> One other factor, I'm betting. Technics' sales had been buoyed by the > club DJ business for the last 15 years or so. But lately even the DJs > are moving to digital audio. You can do mixing, scratching etc. from > an iPad now. Once a few big name producers embrace something, they all > do. > > That may dampen the vinyl upsurge too. But there seems to be a move > among 20-somethings to adopt LP records as an alternative to the MP3's > they grew up with. [Boy it made me feel old to write that last > sentence. :-) ] > > -- > -bmw
I'm sure your're right. Turntable is setting up and functioning fine... now. That thing is heavy, almost 26 lbs. Interesting morning. After getting the cartridge mounted, tonearm balanced, etc., we went to plug it in and the end of the cord had a European connector, two round prongs. Wow was I torqued! I called B&H and their customer service had closed for the day. Wow was I torqued! Eventually I found a North American adapter in a blister pack, hiding, stapled on the outside of the box the turntable came in. Plugged it in, but it couldn't keep a stable speed. Lifted off platter to inspect and saw the voltage switch was on 220 instead of 110. Funny because the very first part of the instructions was about selecting the correct voltage. However I'd totally ignored the diagram and comprehended only the words 'voltage selection switch under turntable'. I had picked the thing up and looked for it on the exterior under side of the base, not under the platter. Not having found it I figured I'd received the North American model. Selected the correct voltage and now we're in business with perfect operation. It's the first time in my life I ever purchased an appliance or device that was not, by default, set up for the North American market. I'm sure a similar thing happens all the time in other parts of the world. Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
