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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Audio Turntables, Vinyl is Back and Here to Stay

By Katherine Waltz

If you are 30 or so, you may have once seen a turntable in a movie. If you're in your 20s, there is a good chance you've never seen one at all, even on the movies. If you don't know what they are, you'll find that turntables are musical devices that will play LPs and records.

The way it works is that there is a groove on the records and the needle of the turntables is dragged through that groove, starting on the outside and working it's way in. An oscillating electrical current is made by the needle, which them makes the noise through the speakers.

Today we take a lot of audio technology for granted, such as stereo sound and high fidelity, but these technologies came from the turntable. During the 1990s, CD players were released and turntables began to go out of style.

It was in the 80s that much of the music was released on CDs, which began to out sell the vinyls and soon many of the popular record labels decided to go primarily with the CDs. The CDs are cheap, they have great sound, are smaller, and they are even easier to find particular tracks.

Still today there is some appreciation for the old turntables. When records were made, it was done with analog reproduction. This made the sound come across as live and very warm to those listening. In fact, a lot of the older music never actually made it to a digital format.

Today most people that own the turntables are nostalgic and enjoy experiencing this form or music and love listening to the old music that just isn't available on CDs today.

Some of the turntables that are still actually sold today have enhancements on them. There are some that have digital processing chips. This lets you tune the sound on your own and it allows the needles to be more sensitive than before. You can also find turntables that are built like the original ones.

For those that want to experience the unique musical experience from years ago, then you'll need to have a turntable that is made like those were years ago. You won't want all the new technology on the turntable if you want the real experience.

Many of the newer turntables actually play records, cassettes, as well as CDs. Various turntables even convert LP files to mp3s so you can listen to them on your musical mp3 device. This gives you those amazing sounds that come from an old LP, but you also have the benefit of being able to take the music with you everywhere you want to go.

If you are feeling nostalgic, the warm notes that come from a vinyl being played on a turntable just can't be replicated. One of the top companies that provides these turntables in older designs is Stanton. This will give you that old turntable sound that you want that reminds you of the old days. - 18780

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