ALBUMS- Keep em,sell them, ditch them? ROUND 2

[flaxattack]

OK so i was prepping for the move and an egg crate opened. How the hell did i end up with a spinners album? Did I actually buy hall and and oats live?
so i unpack the turntable- i estimated its been a good 13 years in the box- so i am all excited about putting a disc on? low and behold there is no belt! :-(
OK- I NEED SOME HELP FROM YOU TECHIES!
i could buy a belt on ebay- at this point i have no clue how to remove the table. i really dont see any pin holding it on and ive pulled on it and i wont give. the motor is working.
HERE IS MY BIG ISSUE
There is no phono input on my marantz reciever. i have aux,ld,dss,vcr etc.  
Will it work going into aux or do i need some kind of preamp
amazon has a technics turntable for $80
http://www.amazon.com/Technica-AT-LP60-Automatic-Driven-Turntable/dp/B002GYTPAE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1351612818&sr=1-1&keywords=turntables
am i better off just getting a new one and save the cartridge from the old one?
thanks

[keith_h]

What type of turntable and cartridge do you have on your current turntable?  
 
Keith

[flaxattack]

marantz tt1200
ortofon lm10
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[jon_jackson]

you can get belts at Needle doctor or turntable belts.com.
 
preamp (needed for phono to line conversion) also at above.
 
check vinylengine forum for instructions on platter removal. it apparently has some screws underneath.
 
Hope this helps.
Jon

[keith_h]

Looking at the owners manual for the turntable it appears the platter just sits on top of the spindle. Don't know if you have it so I've sent you a copy. I could not find a free service manual.
 
Looking at the spec's on the cartridge I doubt it will work without a preamp. Typically you could attach ceramic cartridges to the aux as they had enough output but magnetic cartridges did not.

[flaxattack]

i went to needle doc
the cheapest preamp is 200$
 
the tehcnics lp60 sells for 80 and has a switchable preamp built in
its gotten excellent reviews if you go to the site above-
so i think thats the way to go
 
objections? anyone ? anyone?
lol
thanks

[hammer]

I'm not sure of the quality for which you are looking, but that price seems awfully steep. I don't know the quality of the rest of your system but unless its of true audiophile quality (we're talking the price of a nice new Alembic here) I've been totally satisfied with $50 preamp I got from phonopreamps.com.  Now of course if you want to go with the best and your system demands it, Grado makes an amazing (and of course amazingly expensive preamp for both low and high output cartridges for $500.

[flaxattack]

SOMEONE HELP ME. I AM LOCKED OUT OF MY ACCOUNT
I TRIED RESETTING, DELETING COOKIES ETC AND NOTHING WORKS
I CANT REACH A MODERATOR
OYE

[mica]

You seem to be here... am I missing something?

[flaxattack]

hi mica!
i cannot gain access to my profile
i wanted to turn off the forwarding of responses to my posts. my bad for pressing yes! lol
 
btw- i need a 2 way q filter switch for wolf. i tried 100 flips and its still noisy
i have a new address so please email me when you get a chance.

[flaxattack]

i bought the technics at B&H photo for 72$ free shipping so i bought vinyl cleaner also

[mica]

I changed your profile, Jeff so you should be email notice free from the club.  
 
There isn't any restriction on editing your own profile, you need to click the Edit Profile link in the upper right hand corner of any club page. What exactly is happening when you try?
 
Just email me your new shipping address.