall into buying a cheap Crosley from Target and then proceed to spend 20, 30, or even 40 dollars on nice vinyl releases that are done no justice on such cheap built-in speakers. If they just ponied up a little of that money into their player budget, they can get a decent mid-end Audio Technica turntable or even find a decent used one on Craigslist. Heck, I see decent old turntables at thrift stores almost every time I go, cheaper and better than any Crosley you'll ever buy.

[@Malvictis]

Fuck right off.

[@Nobody59300]

Do all tech youtubers watch each other?

[@DannyJonesUK]

Only the good ones

[@pauljs75]

Seems like a good segment of consumer electronics completely disappeared after the "bad caps era" and around the time portable MP3 players were just getting established. It's as if they all forgot how to make good stuff closer to the budget range. So now it seems it's either super crap-tastic, or overpriced for what you do get.

[@randomcow505]

The rubber in the belts is turning back into oil, if you leave them long enough they turn back into dinosaurs

[@H.EL-Othemany]

Fossils then dinosaurs

[@BaconMinion]

That's a serious case of the 80s you have there ma'am at 0:17.

[@lemonslice2233]

She got that costume from The Institute! The Institute!!!!!!!

[@stclairstclair]

I'm was a GM auto technician for 20 years, I dont know how you have the energy to lead a normal life and still manage to do all this, I'm amazed at the huge amount of ground you have covered! Well Done!

I think that $10 cog would be my ultimate push in the direction to buy a 3D printer :D

[@Crlarl]

+Jessy Landry 3dprintingindustry.com/news/now-can-print-metal-3d-printer-85255

[@jelteklaswijnja4055]

If you use a metal cog on a plastic rail, the rail will wear out a LOT faster than if you were to use a plastic cog. Also, plastic is self-lubricating, as opposed to metal. There's a reason why it's plastic in the first place, not only the cost.

[@Crlarl]

***** I don't think there are steel filaments for plastic FDM printers. You'd need a _real_ metal 3D printer for that.

so let's see your logic. You would have to spend time (which is money ) to design the cog. Then you need the printer which how does a couple thousand dollars and equipment and materials justify making a shitty plastic cog? I could literally and have done so, manufactured hard to find parts like cogs with my bare hands, even that cog he had was still useable if he spent more time fixing it it was not broken into a million pieces.... That still takes time but you don't need to invest in a pile of garbage which will just break down / or run obsolete in time anyways. Terrible logic dude.

a metal 3-d printer? You mean a milling machine?

[@dansassenberg1438]

Thanks to you I figured out I could fix the sensor on my old automatic turntable with just some compressed air! I've had it for years and just got it working right for the first time. Thanks!!!!

[@nightw4tchman]

1:29 Good to see you're still wearing the HP watch. ;)

[@fiream773]

A friend of mine had one of these in the 80's. We used to stack two singles in it and set it to play sides A and B so we could hear both hits without having to open the drawer and switch the records. I do recall the styli collecting huge wads of dust and having to open the access covers on the sides to brush them off and restore function. Great video as always!

[@silversurfergamer]

you know what surprises me about Techmoan.. his taste in music.. Somehow doesn't seem the type for heavy rap. Must be a ghost from his youth from the 80s.. My ghost is ACDC and Motorhead and Judas priest from the late 70s :)

[@beetooex]

Silver Surfer Gamer I'm waiting for the day when he takes us through his record collection. From what we've seen over the years I really want his recommendations. Weirdly I also seem to share his tastes in cars.

[@BoyAditya]

Silver Surfer Gamer I'm surprised too, he got Eminem on his collection! and I'm even surprised Eminem release a vinyl LOL

[@KhalidNaseem]

When I was a student, I bought an Optonica (posh version of Sharp ;-)) RP7100 turntable. That had two arms, one of which had the same sensor tech I suspect to the Sharp that you've demonstrated. Thanks for another entertaining review.

[@skatcat743]

now find a cd player that acts like a vinyl.

[@SMGJohn]

There is actually but its such a silly thing that my God, just why? Also they still have protective casing on them but transparent because lasers not good for your eyes at all

[@stefankoopmans2200]

Yeah it instead reads from the inside to the outside... but again, is there some device that plays cd's where you have to manually put the laser in position like a needle on a vinyl ? Somehow I like the idea though it is rather silly I agree ;)

[@corncobjohnsonreal]

Chevy Monsenhor gee whiz it's a joke

[@scottjacko87]

If you hold up a professionally pressed CD to the light correctly you can indeed see the tracks on a CD.

[@BastetFurry]

And then there are special DJ CD Players where you can actually move the CD around by hand if you insist. No clue about actual brands, just saw one once.

[@willyappel7722]

There never has been any cd functionality to play a track from the other side. So this record player has even more functionality than a cd player. Wish i had one back then. Great video. Love the way you can fix it.

[@Helderhugo]

The weight of your 8 track are bending the top of the Sharp turntable!

[@therandomthink]

Yeah, that's only a thin sheet there. I used to sit a Realistic 10-band Graphic EQ on top of mine.

[@wintrockg8265]

Great video! I also have one of these, it's model RP-107 if I remember correct. Only difference I know is that 107 has a synchro button in it. My mother bought it new back in the 80's. It had same problems: broken belt and gear. I glued the gear back together with epoxy and it has lasted almost 4 years now, works great. But yeah, it is really nice to see that someone else is repairing these too, thanks for the video!

[@Jingleboy14]

Love the restoration parts in your videos, so nice to watch.

[@GotthilftIMMER]

Bought in 1984, we still got these one in our guest bedroom. Works just perfect, although many children have played with it. First Set of belts. Don't forget to mention, this is a tangential turntable: A tangential tone arms needle is always exactly tangential to the groove. There is less distortion because the stylus scans at the same angle as the cutting tool that forms the groove when the record is made.

[@ds99]

I’ve never seen anything like that. It’s quite an amazing record player. I have a huge record collection from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. It was the biggest thrill of the CD player to skip directly to a track. Never knew it existed for records.

[@warriordrum]

I love the repair sections more than the functional descriptions....but both are full of geek joy, especially if you remember this wonderful period of audio tech.

[@CandyAppleBlue]

That was great! Thanks for the information! Your channel has got me hooked! So informative, educational and sometimes amusing! Bravo Techmoan!

[@TheHoss4145]

My dad had one of those upstanding Sharp turntables that you showed in the beginning. He had the ghetto-blaster version with tuner, tape and speakers. I loved that thing as kid. Remember you could crank up the volume for each channel individually.

[@camarykaren]

Absolutley love this device. I love the repeat and playing both sides. I will love to have this right now with a better sound like my current lp player. Great vid. Thanks

[@julien2983]

Was not expecting Eric B and Rakim! All around awesome video

[@LexterminateFlamejob]

Awesome! I'd lob my modern turntable for that one any day! Top review!!

[@ynjlky7121]

Sharp also created the gigantic VZ-V2, the vertical full-automatic turntable boombox.

[@skay9443]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. We had one of these for years and the linear tracking was fantastic!

[@Mario-yk7ej]

This is an amazing and fascinating piece of engineering. Though, I wonder if anyone had ever asked for the so called "program" feature to play tracks in a dedicated order. When CD players came up, it seemed to be a plain demonstration of what could be achieved with this new medium. And it actually was fun to use two or three times assure oneself of extra control. But I never saw a point in consequently programming my favourite play order for each medium I had just inserted. Since play time was limited by the medium, I was either willing to listen to all tracks or I copied the desired ones to another medium. Nevertheless, the "shuffle" feature was a useful innovation and has for good reason survived in nowadays MP3 players. I suppose hardly anyone missed this "program" feature when it had almost disappeared by the end of the 1990s. Therfore, Sharp's well engineered "computerized turntable" reminds me of a cartoon I also came across in the 1980s: Sure they do have the Know-How. But do they also have the Know-Why?

[@filmdyret]

Very interesting! You obviously know what you do when dismantling and putting together these devices👍🏻👍🏻I got an old Beocord 5000 from 74 with 3 heads still working and a TCD330 . Like music on vinyl !!

[@DonDiesel885]

really interesting, i was pumped for ya when you got it running!

[@MattKrogmeier]

I have learned so much about defunct and alternative tech from your channel in the last couple weeks - and it all started when I searched for the RCA-TCR100 video deck. Thorough and informative - cheers!

[@drwisdom1]

This reminds me of run-flat tire technology. In an effort to solve minor problems, the end result is a product that introduces greater problems than it solves.

[@larrylarry1]

I had a more basic version. It looked like a standard player but was linear tracking one side at a time. The tone tone arm would sweep one side then play tracks in any order. You have to manually flip the record to play the other side. It was basically a CD player type player for vinyl, one side at a time. Great info in your video!

[@RadioKilla07]

Sip the Juice, I Got Enough to Go Around / and the Thought Takes Place Uptown ~ RAKIM CLASSIC. Techmoan keep that record in good shape man. Thats Holy Grail classics

[@erwingvargas2272]

That was awesome, now that vinyl it's back, I wonder if they have a modern version of this machine

[@yorickhunt3371]

9:06 Ouch! I hope you moved the 8-track & minidisc players off the top of it; there's a hell of a bend in the top of the turntable case!

[@dalebills9470]

Before I seen your comment I was looking at the same thing and started scrolling to specifically find a comment like this and found it. We are observational..

[@CT-vm4gf]

Not observational enough or you would have observed that the bend is there BEFORE anything is placed on top.

[@PAULLONDEN]

*@chris toey* ......Yeah at 1:28.....not as pronounced though with the 8-track & minidisc players on top....which still was far from "a hell of a bend" that wouldn't prevent me from using the stack place.....it might be advisable to put a firm plastic or iron plate on top to prevent it from becoming "a hell of a bend"..... Anyway...it stood there for "demonstration purposes" as Techmoan stated......

[@kolinevans9127]

chris toey plot twist !

[@thesmiffable]

@@CT-vm4gf hero

[@adamweb]

KZbin recommended this to me in 2020 so I'm a bit late here but this is an awesome video! I never knew these things existed, thank you!

[@EpicKieran]

Recommends it to me in 2021

[@IllPropaganda]

"I do work with these, like Hercules" apt motto for you!

[@SVHome]

I love these videos which are very informative and well done, mixing the technical with the practical and adding in great humor at the same time. On this one, I had one of these that I bought new as surplus and really liked it. As described here, its gear eventually broke and that was pre-Internet where looking online for a replacement wasn’t possible but fortunately I was a Journeyman prototype machinist so I simply made a new one from an aluminum blank that already had the proper teeth so it was a simple matter of putting the proper center hole in it. Since the mate rack gear was plastic, it was still very quiet when opening and closing. Now I have a Stanton STR8 digital turntable and have used it for the digitization of a series of 1943 78 rpm disks from South America which was then released onto CD and I’m thinking of a vinyl release too.

[@fritzcolburn]

We as creators need to get on KZbin/Google to back off their copyright gestapo campaign. Your use of copyrighted material here is well within the "fair use" protections of the DMCA. I'm very serious about this because their selective enforcement of other corporation's copyright is stifling users ability to continue producing quality product. I know several musicians. I'll see if we can put together some vinyl and CD products for you to use.

[@allglorytogod12]

I had one of these. The seek function was useless on some records if the gap between songs was to small. One thing I loved was the ability to place it anywhere in my "stack" of components and not having to place it on top of everything else.

[@RyanFoxboi]

My mother had this one. Ours still works

[@ttarst149]

Love watching your reviews on all of the products that you obtain. Thanks for sharing with all of us. Take care.

[@jayvee2163]

Nice demonstration! Thanks for showing it, Especially The Juice Soundtrack Record, I was shocked and wasnt expecting it! That was an awesome move!!!

[@ryanandrade1225]

Love your videos. Since I can't afford them, I love to watch them in action.

[@danhat606]

I want one...never knew these existed! Brilliant video, love your approach to repairing equipment.

[@therealjammit]

That damn cog. I'd probably loose my mind after a few days and enlist my machinist friend to mill me a new one out of steel. And then replace all the caps...

[@EclecticLensYT]

I've been binging on your channel for a couple weeks now. Just enjoying the video's and I try to always give a like when I'm done. Then I came across this video. I currently don't have a working turntable. So I haven't played any records in years but I do remember seeing one of these when I was younger at one of my parent's friend's houses. I can remember how cool I thought it was! It still is! Wish I could find one I could afford. Beautiful piece and quite a conversation piece! Thanks for sharing!!

[@pesiuber]

Can you show us your vinyl collection?

[@rustykoehler2789]

Can you show us your vinyl collection.

[@aerodynamicpunk]

Watch the video, 4 sets of records are shown! Random Access Memories is there 🤖

[@ColinsCity]

this is a really cool invention even today, being able to play side a and b without having to get up and physically change it is great especially with the newer vinyls that are 2 LPs and only have 2-3 tracks per side

[@virustwin]

Brilliant video as usual mate. thanks for this!

[@martindavis6115]

Remember a family friend having a hifi system with this type of record player and I was always keen to see it working but sadly never got to. Therefore am so grateful to you for uploading this.

[@foldvary_laszlo]

retrotech is a fantastic initiative, I really like and appreciate this kind of entertaining.

[@MrHal44]

Great video as I was looking to fix mine I had bought in Germany in the 80's. It was the cog gear but it was not until 2022 as you did saw it on Ebay. Long story short got the new belts and cog gear and it works great. Thanks for your video.

[@Sadlander2]

I was born in 1979, so I grew up with CDs. I had no idea this existed and it makes me wonder: how come didn't this kind of turn tables become the standard, the norm? I remember, with cassettes, when the auto-reverse function came out, everybody adopted that function! How come didn't everyone buy this kind of turn tables? Was it too expensive? Or did people prefer the regular way of playing records, even though this offers "skip function" and you can program the tracks you want to listen to and then just press play and leave it alone....?

[@brokenscart7989]

Sumido S. probably cost and demand

[@Sadlander2]

Indeed.

[@Sadlander2]

I think you're right. I would have bought a CD player, too, instead of this in the early 80s. Nowadays, people are buying records because it's "old" and I guess because it's hip (I'm not talking about the few people who genuinely love records for the vinyl sound) but back then, CDs were new and modern, it was the new best thing (even though some people, even back then, were suspicious). Nowthat we have both, like you said, for convenience, there are digital formats.

[@JohnDoe-qx3zs]

It seems a very fickle and failure prone design, and it can't do the specific vinyl tricks that became extremely popular at the same type. ("Scratching" etc. aka Rap and Hip-hop DJ-ing). Some players with motorized linear arm mechanisms vere rumored to damage your favorite records (don't remember the details, just remember being told not to buy those players). Besides, with a minimum of practice, old school record players can be moved to any position with basic hand-eye coordination.

[@alexhaws2377]

similar to cassette players - by the end of their time, they had some really cool features. I had a little portable panasonic with an OLED remote that the headphones plugged into, track skip, li-on battery, magnesium shell and it was really small - this was late 90s. I skipped CD and went to MD then as they'd become way better than anything else and MP3 players were still in their infancy.

[@bio10155]

I do like the way you narrate your videos and the content is always great! Keep it up :)

[@viking_wolf]

Fantastic video. I certainly would love to add this player to my stereo setup. What happens if the record has more than 7 tracks per side? What are other models of the CD style record player?

[@MarcusTDM]

Good review mate, enjoyed watching that. What a great machine.

[@ObakuZenCenter]

Real labour of love here. Nice to see this level of context on KZbin.

[@AudioFileZ]

Great video. I really see how this thing works and the repair was excellent as it addressed the likely culprits if you have this unit. Though from an audio quality standpoint a turntable like this isn't a true audiophile device it is an electronic tour de force in making a LP play more like a CD mechanically. I love the engineering brought to the market at a reasonable price making this a bit amazing that it exists at all.

[@CoolDudeClem]

I'll take vinyl over CD any time, if it gets scratched it will still play, albeit with a pop or crackle, any CD can get to a state where is doesn't play at all. Trouble with those old plastic parts, such as that cog, is that they shrink over time, that's why it snapped.

[@orkhepaj]

easier just to download

[@robertcartier5088]

Thanks for this stroll down memory lane! Saw this machine in a store just before they were discontinued... I was obsessed with getting one! I never did, however, because someone convinced me that being able to play the underside was dependent on some spring-loaded mechanism that would surely end up damaging my records! Which was a serious consideration back then, as I was still convinced that my record collection would have to last for my lifetime... How cute! Now I carry more music in my phone than I had in my whole album collection at that time! Ok, maybe not THAT much... still have over 500 vinyls! I own a USB turntable now, to rip them all to MP3, but after all these years, I'm way too lazy for that monumental task! ;-)

[@RALF0691]

I always wondered why 2Pac wasn't on the Juice soundtrack.

[@Savage-ih5il]

because he literally died at the end

[@mikegross6107]

Very interesting and informative, never heard of this type of turntable before this!

[@williamjones4483]

"From Sharp minds come Sharp products" 1980's

[@johanbruijnooge6818]

What a pity. I thought I was the only one who is able to play with words 😆.

[@zibish3095]

What a cool device! Thank you for reviewing this.

[@levan1616]

One of the best channels out there. Great job!

[@RadioKilla07]

JUICE SOUNDTRACK , you are the Man!! you know what , I like your way of having so much exploration in Tech.

[@trustmeimblack1620]

I'm inventing a converter that will enable me to play 8 track tapes with my turntable.

[@pulsatingquasar4561]

Trust Me, I'm Black! How'd that go?

[@emmarobbieus9107]

Stick to designing super soakers.

[@emmarobbieus9107]

Lonnie Johnson look alike.

[@flutch1284]

I can play cassettes on a turntable since I was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia.

[@factorylad5071]

I would stop right there buddy the graphite off that comes off them old 8 tracks is a ....ing nightmare.

[@Unreissued]

this is amazing. one of the greatest, confiest channels on youtube. i always find new (old) tech to wrao my brain around that id never get to see otherwise.

[@neoqueto]

You need to get yourself a 3D printer to efficiently produce replacement parts like that little plastic cog wheel. And possibly review it in one of your videos.

[@ConchitaProductions]

neoqueto That's not very convenient as looking online, and buying one, than spending 5k on a 3d printer, that will need to be refueled, adjusted, and calibrated, along with that it's no easy task designing a piece to print out. In the time it would take you to design the thing, one that you order would arrive faster.

[@neoqueto]

Theft Tv I guess the main problem is that it takes many attempts and errors until you get the hang of it to print out a single piece that has a proper, durable structure, is not melted, tapered or displaced in any other way. But I still have to disagree on the price of the printer itself, there are many inexpensive models that would do just fine in a use case like this. Filament can be expensive though. Perhaps ultimately if you're experienced enough with 3D printing, it would be possible for you to break even on replacement parts. Also, with the help of a pair of calipers the initial design process shouldn't take more than 15 minutes, I imagine prepping it for printing and properly slicing it/generating gcode with correct infill is the most troublesome part. I might sound like an expert wannabe, but in reality my practical experience with the subject is minute. I know, 3D printers are nothing but glorified prototyping tools, might as well carve your part out of wood.

[@ConchitaProductions]

neoqueto​ Nice explanation. I did not expect a message back from you to be as descriptive, organized, or gramatically correct because you're original comment did not share the same grammar structure. (Not a insult.) Thank you for clarifying.

[@rachelharrison7713]

neoqueto In this case glue the cog amd just make a mold perhaps?

[@fordtechchris]

i have a $150 3d printer and i love it! i've designed and replaced parts for things you simply cannot source a replacement. it was so satisfying to use the device again and know it is running on my own manufactured part. so it would certainly bump the awesome factor of the repair.... but if you had no experience in CAD, it would be frustrating when there is a guy selling the proper part for less than $10! also, ive only had to adjust/calibrate my anet a8 printer when it was moved... otherwise it's fairly hassle-free. no worse than changing ink and paper on a inkjet.

[@andrewleeyoungjr.5983]

Recently got hip to your Channel, and I've been digesting your Playlist. I'm from the era you represent in your videos. More importantly, from the discography you present, as Eric B said: I know you got soul (a dash of Tubal Cain don't hurt either).

[@cdmikelis]

Always pleasure to watch... or even listen to... this one I just listened in the background, instead of some random music, while working on computer. :) Thank you.

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Very interesting piece of technology. Some people out there in internet land just have no idea that vinyl records have made a big come back. Great video as always!

[@midge_gender_solek3314]

Removing the fun with overengineered technology has never been so cool

[@Da40kOrks]

Since it takes time to order parts and such do you have several videos in production at once? If so, do you keep it organized just in your head or do you have notes and plans written down somewhere?

[@michaelvincent121]

I like that it has a built-in spacer for 45's

[@jasonxfan1]

What would happen if you played a vinyl with more than 7 tracks?

[@andybaker2456]

Exactly what I was wondering! Thinking of some of the old K-tel, Ronco etc. compilation albums that could easily have up to 12 very small tracks per side. Maybe you could only play them from start to finish without skipping tracks.

[@jasonxfan1]

Thanks!

[@canigetanyofyoucuntsadrink8043]

Techmoan you are draining my savings account with all the cool vintage tech your showing everyone

[@nicanortiongzhon8785]

I thought all these years, the vinyl had gone for good. I was wrong. Now, I really regret to have thrown away my vinyl records, because I thought, the turntable won't be manufactured anymore.

[@AckzaTV]

It was an honor to push this video over the 10,000 like mark

[@bwarrent]

My grandpa had one, and I've recently found it in my grandmother's basement. I'm going to be trying to refurb it soon. Great to find this video.

[@AnonymousCaveman]

That design whilst complex is completely brilliant.

[@dynodin81]

Sweet! Once I saw the Juice album being put in I immediately hit subscribe; well that and the amazing tear down/review that you provided.

[@johammerstein3605]

ah yes......bringing back the smooth clear sound quality of vinyl, all the clicks, pops and skips and needle rumble noise.

[@arabcadabra8863]

I don't know why, but I find these videos about changing belts fascinating!

[@mattcrooke8321]

Absolutely superb review, for an amazing record player!!!

[@ciphermatrix]

Heh quite glad I discovered your channel, very enjoyable. As a kid of the 70s I love the slightly clunky but pioneering stuff that came out during that era and onto the 80s, before digital equipment took over (I love that too but in a different way, it lacks that clunky charm).

[@stevekellett6934]

Another great video, can you indicate a current day value of the item your reviewing if possible (ball park will do) but keep them coming its a really interesting channel you have developed, the screenplay and continuity is excellent.

[@kamilgdansk]

I'd dream of one of this machines. And I founded myself checking your channel more often than 300 of my other subs :)

[@gunnarparment5050]

I actually had one if those turntables for a short time. I actually rented it with a buy-out option. Good idea, if it had worked, but there was one annoying problem. The light emittor/receiver on side B always got dusty and I had to dust it off every week. Unscrewing the service hatch, remove dust, remount hatch. That meant that the skip-track function almost never worked on side B. I returned the unit and got another more "classic" model. I never thought I would see one again, until I discovered your channel.

[@T_Crushed]

That HP watch just makes this video a tad bit more awesome than it is already!

[@martinhesketh4916]

I wouldn't trust that contraption with my vinyl

[@gplechuckiii]

WOW! I Had that record player back in the late 90's. Fun times buying records right when they started making them again and people realized that their old LPs weren't going to become collectors items for decades still. Only real problem with this thing was that a regular stylus for a turntable cost $3 in the late 90's, and it cost me $35 for one of these stylus and the thing needed two. Other than that, good times.