[Dixielandjazz] New toy

[David Richoux]

Good price for an Ion  USB turntable:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/mp3/90a0/   $99! (USA shipment  
only.)

A fellow DJ at my station has an earlier version - says it works well.
78s are recorded at 45 and then corrected with software - don't know  
about the styli.

Dave Richoux
On Dec 18, 2007, at 12:58 AM, Brian Harvey wrote:

>
>
> Fr Mike wrote................Something to keep in mind about these
> Crosley-type machines that play 78s is that they do NOT have both  
> LP and 78
> styli -- they only have the LP stylus.  That means when you play  
> 78s you are
> going to be playing too far into the groove and both getting too  
> much noise
> and potentially damaging your 78s.
>
> My response for that it's worth.........in the UK these pieces of  
> equipment
> are usually offered with alternate styli - one for LPs, EPs and the  
> other
> for 78rpms. The same should surely apply in the USA.
>
> Brian Harvey
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>