yorx record player?

[rob29]

Just to be completly straightforward, THIS IS A REAL POST.

I am fairly new to the audio hobby and as such, I am looking for a record player and records. I have found a few yammys but they are in need of a complete overhaul and I have never worked on a record player.

I found a yorx player with about 40 odd records but the seller is wanting $100 which I found is quite steep for anything with the yorx badge on it. So my main question is are the yorx turntables as good of quality as their other audio equipment or are they actually decent? Thank you

 

[ducati_EL34]

Just to be completly straightforward, THIS IS A REAL POST.

I am fairly new to the audio hobby and as such, I am looking for a record player and records. I have found a few yammys but they are in need of a complete overhaul and I have never worked on a record player.

I found a yorx player with about 40 odd records but the seller is wanting $100 which I found is quite steep for anything with the yorx badge on it. So my main question is are the yorx turntables as good of quality as their other audio equipment or are they actually decent? Thank you

No. I would hold out for a good Technics, Yamaha, or other TT. You could always buy one that needed repair and take it someone who specializes in that sort of work.

 

[Argyle]

i think the general consensus here will be to forget anything that carries the yorx name. Keep your eye on craigslist and any local thrift shops and you'll find something respectable. Even the old 70s/80s "low end" technics tables are perfectly fine.

 

[KentTeffeteller]

Yorx is very poor quality. Very heavy tonearm which is hard on records. Not a good investment and the seller wants way too much money for it ($75 too much). Post some questions about how to do minor overhauls on turntables and we'll walk you through how to do them.

 

[gkimeng]

I found a yorx player with about 40 odd records but the seller is wanting $100 which I found is quite steep for anything with the yorx badge on it. So my main question is are the yorx turntables as good of quality as their other audio equipment or are they actually decent? Thank you

This is the audio equivalent of a house being sold for the value of the land it sits on. If the 40-odd records are desirable and in good condition, which is doubtful if they've been played for years on that Yorx turntable, make an offer for the records and turn the Yorx over to your local GW. Otherwise, pass.

 

[Sansui Louie]

Why would you start out the post with "This is a real post" if you did not already know the answer to the question?

 

[hifi_nut]

Yorx = POS.

Sansuie Louie has a very strong point IMO. Looks like you almost wanted to start a "Yorx Trashing" thread, the way you put it.

Jorge

 

[Argyle]

it may seem fairly obvious to some but maybe he's not sure if Yorx just gets trashed or if it is really garbage?

There is an awful lot of Bose bashing that goes on here, but they have made some quality products IMO. If you didn't know, you might think all they make is crap.

 

[jlc76]

My first stereo in jr. high was a yorx :-( I used it until I was 15 and could afford a Technics receiver. The yorx had dual cassette and turntable but I mainly used it as an amp with a radio shack mixer, technics cassette deck, and a Sony and Kenwood turntables (before I got my 1200s). I also had a cheap Sharp CD player which I later upgraded to a Technics. All of it driving some old coax 70's bookshelfs that were in a really nice cabs.

It was the worst system, but I remember playing so much music on it...as I didn't have a car yet and basically did nothing but listen to music all day. Now I have a good system that I get to listen to for 1 or 2 albums a day if I am lucky during the week...

Anyway, make an offer for the records only kick the turntable to the curb...unless your kid needs one or something.

 

[gkimeng]

Why would you start out the post with "This is a real post" if you did not already know the answer to the question?

He might have been concerned that asking a question about a Yorx might have been mistaken for a troll post.

 

[Sansui Louie]

He might have been concerned that asking a question about a Yorx might have been mistaken for a troll post.

Well, that's my point. If you already know the answer to the question, why ask? If Yorx is universally considered crap to the extent that he was embarrassed to even bring it up without a disclaimer as to the validity of the post... sounds exactly like a troll post to me.

Heck, it's a great turntable! And what a deal on those records, too! Hurry, before someone else grabs it!

 

[wajobu]

I agree about a good Technics TT being a good place to start--solid equipment (yes, as are other options...).

 

[gkimeng]

Well, that's my point. If you already know the answer to the question, why ask? If Yorx is universally considered crap to the extent that he was embarrassed to even bring it up without a disclaimer as to the validity of the post...

I have run across combo stereos that were made by POS companies that turned out to have halfway decent (for their time) Garrard turntables on them. Since few if any of these companies actually manufactured the turntables and/or tape mechanisms in their products, there is always an outside chance of getting lucky.

 

[Sansui Louie]

Ok, I'll concede on that point and state that $100 for a turntable and 40 records, used, from an unknown source is probably not worth a lot of driving or effort...unless it's a known high end brand. The records alone are not worth $100 IMO unless you have no records at all and they are all in mint shape. Since they came with a Yorx turntable, they won't be.

I would recommend patience and diligence to the OP...watch CL and hit the thrifts and rummage sales. A much better turntable is out there. Those Yamys that you speak of...it's quite possible that they need very little to become serviceable. Why not post some more information (photos, model numbers, symptoms) on those? There's lots of people here to help you...even crusty, curmudgeonly old farts like myself.

 

[Fred Longworth]

Since rob29 has not chimed in again, perhaps this is a hoax or "baiting" thread. But in my more than three decades of servicing audio gear, I've come to see Yorx as one of those junky brands that were sold in discount stores. In their earlier days, they competed against Morse Electrophonic. Later, they squared off against those awful all-in-one machines made by Fisher, Panasonic and others.

The Yorx was cheaper than the Fisher or Panasonic, and so it was usually sold to people of limited means.

Ten years ago, they were still coming in for service at a regular clip. Now, I seldom see them. The turntables in Yorx all-in-one machines were generally of poor quality -- the kind that eat records for breakfast. However, if a person has a pile of old records they don't care about, and all they want to hear is background music, ticks, pops, hiss and all . . . then a Yorx turntable is probably okay.

Fred

 

[SpeakerLabFan]

I agree on the recommendations to pass on anything Yorx or SoundDesign, and Technics is great place to start. There were alot of these tables purchased for a good reason and they hold up well.

speaking of Yorx, I ran across an all-in-one unit at the thrifts last week, while I've found nice vintage E/V, KLH and ARs speakers here. :thmbsp:

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

The sad thing is, compared to the crap we now see at Wal-K-Mart, etc., the Yorx unit pictured above, looks halfway decent.
(It's not...just sayin'...)

 

[whell]

I think you guys are coming at this from the entirely wrong perspective. I'd think it a miracle that a Yorx unit is still functional after all these years. If this unit could be kept operational, it could serve as a reminder of times gone by when the dollar / yen relationship was all screwed up, and the best that most folks could afford was a Yorx or Panasonic with Thrusters.

 

[thedelihaus]

Yorx is very poor quality. Very heavy tonearm which is hard on records. Not a good investment and the seller wants way too much money for it ($75 too much). Post some questions about how to do minor overhauls on turntables and we'll walk you through how to do them.

I disagree.

He's asking $100 too much.

This is the audio equivalent of a house being sold for the value of the land it sits on. If the 40-odd records are desirable and in good condition, which is doubtful if they've been played for years on that Yorx turntable...

Exactly. The records might have been worth it if not abused by the Yorx.

...There is an awful lot of Bose bashing that goes on here, but they have made some quality products IMO. If you didn't know, you might think all they make is crap.

I have run across combo stereos that were made by POS companies that turned out to have halfway decent (for their time) Garrard turntables on them. Since few if any of these companies actually manufactured the turntables and/or tape mechanisms in their products, there is always an outside chance of getting lucky.

Good points. SoundDesign started off making gear lots better than their later offerings.

Not saying it was audiophile gear, or even great kit like the popular Japanese brands, but it wasn't as abhorrent and repulsive as later craptastic product.

The sad thing is, compared to the crap we now see at Wal-K-Mart, etc., the Yorx unit pictured above, looks halfway decent.
(It's not...just sayin'...)

Sadly you are right.

 

[gkimeng]

I'd think it a miracle that a Yorx unit is still functional after all these years.

A lot of these discount-store-stereos were actually fairly durable, having been spec'd to be given to 13-year-olds as bday and xmas gifts. It's the records and cassettes that were exposed to them that didn't last very long.