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yorx record player?

rob29 said:
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
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Two reasons for getting Yorx:
1. your family is being held hostage and the perps are giving you 2 hours to give them a turntable or they kill your family, and the ONLY one you can find is a Yorx.
2. You are a collector and like to have samples of the worst of the worst from hte past (actually a valid reason).


I hav a fairly strong opinion on this stuff. I tend to categorize equipment and Yorx is in the Emerson, Soundesign, white van category, and close to the bottom of that one. It is not serious hi-fi. Heck, it is not hi-fi at all.

Unless they got better after I quit noticing.
 
Member Bentpencil has a mint Yorx stand alone TT.

I believe he has never played the darn thing in fear it will outshine his crappy Sansui / Klipsch set-up.:D
 
RobRoy said:
Two reasons for getting Yorx:
1. your family is being held hostage and the perps are giving you 2 hours to give them a turntable or they kill your family, and the ONLY one you can find is a Yorx.
2. You are a collector and like to have samples of the worst of the worst from hte past (actually a valid reason).


I hav a fairly strong opinion on this stuff. I tend to categorize equipment and Yorx is in the Emerson, Soundesign, white van category, and close to the bottom of that one. It is not serious hi-fi. Heck, it is not hi-fi at all.

Unless they got better after I quit noticing.
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Poor Emerson. They started off making such durable electrical goods. Their vintage (pre-1960) fans are indestructible.
 
Sam Cogley said:
Poor Emerson. They started off making such durable electrical goods. Their vintage (pre-1960) fans are indestructible.
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Yeah. I sold Soundesign and Emerson stuff in the mid-1970's. I LTERALLY would not sell it. Whenever someone was interested in one of those systems, I'd steer them into a Pioneer Sx434 and Garrard based system, often dropping the price as much as I could get away with just to get them into something approaching reliable hi-fi..

Part of my motivation was selfish - I hated handling returns. And no, that is not a joke. It is what I was consciously thinking at the time.
 
If you want a better machine, be patient... one will turn up at a fair price. You can search around on here for various models that will work just fine.

One possibly hassle free avenue is to get one of those lighter, cheaper, 80's P-mounts belt drives from a decent brand (like JVC). Mine worked fine with a nice little AT cart on it. They require no setup, adjustment etc. But are light on records (usu 1.25g or so). The only "work" they are likely to need is a belt which is easy to find and replace.

Best of luck in your search!
 
shimniok said:
If you want a better machine, be patient... one will turn up at a fair price. You can search around on here for various models that will work just fine.

One possibly hassle free avenue is to get one of those lighter, cheaper, 80's P-mounts belt drives from a decent brand (like JVC). Mine worked fine with a nice little AT cart on it. They require no setup, adjustment etc. But are light on records (usu 1.25g or so). The only "work" they are likely to need is a belt which is easy to find and replace.

Best of luck in your search!
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I sold a decent dd turntable on craigslist for $20.

I'm with you. If he's patient, he'll find something close to what he's looking for. Garage sales can be a boon.
 
Wow thank you all for the input. Sorry, that I was unable to reply as I was helping a friend restain his deck(500-700sq ft). This is in no way a "troll" post as some suggested, I was just wondering on the brand quality.

From my brief history of home audio, about 8 months, I have only seen negative feedback on the yorx speakers which made me wonder if the actual components were any better. As many stated, they are complete garbage so I will steer clear of it. As for the records, I have 0 at the moment, but the majority of the records that the seller listed were of no interest to me anyways.

The yamaha that I was talking about in an earlier post was $10 but the seller stated that it will need a new belt and had no idea of the condition of anything else. I am completly new to record players but have wanted one for some time. Are there any information links that you guys have on hand that may be able to steer me in the right direction for the internal operation of how record players work and maybe a general maintenance of them.

Thank you all for your replys and I will not be picking up this player.

The yamaha that was mentioned earlier is a YP-B2 and the seller states the other then the belt, it is functional. I am reluctant to purchase it because of my lack of experience working with these.
 
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Belts are about $10. Add a new decent cart for $30, or even nicer for $60-100, and you've got a decent setup.
 
Most of the TT's that I find need a new belt (if applicable), a new stylus, pitch control cleaned (if applicable), and adjustment of the stylus pressure. This will be the case for most '70's and later TT's unless the previous owner used the machine for something other than a TT. Just keep hitting the yard sales, rummage sales, junk stores, etc. You'll probably find a decent TT for a reasonable price. Heck, you might just get lucky and get the whole system for a decent price. Many people are real quick to sell or give away this old equipment because it's "old and outdated" in their mind. You may have to invest a little time and money to get the equipment up to spec; but, you'll still come out better than you would with most "all in one" systems or those POS ION, Sony, Audio-Technica, etc. TT's that are currently being sold for under $100.

As far as those "all in ones", names usually don't mean much. Most all models from the '70's and early '80's were low end and used the same basic BSR record changer with a ceramic cartridge. The ones that didn't have BSR's had lower end Garrard record changers. By the mid '80's, most "all in ones" had some POS manual TT mechanism that was made in China or Taiwan and was even worse than the '70's BSR changers.

There were a few "all in ones" made by H.H. Scott, Fisher, KLH, Magnavox, Sony, Zenith, etc. that sounded somewhat decent and featured magnetic cartridges on their TT's. The KLH and H.H. Scott systems of the '60's and early '70's usually had somewhat decent Garrard record changers with Pickering magnetic cartridges.
 
Thank you for the history and what to watch out for. The yamaha is tempting as I enjoy tinkering and will have a bit of down time until I ship out to the navy. My only real concern with the replacement parts is that I live in Ontario, Canada and most suppliers are located across the border which drastically increases shipping costs in my experience.
I may do a few searches for Canadian suppliers asnd see if they may have the proper replacement parts for the yamaha, or be patient and see I am able to find a working one. I have been making weekly visits to the local value village but have come out with nothing yet.
 
rob29 said:
Wow thank you all for the input. Sorry, that I was unable to reply as I was helping a friend restain his deck(500-700sq ft). This is in no way a "troll" post as some suggested, I was just wondering on the brand quality.

From my brief history of home audio, about 8 months, I have only seen negative feedback on the yorx speakers which made me wonder if the actual components were any better. As many stated, they are complete garbage so I will steer clear of it. As for the records, I have 0 at the moment, but the majority of the records that the seller listed were of no interest to me anyways.

The yamaha that I was talking about in an earlier post was $10 but the seller stated that it will need a new belt and had no idea of the condition of anything else. I am completly new to record players but have wanted one for some time. Are there any information links that you guys have on hand that may be able to steer me in the right direction for the internal operation of how record players work and maybe a general maintenance of them.

Thank you all for your replys and I will not be picking up this player.

The yamaha that was mentioned earlier is a YP-B2 and the seller states the other then the belt, it is functional. I am reluctant to purchase it because of my lack of experience working with these.
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The YP-B2 is a damn nice turntable, i say go for it!
 
Canuck Audio Mart? That does look like a nice table. Changing a belt is a piece of cake. You remove the platter, put the belt on between the pulley on the underside of the platter and around the motor pulley, and put the platter back on. It's probably harder to thread a reel to reel tape deck than to change a turntable belt.

There's lots of places that will ship a belt to you, and not overly expensively. They don't weigh much. Try these nice people: http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LG&Product_Code=YPB2

While you're there, order a new phono cartridge. Here's a great all around one for starters: http://www.lpgear.com/Merchant2/mer..._Code=LG&Product_Code=ATC95E&Category_Code=A3

SO....$20 for the turntable, about $20 for the belt, $50 for the cartridge...You're up and running for under $100 with a very nice unit that will serve you well.

Give us a shout when the belt and cartridge arrive and we'll walk you thru the installation and setup.
 
Well I ended up talking with a guy on kijiji and picked up a dual cs-514 in what looks like in really good condition. He was very helful and we spent about 45 minutes talking about audio and he showed me all the basics of the player and how to ajust the needle and such.

He had the record player going and it sounded amazing going through his setup and this was my first time listening to a record player. All I can say is I am hooked.

I also got 15 records from him including styx, pink floyd, supertramp and rush all for $60 cnd.

Cannot wait to get home and listen. Thanks for all the help guys.
 
Although I feel sorry for whoever spends $100 on the Yorx system. I have had better equipment I have given to people for free. Glad you stayed away, especially since you can find good vintage Pioneers, Technics, Miracords and Duals in thrifts usually for about $15. Perhaps that seller would experience some negative audiokarma for that one (he will be knocked out by a Morse/Electrophonic 8-track/receiver combo falling from a window).
 
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