And, my Garrard 401 with SME M2-12R tonearm, presently sporting a Clearaudio Aurum Classic cart. Plinth designed and built by yours truly, multi-layered birch ply covered in a maple burl veneer, sanded and rubbed by hand, 15 coats of lacquer finish.
It's truly my pride and joy:
I now have my sights on making a plinth for my TD124, which I will be happy to post in here once the project has been completed.
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Kenwood/Trio stack is way more impressive. Just wonder why it is not in use - it costs too much to be a shelf queen.Can I just sit and drool....thank you for posting all these beauties!
Wonderful example of what Technics really accomplished! I would love to here it!
Regards,
Jim
You and me both!
My Thorens TD 124 with solid soapstone plinth trimmed with birds eye maple, Jelco 750 arm and Ortofon Quintet Bronze, sitting on Mapleshade isolation block,
Ed
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There is another soapstone plinth out there? (I know there are; just a rarity)
Yay!
Did you do this?
Micro Seiki DDX-1000 (complete) with a couple of nice arms.
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never mind the Micro Seiki, isn't that the famous Trio tt on top of the stack of Trio amps ? wow
Owning a high quality turntable is a journey. The better that the turntable can scale the heights, the more that the journey involves the evolution of one's ability to tease-out the utmost from the quality foundation afforded by great capability. Cartridge choice can usually be moved up a few rungs of the quality ladder. Cartridge fettle is much more rewarding but for the same reason much more exacting. There is much less room for error without paying a price. This should be expected shouldn't it?
The residence of a great turntable sporting a well set up cartridge puts the owner in the box seat to now make much more critical assessments of what lies downstream of the front end. The obvious first stop is the best phono stage one can obtain(whether that be diy, second-hand or new). A quality turntable with a well mounted quality cartridge really does need a certain level of phono stage or only a fraction of the preceding absolute quality gets to go on display.
This is the bedrock of a great turntable system. With care, luck and superlative electronics and speakers to round out the package, one gets to hear records in a manner and at a level that few would believe possible. Well worth the time and effort.
Micro Seiki DDX-1000 (complete) with a couple of nice arms.
With care, luck and superlative electronics and speakers to round out the package, one gets to hear records in a manner and at a level that few would believe possible. Well worth the time and effort.
I can't imagine having a nicer experience than operating the Ovation. Everything about it feels perfect and capable. It feels like a platform at its peak, and striving for more is just asking for fussiness.
Here is my set up
Brinkmann La Grange with 12.1 arm and RonT tube supply + Lyra Helikon
Oracle Mk V with SME V and Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum + Turbo Supply
Thanks!