And I mean a real, real newbie. My friend left me his turntable when he moved out. He hadn't had it hooked up in all the time I lived there, though he swears it works. Now I'm sitting down to put it together and I'm totally lost. I looked on the internet for help but everyone seems to already know something about what they're doing, and I know literally nothing. They're talking about turner arms and skiing and all kinds of terms.
I know what the arm is, and I know what the needle is. I mean, this is dire. I can puzzle some parts out, but the technology is so before my time I can't tell if it's even working. To start with, hooking the turntable up to the sound control...box thing (I'm sorry, I really am) was OK because the wires had proper heads on them, color coded and everything. But the control box just has trailing wires to hook up to the speakers. Is it OK if there are no plugs on them? Are the wires broken or do I just twizzle them up and stick them into the back of the speakers (like I had to do that one time when my CD player broke and one of the speakers disconnected)? And, if twizzling, how do I do that properly? Do I need tape?
If this confuses you, or you don't know what I'm asking, it's OK because I'm confused too. Perhaps another way to do this would be to imagine that I'm five and you're teaching me about vinyl. Just start at the very beginning and don't use technical terms and I'll answer your questions as best as I can. Please and Thank You.
I know what the arm is, and I know what the needle is. I mean, this is dire. I can puzzle some parts out, but the technology is so before my time I can't tell if it's even working. To start with, hooking the turntable up to the sound control...box thing (I'm sorry, I really am) was OK because the wires had proper heads on them, color coded and everything. But the control box just has trailing wires to hook up to the speakers. Is it OK if there are no plugs on them? Are the wires broken or do I just twizzle them up and stick them into the back of the speakers (like I had to do that one time when my CD player broke and one of the speakers disconnected)? And, if twizzling, how do I do that properly? Do I need tape?
If this confuses you, or you don't know what I'm asking, it's OK because I'm confused too. Perhaps another way to do this would be to imagine that I'm five and you're teaching me about vinyl. Just start at the very beginning and don't use technical terms and I'll answer your questions as best as I can. Please and Thank You.
