I want to give a huge shout-out to @jblnut for coming over last night to give me a personalized clinic on how to set up my turntable, and also for getting my VPI/Souther linear tracking rig up and running, and sounding AMAZING! THANK YOU THANK YOU! I'm thrilled.
This table came from a friend of mine's 92 yr old mom. The mom is an audiophile and was forced to downsize her three high-end systems down to one when she moved into a care facility. (She still listens to music daily). This one-owner table had lived its entire life in the same spot in the same house for 34 years until I bought it 2 years ago. It was originally equipped with a Madrigal cart that needs to be retipped. As soon as I messed with the table, I threw off all the settings. Thanks to Craig, the geometry is now perfect again.
The table is a VPI HW-19, with a Souther SLA-3 linear tracking arm (made in Canton, MA!), Ortofon 2M Bronze cart, and @audiodon (RIP) custom Canare shielded interconnect cables.
We have it connected to a Pioneer A-717 integrated amp, which is an absolute beast of an amp with amazing clarity and an internal phono stage that pairs amazingly well with this setup.
Speakers are, well....you guessed it... www.holthill.com Cionnsaile Monitors
Currently playing a compilation 180g record by Sidiki Diabaté, a Malian traditional kora player whose family is famous for being 700-year, multi-generational experts in the kora, an African 24-string harp.
BEAMING! on this cloudy day in New England.
This table came from a friend of mine's 92 yr old mom. The mom is an audiophile and was forced to downsize her three high-end systems down to one when she moved into a care facility. (She still listens to music daily). This one-owner table had lived its entire life in the same spot in the same house for 34 years until I bought it 2 years ago. It was originally equipped with a Madrigal cart that needs to be retipped. As soon as I messed with the table, I threw off all the settings. Thanks to Craig, the geometry is now perfect again.
The table is a VPI HW-19, with a Souther SLA-3 linear tracking arm (made in Canton, MA!), Ortofon 2M Bronze cart, and @audiodon (RIP) custom Canare shielded interconnect cables.
We have it connected to a Pioneer A-717 integrated amp, which is an absolute beast of an amp with amazing clarity and an internal phono stage that pairs amazingly well with this setup.
Speakers are, well....you guessed it... www.holthill.com Cionnsaile Monitors
Currently playing a compilation 180g record by Sidiki Diabaté, a Malian traditional kora player whose family is famous for being 700-year, multi-generational experts in the kora, an African 24-string harp.
BEAMING! on this cloudy day in New England.
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