Build your own record player
In my quest for a great sounding stereo and my annoying need to build things I have decided to build my own turntable. Luckily my friend Mark, microelectronics expert extraordinaire, will be teaching me the finer points of circuitry. I will be handling the sourcing, fabrication, and/or assembly of the plinth, bearing, and tonearm. This is a very exciting project for me because I have a limited knowledge when it comes to creating my own circuits. This is one of the last nagging things that I have been dying wrap my head around. More to come as the project progresses. As always I will delving further into the details on my wiki.
February 26th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
You should hook into the car with super duper shock protection.
March 15th, 2008 at 7:17 am
If you get too deeply into this, well…here’s an example what _can_ happen:
http://www.teresaudio.com/certus/
March 27th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I’ve seen their work before and its crazy! For that price it better sound like a concert hall!
May 12th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
[...] few months back I started sketching out plans for a do-it-yourself record player. Since then, not much has gone on due to my friend the electronics expert being out of town so I [...]
July 13th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Hi can you post all what you did to build this turntable. Very interesting !
July 13th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Unfortunately I have not finished it yet. All the other projects you see here have taken precedence. I will definitely make follow posts once that project continues.