U-Turn Audio’s $150 Orbit turntable- pic
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beatcomber
AK Member
Same here! Looks like a fun table.
jkilla
Out of Touch
I think it's at the price point where it would send those awful Crosley turntables packing. I know a certain Record shop/chain in Toronto that sells those ****ing Piece of shit Crosleys, that should place one of these on display right next to them and sell them for the same price range ($150 approx). Even the most clueless shoppers would be able to tell the difference in quality (physical would be a huge difference, let alone sound which would be even more)
rnorton
Super Member
Here's a reply I received from them when I wanted to know if it had cueing. I'm sure they won't mind my posting it here.
Hello,
The Orbit will be cued manually. Initial upgrade options will include an acrylic platter in place of the standard MDF one, and cartridges from the Ortofon OM series, in place of the Ortofon Omega. Other special offers will include limited edition colors and hand painted plinths. Thank you for your interest, please do not hesitate to ask any further questions.
Best,
Peter Maltzan
U-Turn Audio
Hello,
The Orbit will be cued manually. Initial upgrade options will include an acrylic platter in place of the standard MDF one, and cartridges from the Ortofon OM series, in place of the Ortofon Omega. Other special offers will include limited edition colors and hand painted plinths. Thank you for your interest, please do not hesitate to ask any further questions.
Best,
Peter Maltzan
U-Turn Audio
penkosey
Well-Known Member
Regarding cuing, here is a video (found on Well Tempered Lab's blog) demonstrating cuing without a lever:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pranka/3852871114/
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RamblinE
(╯°□°)╯彡┻━┻
Looks risky but I think I could do it
Probably shouldn't be any drinkin' involved when trying to use the Orbit though. I'm going to have to print out another protractor. While it'll be nice to get an Ortofon OM series cart with the turntable I'd rather use my Grado Green.
penkosey
Well-Known Member
illini
The Past is Alive
Deal breaker #1
I don't have a problem with manual cuing with conventional arms, but with a unipivot, there will be period when the arm is settling down into correct alignment after the arm has been lifted with the off center arm lift. I think they might be better advised to use either a lift that sticks up above the headshell and is in line with the arm axis, or sticks out of the front of the headshell in line with the arm. Neither looks normal, but apparently both work perfectly well -- there was a KLH (or was it Stanton?) table in the 70s that had opposing magnets to levitate the platter that used the above arm lift, and there was a Fairchild(?) arm that came to a point in front of the cartridge, forming a lift.
illini
The Past is Alive
Yeah. But I bet the company or someone will develop an aftermarket device to resolve the issue, similar to the Q UP.
rnorton
Super Member
Yeah, that's a deal-killer for me, too. I might be able to live with it on anything but a unipivot arm.
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beatcomber
AK Member
Aw, yer a bunch of pussies!
