Ocasional listening or heavy duty / professional use? What stereo / audio equipment do you have, to connect the wanted chager to? What type of records do you need to play? LP's only? 7" Sinlges stacked? Any 78's? or 16 RPM records? I distinguish between "Hi-Fi" and other record changers. This leaves record changers based on the construction of a modern Hi-Fi player to be rare and expensive. Unfortunately at the time when Hi-Fi Stereo had risen and turntables had ripened to their perfection less record changers were manufacturd than turn tables. which were meant to be played on modern equipment. That because: Mono LPs form the 50's are more coarse than modern records.
As mentioned: Technolgy advanced over time, so generally changers of later vintage (60's, and up) are more gentle with records than the early ones (50's)- AND changers that were top of the line at the time made, are more refined than lower cost models.Īs a rule of thumb: I probably would recommned to match the changer with the time aera form which the records come, that are being listened to, or in other words: A changerform the 50's is not a perfect match for playing records form the 70s + 80's.
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If playing lots of records - may it be for day to day listening, or to record singles, or only once for archiving, etc., a record changer may become appealing as it saves the manual labor of serving them. With advancement in technology changers became more gentle in the way they treated records, but still are not considered ideal, if playing today's rare, mint condition and expensive collector records - A quality turntable will be more appropriate for ultimate conserving of rare records. The changer drops a record form the stacking spindle, plays it and when played drops another record to play, continuosly, until the stack is exhausted.Ĭhanges have been around form the 40's and in the days of old were constructed quite coarse. If you are looking for something not shown here, or If wishing for me to refurbish your non working record changer that you already might have:Īllow to stack records for automated uninterupted play. I have more record changers and parts than listed here. I refurbish and sell these brands of refurbished Record Changers: BIC, BSR, Dual, Garrard, PE, Technics and oocasionally: Voice Of Music, Magnavox, and others I stock turtnable spindles for pretty much all record changers that offer this. Most Hi-Fi record changers can be converted to a standard non stacking turntable (to play one record at the time - non stacked) by replacing the changer spindle with a turtnable spindle (user replaceable). LP changers with an "umbrella" type changer spindles (such as "Dual" or "Technics") allow to use "center insrts (for each single record insert one) to play 7" singles stacked. While any record changer plays at 45 RPM: to play 7" singles stacked requires an additional special stacker adapter / stacker spindle, which is scarce (osolete) for Hi-Fi changers and only available for some brands such as BSR, Technics and DUAL (and is hard to find and expensive!) - If needing to stack 7" singles: see "Record Changers for 45 singles" for record changers for which 45 stackes are available: I list available 45 stackers in "Add-On's" Or: Get a record changer for LPs (no 45 stacker available) and add the "turntable" spindle to play each 45 single - one at the time - not stacked.
Direct Drive, Belt Drive, Idler Wheel Drive based Record Changers. Record Changers for LP's Record Changers for 45 Singles Record Changers for 78 RPM Shellac Records Record Changers for 16 RPM records These Record Changer types are available: > With an answer to these questions I will be glad to recommend a suitable changer What stereo / audio equipment do you have, to connect the wanted changer to? Occasional listening or heavy duty / professional use? Large extensive record collection? Average, or exquisite expensive collector records? What type of records do you need to play? HiFi Stereo Record Changers - Multi Speed 16 / 33 / 45 / 78 RPM - Multi Size for 7" 10" 12" records Vintage Audio Restoration Services VINTAGE AUDIO Consulting Services Tech Answers Info - FAQ L i n k s UEA Home Repairing, Refurbishing, Restoring and Custom Modifying of Vintage Audio Electronics + Music Equipment since 1979 Sales of Quality Refurbished Vintage Audio Equipment and Restoration / Repair Services Record Changers - Vintage Hi-fi and Refurbished