are these amplifier, speakers and lp player compatible?

lp player: Denon DP-29F
amplifier: Pioneer A-109
speakers: Canton GLE 402
and if so, will it be good quality?

Answer
The amp and speakers look like a nice little system. That turntable is basically a toy though and the Canton speakers would certainly reveal that.

Honestly, unless you have at least a few hundred dollars to spend on vinyl playback, just stick with a CD player and it will sound much better. Vinyl is not worth doing unless you do it right. A table like that won't even play at the right speed for long. You'll have audible wow and flutter. You'll also have tracking distortion and "thick", grainy sound with a limited frequency range and limited transparency due to the cheap cartridge and stylus.

vinyl/record players?

*MRS>TOM B

I have vinyl, yet no player. I want a really good player with speakers already attached. I have seen great turntables, but they dont have speakers.

a little help please??

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What you're looking for is a record player... or some kind of all-in-one stereo system. A turntable is just a source that needs to be hooked up to an amp and speakers.

That Vestax thing doesn't look like it would sound so great. Very small amp and speaker... not even stereo... Really, the only record players I see being sold these days are those Crosley units... or what looks to be the same thing under several other brand names. There are very mixed reviews on these with many complaints about the speed being a little fast and things starting to break very quickly.

I would probably look at buying a vintage all-in-one system on eBay or Craigslist or something. They usually come with a main unit having a turntable and radio tuner... maybe a tape deck... and the speakers are separate. Sometimes the seller doesn't have the speakers. You could buy some Sony bookshelf speakers or something similar for not too much money... Some even have an input jack so you could add a CD player if you wanted. I'm usually not a big fan of vintage gear unless you're willing to spend some money on having it gone over and restored. Nothing lasts forever without maintenance. But, in this case, I think one of these older units would probably last longer and sound better than one of the Crosley units without any work being done and for about the same money or even less.

Here are some examples of the kind of stuff I'd be looking at...

http://cgi.ebay.com/QUASAR-Integrated-Audio-music-System_W0QQitemZ200431445084QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item2eaaa5245c

http://cgi.ebay.com/AM-FM-CASSETTE-TURNTABLE-COMBO-STEREO-SANYO-GXT-1002KC_W0QQitemZ300391327963QQcmdZViewItemQQptZReceivers_Tuners?hash=item45f0b7e8db

http://cgi.ebay.com/CALIFONE-1155C-PORTABLE-RECORD-PLAYER-4-SPEEDS-SPEAKERS_W0QQitemZ140377116378QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item20af20ceda

This thing (URL below) is KILLER, but it really should be gone over. All the capacitors should probably be replaced and the tubes replaced with new old stock. These things are not usually performing to their full potential until recapped... and parts not performing to spec could cause damage to other parts that would be impossible to replace. Guy says it works though...

http://cgi.ebay.com/MOTOROLA-Tube-Stereo-Hi-Fi-Record-Player-SH12S-RESTORE_W0QQitemZ250569257260QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Electronics_R2?hash=item3a5717712c

IMO, it would be worth it to have someone recapp and retube this. You'd have a real conversation piece that might even be valuable someday if kept in working condition. These old tube record players usually sound pretty cool and pack a bit of a wallop too.

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