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synchronizer · Post by **synchronizer** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 4:06 pm

Hello, I am wondering whether a 7"" vinyl single from the United Kingdom will work with US equipment. I can't seem to find the US version of a record, but perhaps it doesn't matter.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 4:08 pm

synchronizer · Post by **synchronizer** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 4:10 pm

A single "yes" or "no" would suffice. My understanding is that the center hole on the record has a different size in each region, so I'm not sure whether that would prevent me from playing it.

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 4:15 pm

Sorry ... I thought you were joking. Of course it will work.

synchronizer · Post by **synchronizer** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 4:16 pm

Thank you, I just wanted to check. I assumed that it would work.

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 10:13 am

Ah... player standards back in the day were better than media player standards today.

DVD Region codes or Blu-Ray area codes anyone?

synchronizer · Post by **synchronizer** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:47 pm

Region codes make little sense to me.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:52 pm

You can buy spindle adapters for those records with the larger holes. In fact a lot of singles sold in UK in the '70s came with them fitted.

synchronizer · Post by **synchronizer** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:52 pm

Do you need such an adapter?

Acid Mitch · Post by **Acid Mitch** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 3:59 pm

no.
No matter where the records were pressed, there are only 2 sizes. The big hole and the little hole.
Most turntables come with an adapter to make the big hole into a small hole.

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:04 pm

My mistake, I was thinking you wanted to use record with a juke-box fitting on a standard record deck/turntable. As far as I know, turntables should use 7.26mm spindles in both the US and UK.

synchronizer · Post by **synchronizer** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:04 pm

The truth is that I'm trying to find a turntable so that I can play a couple of old records that I have. My budget isn't large, but I'd like something that doesn't damage the vinyl (due to a cheap plastic needle or weight) and something that also has built-in speakers and/or pre-amp that allows for headphones.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:23 pm

Acid Mitch wrote:no.
No matter where the records were pressed, there are only 2 sizes. The big hole and the little hole.
Most turntables come with an adapter to make the big hole into a small hole.

yup, juke box versus turntable holes. as seismic mentioned the adapters can be purchased, usually for about 50p from record retailers or as acid mitch states turntables often come with one.

rpm and such are universal around the world so you should have no issues playing the record in question

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 4:40 pm

synchronizer wrote:The truth is that I'm trying to find a turntable so that I can play a couple of old records that I have. My budget isn't large, but I'd like something that doesn't damage the vinyl (due to a cheap plastic needle or weight) and something that also has built-in speakers and/or pre-amp that allows for headphones.

I bought one of these for crate digging ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B004M1M ... -1&pi=SL75

Works great.

UK Records with US equipment