Show us how you light your turntable
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Nice big old Onkyo amp you have in there... which is it, a 5030, a 5060 or a 506?
steve2955
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Doghouse
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As they say, each to their own, but I don't have my turntable on display.
My main vintage audio gear, Leak 3400 tuner/amp, Philips 308 turntable, Sharp RT-2500 cassette deck and Goodman's Havant speakers, live in our small, 9' x 12' front room.
Together with a Sony android TV and soundbar with under it, a DVD player, two Humax tuner/recorders and a Virgin 360 box and my Yamaha YTS62 tenor sax.(It "hides" behind the TV, safe from my wife and her vacuum cleaner).
There's also my two Rock-Ola 507 Tri-Vue Jukebox wall boxes on which I can select mp3s played through the Leak.
Then there's my Yamaha Tyros 5 electric piano
There's only room for a couple of "Stressless" leather recliners
There's a lot of stuff in your face in there.
So I prefer my turntable and cassette player, to "live in a cupboard in the dark," in the wall unit we bought in the seventies. I prefer it that way. Though I can turn a light on in there.
I do have a strip light in both large top cupboards, this one stores some CDs and music books.
When it comes to "display" I think these in our summer house at the bottom of the garden are quite noticeable.
My main vintage audio gear, Leak 3400 tuner/amp, Philips 308 turntable, Sharp RT-2500 cassette deck and Goodman's Havant speakers, live in our small, 9' x 12' front room.
Together with a Sony android TV and soundbar with under it, a DVD player, two Humax tuner/recorders and a Virgin 360 box and my Yamaha YTS62 tenor sax.(It "hides" behind the TV, safe from my wife and her vacuum cleaner).
There's also my two Rock-Ola 507 Tri-Vue Jukebox wall boxes on which I can select mp3s played through the Leak.
Then there's my Yamaha Tyros 5 electric piano
There's only room for a couple of "Stressless" leather recliners
There's a lot of stuff in your face in there.
So I prefer my turntable and cassette player, to "live in a cupboard in the dark," in the wall unit we bought in the seventies. I prefer it that way. Though I can turn a light on in there.
I do have a strip light in both large top cupboards, this one stores some CDs and music books.
When it comes to "display" I think these in our summer house at the bottom of the garden are quite noticeable.
MegaHurts
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M-5090 / P-3090
oooh the big boy, Nice ! (I have a 506RS and an M508)
Mine is mounted under the tt. Being that I have a masters degree in klutziness I decided it's best not to have a light where it can come crashing down and ruin something expensive. Even with me being visually impaired it provides enough light for me to see where to place the stylus.
One of these from Ikea.
Used to be $10. Now they're $25....
www.ikea.com
Used to be $10. Now they're $25....
NÄVLINGE LED work lamp - IKEA
www.ikea.com
I use one very similar but its a bronze color. Works well & doesn't take up too much space. Not sure if its genuine Ikea or not.....One of these from Ikea.
Used to be $10. Now they're $25....
NÄVLINGE LED work lamp - IKEA
I'm kind of into lighting and usually put a lot thought into it, but my TT lamp was $12 from Amazon. Dimmable and warm/white hue settings.
I also use 2 that look nearly identical to these. They are behind the TV, clamped to the glass shelf above the turntables. The lamps shine through colored opaque vinyl, illuminating the acrylic platter on my Music Hall table. (shown in the last photo)
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Nothing fancy. Just that flexible LED/magnifying glass lamp. It does work well as the primary light for videos.
Aztec Camera - "High Land, Hard Rain." Rough Trade Records. RTL-34. Japan Records pressing. 1983.
Run-out: RTL-34A1 1A1 1 A 1 ✱
frankmarsi
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Here’s what I use. The smaller lights are actually what was used by DJ’s around the globe as far back as the 1970's They’re variable brightness and use a Halogen bulb and shine directly on the arm. Sadly as far as my searches turn up, both the light and even the bulbs are next to impossible to find but, were the industry standard. I also use a tiny LED light attached to the table that shines up directly to the stylus.
The taller goose-neck LED lights give more light where needed though cold in temperature and mostly light the platter. So, three small concentrated lights per table, none of that silly flood light look. These are small and each light shines on to a specific area. Great when room lights are down and I only want certain areas of the tables lit.
I dislike it when you see the most inappropriate light that one can find being used on a table, that looks absurd and in poor taste. It shows a lack of effort in system building. Some folks even use desk and table lamps, how uncaring of esthetics and if they fall over..... good-bye, table, record, arm and cartridge.
FM
Below: Two identical tables and arms. A Delos cart. on the left and a Kleos on the right. As set-up can easily facilitate going from one disk to another with minimal disruption of mood and timing. I run three tables, to the right of these two shown is a Thorens TD-125 with a Benz-Micro 'Gull-Wing', see below.
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The taller goose-neck LED lights give more light where needed though cold in temperature and mostly light the platter. So, three small concentrated lights per table, none of that silly flood light look. These are small and each light shines on to a specific area. Great when room lights are down and I only want certain areas of the tables lit.
I dislike it when you see the most inappropriate light that one can find being used on a table, that looks absurd and in poor taste. It shows a lack of effort in system building. Some folks even use desk and table lamps, how uncaring of esthetics and if they fall over..... good-bye, table, record, arm and cartridge.
FM
Below: Two identical tables and arms. A Delos cart. on the left and a Kleos on the right. As set-up can easily facilitate going from one disk to another with minimal disruption of mood and timing. I run three tables, to the right of these two shown is a Thorens TD-125 with a Benz-Micro 'Gull-Wing', see below.
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I bought a 3.5" LED gooseneck lamp off Amazon to use in the office... it has three colors of light (blue-white, yellow, and natural) with 5 levels of brightness... makes seeing the stylus so easy:
