Portable Turntables

[TeenFink]

so do any of you weirdos have a portable turntable? i was thinkin it'd be fun to get one for the backyard since summer's here and it's grillin' season and i get tired of the radio and and and......i just think it'd be bitchen to have a portable turntable to play 45s outside, i'm sorry.

Needle Doctor sells some:

http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-Store/Portable-Turntables

i also heard that the Columbia GP-3 is a keeper (battery powered, too!).

whatcha got? anything good on this?

[kopper]

That little Japanese thing looks pretty badass. But is it loud enough?

BTW, when I was a kid, I had one of those round transistor radios you can see in the background in that video. Mine was green. It's long gone.

[Jessy Drastic]

they are cool, but not so practical.

not only do bbq sauce & vinyl not mix, it's a real pain in the ass to flip records AND burgers at the same time.

 

[TeenFink]

party pooper.

Jessy Drastic said:

they are cool, but not so practical.

not only do bbq sauce & vinyl not mix, it's a real pain in the ass to flip records AND burgers at the same time.

 

[Ken]

The only advice I have is NOT to get one of the cheapo Crosley deals they sell at Target, walmart, et. al.  Especially if you plan on playing 45s.  They have this annoying auto-stop function that normally cuts of a 7"er at about the Two and a half minute mark.

[Jessy Drastic]

i know. :( but i also know that the records i would even want to spin at a bbq are ones i didn't just pay $1 for.. and if something sat in the sun, or had beer spilled on it - it would be total suck-b-que city..

something like that would be awesome though, like. a guy, and a gal... on a rooftop... a bunch of sweet ass records, and a bottle of cheap wine, and a bit of good weed, and ... oh shit, what were we talking about again..? 

TeenFink said:

party pooper.
 

[Mike Humsgreen]

An arty picture frame shop on my street wanted to display a Nancy Sinatra 7" framed in the window. It lasted one day before it had melted into some weird sculpture. Ooops

Get a ghetto blaster, nobody misses tapes and they still look kick arse.

Jessy Drastic said:

i know. :( but i also know that the records i would even want to spin at a bbq are ones i didn't just pay $1 for.. and if something sat in the sun, or had beer spilled on it - it would be total suck-b-que city..

[Jessy Drastic]

yup, this.

or, burn all your vinyl to mp3's, load up an iPod, and voila - you have a dj taking care of tunes while you get to sit back & stuff your face with burgers.

Mike Humsgreen said:

Get a ghetto blaster, nobody misses tapes and they still look kick arse.

 

[Thee Wild Wraith]

I have the Crosley CR-40 and it has no automatic cut off. 

It's not great, but it's fairly inexpensive and I figured if I'm going to be using it as a portable and it's gonna be getting banged around and stuff, what's the point of spending a lot? 

It's not too loud, but you can attach it to external speakers.  I would never suggest it to a serious audiophile though.  It has zero extras.  It's just something convenient to carry from room to room.  You gotta plug it in.  I like it for what it is, a cheap portable that I don't have to worry about abusing. 

Ken said:

The only advice I have is NOT to get one of the cheapo Crosley deals they sell at Target, walmart, et. al.  Especially if you plan on playing 45s.  They have this annoying auto-stop function that normally cuts of a 7"er at about the Two and a half minute mark.

[Steven Madson]

I have a Numark pt-01 and I really like it, sounds decent, and you can hook up a couple of computer speakers in the headphone jack if you want, also can run on batteries, and for 100$ its not too pricy

[Al Aitchison]

I use the Numark PT-01USB and really dig it.  I like for record shows and recording vinyl.  Uses battery or A/C power.  It also has RCA outputs if you'd rather not use the built in speaker.  Very eay to find online (Ebay, Amazon et. al)

http://www.numark.com/product/pt01usb

[Jessy Drastic]

just ran across this today, it actually looks pretty cool.. integrated iPod dock and it will record vinyl to mp3, etc..

 

http://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PLTTB8UI/Classical-Vinyl-Turntable-Rec...-

[TeenFink]

NICE!! that just might go on my xmas list.

Jessy Drastic said:

just ran across this today, it actually looks pretty cool.. integrated iPod dock and it will record vinyl to mp3, etc..

 

http://www.pyleaudio.com/sku/PLTTB8UI/Classical-Vinyl-Turntable-Rec...-