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[lancer guy]

I know that vinyl has better sq than cd's (well that's what i've heard anyway) and that got me thinking has anyone ever installed a turntable in a car? I remember a lexus ad from a couple of years had a turntable in the boot implying that it was a very smooth ride but I have no idea whether a turntable in a moving car has been done before and whether it's a practical option.

[shiny_car]

spin some discs at a CAA Meet.

otherwise...

[JohnA]

ummm no, no and no....
with the amount of weight you'd have to put on the arm for it not to jump you will be cutting new grooves into your records,
if it spins at all that is.

[ultim8DTM5]

I've seen it done, in the States a guy had two set up in his boot, mixed at shows...

[LongGone]

In the late 50's-early 60's there was an American car, soem big tank, that had the option of a factory underdash turntable. You could also but a similar thing aftermarket around the same time. I can only guess how bad they sounded! As they say, everything's been done before!

[Mr.m3]

it was an option in the early Ford Thunderbirds in the USA...i have seen one,it sits on the transmission tunnel

[icebreaker]

Who said vynl sounds better than CD?

it would most certainly have to depend on what you were playing. the sound would be different. prob. along the lines of playing a tape

[jambo]

Vinyl certainly isn't as accurate as digital but they do sound good. Some people just prefer the "warmer" sound of vinyl which many of us like to refer to as distortion or lack of dynamic range

[ January 03, 2003, 15:05: Message edited by: jambo ]

[Macca]

Im sure it would be a nice addition at shows

[Advenjah]

Well there is a turn table of sorts that may work in a car. I cannot rem who makes it but it does not have a needle but insted uses light to see the grove and digitaly produces the sound from that. I read a review on it in a dance mag, it was designed to play very valuable old records and not damage them, so might work in a car.
From mem I think they were like $30 000 or so!!!

If you want to mix in your car, get cd mixing decks, I've seen it done and it all fitted in the glove box.

[Earthquake]

I dont linger into the SQ forums often (SPL LORD) but I think Ian was pretty much asking if you'd score more points if you had a Turntable in a SQ comp ie. stationary car in the pitts.

But what ppl were summing up it sounds like a fully digital singal is better, but Ian sounds like you have ditched the state-of-the-art Mini-Disk for Vinyl I think you should have a go at it!!

[audible]

i have seen a car with a turntable in it. we are talking back in the days when i was a teenager which was well before most members here where born.
it was a store demo car that had the turn table set up and i didnt think the car was driven much, it was mainly a shop monster.

putting a turntable into a car nowadays would be hard. i imagine the blast from subs would upset the turntable to a huge degree. turntables in cars was a thing that also was before seperate speakers and sub woofers was around as well.

[Sathid]

i was under the impression that vinyl was better quality than cd's because it holds a pure analog sound wave. wheras cd audio is not a pure sound wave because digital is always "blocky"
it's just that vynil isn't practical.
i'm sure it sounds a damn sight better than a tape.
dont see why you couldn't do it for stationary listening. i.e. at comps, but u couldn't on the road, because any vibration would make it skip.
dvd audio is the next step in quality from cd because it's got a better "resolution" for want of a better word.