Don’t know about that - I have 3 25 year old Poang chairs that are still perfect - and perfectly comfortable. Have about 10 of their Kallax units full of records - they’re doing just fine too.
Well - It’s supposed to be cheap.
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Don’t know about that - I have 3 25 year old Poang chairs that are still perfect - and perfectly comfortable. Have about 10 of their Kallax units full of records - they’re doing just fine too.
Who bothers with records -that- warped anyway?
Looks like a good unit for kids wanting something cheap. My guess is that they’ll sell plenty.
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Weathers had a wood tonearm, FM/strain gauge cartridge, and was a quality turntable in spite of it's humble appearance.
This is a $99 toy turntable, competing with the likes of Crosley.... plus it will give me something to be interested in at Ikea besides the cheap hot dogs. I don't think its role is to play your cherished records which you plan to keep forever, it's more for someone who wants a funky new toy to play with for a while.
Yes, but still low budget/ high value. The AR XA was better for the same price. I'm withholding judgement on this one.
4300
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Meh. My fiance furnished half our house with Ikea furniture. Half of it is broken at the joints, the extremely thin particle board has broken where the cam locks sit. The 10 year olds bed has faired the worst.
Ikea sells a range of quality, you get what you pay for there just like anywhere else.
Good buddy of mine is from Norway, great guy. I asked him about lutefisk. He claimed, and I quote, "It's really good!"
Yeah, man. I'll.....uh, just take your word on that. Like Jules Winfield said in Pulp Fiction, "A sewer rat might taste like pumpkin pie, but I wouldn't know, cause I ain't eatin' the nasty mf'er."
As to the table, well......it's cheap! There's that.
Mellotronix
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Seems like that's been done before. Oh, wait. Here we go:
I’m sure that the market for the Ikea Frekvens line will be the same folks buying Lego. They’re probably expecting folks in the 10-15 year old range to be buying them, maybe as their first turntable.
Nobody will mistake it for an audiophile offering..or will they?
Mellotronix
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Check out the top of the line model:
MCM_Fan
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Jest you wait - someone will build that.
As Max said you can buy cheap and it is ok, but spend a bit more but still cheap and there stuff is very good, you get real wood veneer and thick also sealed at the ends so even if it gets wet wont swell. One of the best bargains used to be their laminate flooring, here in Aus laminates are expensive and junk. The Ikea one was waterproof and seriously hard wearing and cheap too.
Chris
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Actually, Crosley has a much more full-featured turntable for under $99, with Audio-Technica AT3600 cartridge and fully automatic mechanism:
https://amzn.to/2Nc3cXL
zoombrewer77
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I came extremely close to buying that table before I found this forum and did some actual research.Actually, Crosley has a much more full-featured turntable for under $99, with Audio-Technica AT3600 cartridge and fully automatic mechanism:
https://amzn.to/2Nc3cXL
At any rate...yeah that's an ugly table, but $99 at IKEA is $199 outside IKEA, in my experience. The flush platter gives me pause. The 1/2" mount and apparently unbalanced arm give me fits. Maybe its just a weird counterweight.
Actually, Crosley has a much more full-featured turntable for under $99, with Audio-Technica AT3600 cartridge and fully automatic mechanism:
https://amzn.to/2Nc3cXL
The Ikea player has a 1/2" mount cartridge, and looks like a low slung weighted counterbalance. I don't see anti-skate, but I assume it tracks around 3g, with that AT3600. If the platter is weighted, the bearing is decent, and other details like that, what's the big deal? I see a minimalist turntable with some promise to sound good.. Jury out till its possible to see one up close. That crosley is fine, I'm sure, but it looks less interesting than the new Ikea product, because that basic design has been kicking around for 25 years already. Sure the Ikea unit could be junk, but I don't see clear evidence that it isn't a bargain either
zoombrewer77
Tinnitus Maximus
I might get my buddy to get me one on his discount. Just to put eyes on it. Full disclosure: I kind of hate most modern TT designs.
