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yorx record player?

my guess is that the seller had no idea on what he was selling and saw other older record players for around that price so thought that possibly a dumb young kid would pay it (me if I hadnt talked to the fellows on this site)

Just hooked the dual up to my marantz sr1100($30) going into my energy tempest speakers(free) and listening to some rush. Love it, absolutly love it.
 
rob29 said:
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.
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Cool! Welcome to the ranks of Dual owners :D That looks like a good table to get started with. Sounds like you got some good records to begin the collection with, too! :thmbsp:

Michael
 
Congratulations on buying the Dual instead of the Yux, I mean Yorx. It's like choosing a Mercury over a riding mower to take a trip in.

In the late 1980's, my former stepmother sold my Magnavox Astrosonic console stereo to her sister to partially finance a Yorx stereo from Sam's. It had two sliders for every control, so it made the EQ look like it had twice as many bands. The turntable never did play the correct speed, and within five years the table, one of the cassettes and a speaker were dead. Why Dad held onto it another five years is beyond me - I guess it was just filling a hole in the entertainment center, as he never played the thing even when it was new.

And the Magnavox...it wound up being left out in the rain when they moved. They were too lazy to bring it into the house I guess.
 
I wouldn't touch that ad with a 50 foot pole.

If it was much cheaper, I would definately say go for it, because we all gotta start our vinyl journey somewhere. But for that price, just pass on it.

Something better for cheaper will most likely eventually come up.

[EDIT] Oh I guess I should read the whole thread. Well anyway, good job getting a Dual. I've been into vinyl for about 10 years, and even I don't own something as nice as a Dual. I got me a plastic-y Sanyo TT lol
 
Congrates on the Dual :) You should enjoy that one alot. Now, we will need a picture of it :D If you had gone with the Yorx, we would NOT have needed a picture of it:no:
 
wilkes85 said:
I've been into vinyl for about 10 years, and even I don't own something as nice as a Dual. I got me a plastic-y Sanyo TT lol
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That ain't so bad - I went from a Sanyo Plus Q40 to a Dual 1009F. I liked the Sanyo until the counterweight cracked off the arm. Otherwise, it gave me 3 or 4 years of service, and was an improvement over the Optimus linear tracker it replaced. I'd still have it if it hadn't have broken...well, I probably would have passed it on to someone else by now...
 
Never give a Yorx to SA, Goodwill, etc. Take it OUT of the food chain-why let someone else suffer? if that person is 'getting into vinyl" it may be the end for them if they judge vinyl playback by Yorx standards. Plus it will destroy their records.
 
KentTeffeteller said:
Yorx is very poor quality
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Ya a friend of mine said this...I got one at salvation army a few weeks ago (9.99) as I wanted to copy some of my records to cassettes..... The cassette players and radio work fine but the turntable doesnt turn when you put the arm over! (The motor kicks on but it doesnt turn)

How do these tables operate? Is there a BELT or is it an idler wheel?
 
Yes I do but I want a combo unit so i can record my records to a cassette :)


Thank you needlestein Me and my dad had it open,couldnt find a way of removing the platter....... Ill take another gander.....

Gracious :)
 
I'd still just opt for components and add a cassette deck, if needed. But that's me. Never a fan of compacts, even the nice ones of which there are a very few.
 
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