[enjoi_rootbeer]

my mom just got me a new Crosley turntable with built in speakers. only problem is that they don't sound to good...pretty bad really. any one know any mods to make it sound better? i'm not looking for hardcore audiophile stuff, just something better.

 

[max-9]

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Originally Posted by enjoi_rootbeer my mom just got me a new Crosley turntable with built in speakers. only problem is that they don't sound to good...pretty bad really. any one know any mods to make it sound better? i'm not looking for hardcore audiophile stuff, just something better.

NICE!

 

[enjoi_rootbeer]

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Originally Posted by max-9 NICE!

good...thanks...

 

[Garbz]

you could build your own plinth, you could replace the platter, replace the tonearmp, the cartidge, the motor and pretty much anything else as well.

Mind you most of thoes turntables were not designed for audiophile sound. People didn't care about it back then.

 

[Francis_Vaughan]

Well these are as much novelty items as anything. So you really shouldn't expect anything special in terms of sound.

But the single biggest improvement you can make is to not use the internal speakers. Indeed anything you try to do to improve the sound will be a waste of time otherwise. The problem is that the sound from the speakers is fed back straight into the turntable and does immense damage to the sound.

 

[ericj]

You should try this mod. The vinyl junkies are raving over it.

http://www.core77.com/bullitts/2005/...-Turntable.asp

 

[Pars]

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Originally Posted by ericj You should try this mod. The vinyl junkies are raving over it. http://www.core77.com/bullitts/2005/...-Turntable.asp

Priceless...

Question: where's the gas tank?

 

[dmunky]

I'm currently doing the same thing with my Fisher Price record player with internal speakers. What I've done so far is made an audio out to plug it into speakers and headphones. I'm trying to find some better quality speakers to replace the internal speakers, but have run into a lack of funds right now.

 

[Shakey]

This might not be exactly what you're looking for, but they've got some good ideas for DIY turntable mods.

http://www.theanalogdept.com/diy.htm