原文： The only thing that could be better is a vintage one in good shape. The problem with vintage is that how does one *really* know it is in good shape without taking it home? The best you can hope for is to discern that it actually works. If you don't have the time or money to gamble on vintage gear, g
o for this one.
I have 3 other turntables, against which to compare it:
1) Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB. (from here on, I will refer to this as the '120' and the AT-LP60 as the '60) This is a great turntable. It looks better, feels better, but I can't say that I can tell the difference in sound it produces. Some of the things we pay extra for on that model are:
a) Quartz timing control. This is something of value.
b) 78 RPM speed, if you want the option of being able to play back the pre-1950 records. This is something of value.
c) Manual pitch adjustment. I'm told some bad recordings had the speed off, so this is a way to manually correct it. I've got a couple hundred records, and have not yet found one that had the speed obviously off, so I can't see any value in this.
d) Reverse direction. I can't see any value in this either. Some records have hidden messages if you play them backwards. Seems like something that might give a little thrill to hear it once or twice, but to pay extra for this ability? Nah, just go listen to those albums on YouTube to get your thrill.
e) Electronic controls. These will probably hold up better many years down the road than the mechanical controls of the 60. No moving parts = fewer failure points.
f) Counterbalanced tonearm. In theory, this is better, as we can adjust the stylus to ride heavily enough in the grooves to provide good sound, but not so heavy as to cause undue wear to the records. I've read elsewhere where someone measured the weight at the stylus and found this one to be 3 g. When I got the weight adjusted properly on my 120, it was 2.5 g. Not a notable difference, in the end.
g) S-shaped tonearm. They say this is better, but I'll be darned if I can hear the difference.
h) Interchangeable headshell and cartridge. They say a change of cartridge makes a big difference in sound. Some people will spend hundreds of dollars on high-end cartridges to tailor the sound just to their liking. That seems silly to me. Why not just adjust the tone controls on one's amplifier? Or get a proper EQ component. Anyway, I can admit there could be some value in this.
i) USB out option. The 60 is available with this too, for an extra $20. It works great with the free Audacity software. I've ripped several LPs to .wav and .mp3. It's worth paying extra for this feature, if only to make the records portable. But you don't need to upgrade to the 120 to get it.
j) Much heavier. The 120 has a big steel plate inside. I'm not sure what is up with this obsession for vibration dampening. There's no discernable difference in sound as a result of all this damping. Any difference heard would be mostly down to the cartridge.
k) LED strobe, to confirm at a glance that the RPM is correct.
More comparison between the 60 and 120 later.
2) Ion Vinyl Transport turntable. This uses the same mechanism as the ever-popular Crosley Cruiser, but adds battery operation, which I love. With the battery operation option, it is totally portable, not just portable in theory. I bring this to me to the Goodwill and other places for listening to used records. Gotta find out if those scratches are "skippers" before paying the full $1 and taking up room in my apartment for more junk. I bought this for sixty bucks at a local Half Price Books store, which also sells records. I just love this turntable, but it is not at all in the same league as this AT-LP60. It has a ceramic cartridge instead of magnetic. Sound quality is pretty terrible in this class of turntable. If you're listening to a Crosley with this mechanism, you're really missing out on how good vinyl can actually sound.
3) Fisher-Price from 1978. I just gave this to my daughter for Christmas. Check feeBay, you'll see the one. Believe it or not, this has a much better speaker than the Crosley/Ion/Jenson ones, and hence, better sound quality. But of course not comparable to this one, since it still has a ceramic cartridge. For techno-geeks, it has a really interesting drive mechanism though! (check YouTube for 'how to repair a fisher-price turntable)
Now if you're looking at this turntable and you're on a budget, you're likely also looking at the 120 model, for over double the price. Having both of them now, I think this 60 is a much value. For the money, it gives just what one is after:
1) Affordable
2) HiFi-grade sound
3) Not too big or heavy
4) Semi-automatic operation. This is the key difference. It makes it very nearly as convenient to play a record as a CD, yet we still have the option to do it manually.
The 60is about 40% smaller and 70% lighter than the 120, yet it functions just as well. It doesn't take up as much room, and it isn't a back-breaker to occasionally move around.
The one con I've found so far about this turntable is that it comes with a felt slip mat. (same as on the 120) These are a disaster when it comes to static. I opened my 60 yesterday for Christmas, then re-packed it to bring home. I wasn't careful enough in repacking, and I crunched up the edge of the slip mat, so now the records don't spin flat. I pressed it underneath something heavy and flat last night, but it is still jacked up. I've got a couple cork ones inbound to replace these. That will address the static problem, as well as the crunched up problem.
In short, the 120 is probably a much heavier-duty turntable. It will run hour after hour, year after year and keep going. No belts to break, no mechanics to break, nothing to really go wrong, except maybe electronic. But considering it is basically a copy of the famous DJ-favored Technics 1200, which was a mature design to begin with, that's probably not even a concern.
The 60 is a lighter-duty unit. It MIGHT wear out after 10 years of constant, heavy use. But its a lot more affordable, a lot more convenient, and a lot lighter and smaller. (though it can still operate fully with the dust cover down)
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译文： 唯一能做得很好的是一个外形美观的老式唱机。老式复古的问题是，一个人如何真正知道它是否耐用再带回家呢？你所能期望的最好是辨别出它是否真的很耐用。如果你没有时间或金钱去赌一赌老式的齿轮，那就去买这个吧。
我还有其他3个转盘，对此进行比较：
1）铁三角AT-LP120-USB。 （从这里开始，我将这个称为'120'，将AT-LP60称为'60'）这是一个很棒的转盘。它看起来更好，感觉更好，但我不能说我可以分辨它产生的声音的差异。我们在这个上额外支付买的一些东西是：
a）石英时序控制。这是有价值的东西。
b）如果您想要播放1950年以前的唱片，可以选择78 RPM的速度。这是有价值的东西。
c）可以手动调整音高。我被告知的很不好的一点是，有一些录音会选择关闭速度，所以这是一个手动纠正它的方法。我有几百条记录，还没有找到速度明显变化的记录，所以我看不出有什么价值。
d）反向播放。我也看不出有什么价值。如果您向后播放某些记录，则会显示隐藏的消息。听起来似乎有点刺激，听到过一次或两次，但要额外支付的这种能力？那么，只要去听YouTube上的那些专辑就可以获得想要的快感。
e）电子控制。这些可能会比60的机械控制装置好了很多年。没有摇动的部件，意味着更少的故障点。
f）平衡的有线连接。从理论上讲，这样比较好，因为我们可以调整，使得磁头在凹槽中有足够的重量，以发出良好的声音，但不会压得太重，以至于对记录造成不必要的磨损。我读过别的地方，有人在手写笔上测量了重量，发现这个重量是3克。当我在用120的时候调整好了重量，重量是2.5克。最后这不是一个显著的差别。
g）S形的唱臂。他们说这样比较好，但如果我能听出差别，我会感到厌烦。
h）可互换的头壳和墨盒。他们说唱头的改变会使声音有很大的不同。有些人会花费数百美元购买高端墨盒，根据自己的喜好调整声音。这对我来说似乎很愚蠢。为什么不调整扩音器的音调控制？或者得到一个适当的EQ组件。无论如何，我可以承认这可能会有一些价值。
i）USB输出选项。 60也是可用的，付了额外的20美元。它与免费的Audacity软件的兼容效果很好。我已经使用过了几个，从LP到.wav和.mp3。如果只是为了使记录便携，那么值得为此功能额外付费。但是你不需要升级到120就已经可以了。
j）重得多。 120里面有一个大钢板。我不确定这种对减振有什么影响。这个并没有造成声音有什么明显的差别。听到的任何差异将主要是墨盒造成的。
k）LED闪光灯，一目了然确认RPM是正确的。
更多的比较60和120后。
2）离子乙烯运输转盘。这使用了与广受欢迎的Crosley Cruiser使用了相同的机制，但增加了我喜欢的电池操作。随着这个选项的增加，它已经是完全便携式的了，理论上不只是便携式。我很开心的使用着这个，并在其他地方听取使用记录。要付出全部的$ 1之前，要找出这些划痕是“skippers”，并在我的公寓占用了更多的垃圾空间。我在一家当地的半价书店（Half Price Books）花了六十块钱，这个店还出售唱片。我只是喜欢这个转盘，但与AT-LP60并不是同一个系列。它有一个陶瓷墨盒，而不是磁性的。这个类的转盘音质非常糟糕。如果你用这种东西听Crosley，你真的错过了乙烯基，它可以发出多好的声音。
3）Fisher-Price from 1978.我在圣诞节把这个给了我的女儿。检查feeBay的话，你会看到一个的。不管你相信与否，这都比Crosley / Ion / Jenson的扬声器要好得多，因此音质更好。但当然不能与这个相媲美，因为它还有一个陶瓷墨盒。对于技术爱好者来说，它有一个非常有趣的驱动机制！ （请查看YouTube关于“如何修复价格转盘”）
现在，如果你正在寻找这个转盘，而且你的预算很有限，那么你可能也会考虑120美元的模型，价格是双倍的。现在把他们两个都拿出来，我觉得这个60是很有价值的。为了这笔钱，还给出这些：
1）经济实惠
2）HiFi级的声音
3）不会太大或太重
4）半自动操作。这是关键的区别。这使得它像CD一样播放唱片非常方便，但我们仍然可以选择手动进行播放。
60年代比120小了40％，比70轻了70％，但它的功能也同样如此。它没有占用太多的空间，也不是偶尔移动。
我发现迄今为止关于这个转盘的一个问题是，它带有一个毡垫。 （和120一样）这是不好的一点。我昨天打开了我的圣诞节礼物60，然后重新打包回家。我重新包装的时候不太小心，我嘎吱嘎吱地放在了防滑垫的边缘，所以现在唱片不能平整的放好了。昨天晚上，我把它压在了很重的东西下面，但它仍然不够平整。我已经有一些软木塞取代这些。这将解决这个问题，彻底解决问题。
总之，120可能是一个更重的转盘。它会一小时一小时地，一年又一年地转下去。没有阻碍可以阻止，没有机械师可以阻止，没有什么可以阻挡的，除非是电子的。但考虑到它基本上是着名的DJ支持的Technics 1200的副本，这是一个成熟的设计开始，这可能不是一个问题。
60是轻型单位。经过10年不断的大量使用后，可能会磨损。但它更便宜，更方便，而且更轻，更小。 （它还仍然可以在防尘罩下面完全运行）
