akshobhyavajra
Active Member
Thanks for the additional recommendations - I'll add those to my list.
Regards,
~Michael~
What TT's do you folks have
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Thanks for the additional recommendations - I'll add those to my list.
Regards,
~Michael~
sasaki kojiro
Active Member
Re: Re: Decided:
I lucked out and bought those two as they were released.
They sure did. I thought it worked with some titles, though.
I lucked out and bought those two as they were released.
They sure did. I thought it worked with some titles, though.
car67
Well-Known Member
Agree that there were some nice mofi's. I think the Rickie Lee Jones and DSTOM were a couple of their better efforts. Would love to try one of Classic's releases but have never come across them here. If possible I'd be looking for the Brahms Violin Concerto - Heifitz/Reiner. That $700 for the DSTOM would have to be for a UHQR, wouldn't it?
cheers
Jack
cheers
Jack
moondog
Super Member
Last week I talked my buddy into finally bringing his LINN Axis TT out for an audition through some vintage equipment. Not sure what the cartridge is, but its a moving coil with a Quicksilver TT preamp.
Needless to say... I've been spinning vinyl like a madman lately & there deffinately is magic in them there grooves!
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Hoping I have this for a while,
Moon
Needless to say... I've been spinning vinyl like a madman lately & there deffinately is magic in them there grooves!
:Hoping I have this for a while,
Moon
owm
New Member
Currently using a Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck with the Spacearm. Cartridge is a Shure V15VxMR and the phonostage is a Graham Slee Era Gold.
Also have a Technics SP-25 with the EPA-500 tonearm that I am planning on selling soon. Would love to keep this elegant table but I do not have the real estate to
Also have a Technics SP-25 with the EPA-500 tonearm that I am planning on selling soon. Would love to keep this elegant table but I do not have the real estate to
hifitommy
Super Member
my tables
two in use at present.
.vpi hw19III/smeIV/sumiko talisman virtuoso vdh. couldnt pass up the price, i didnt have the money when i took it home for a trial.
.pioneer PLL1000a quartz dd/straight line tracker with universal headshell (i just love to swap cartridges quickly and thats not an option with the sme). this is the exact same tt as the phase linear 8000a.
.working but resting-
. modified rabco st4-arm removed (wow and flutter dropped dramatically when the platter no longer had to drive the arm) and replaced with a rabco SL8e/ grace f9e mounted on one arm tube, original blue point with technics pmount adapter (the sumiko adaptor was styrene crap plastic and easily cracked).
.in need of pump and minor repair
.mapleknoll athena-the most VIVID table ive ever heard. if i had the bux i would go for the walker proscenium in a NY minute.
.formerly owned-
.technics SL120/grace 707/adc XLM (my favorite all time cartridge)
.kenwood kd500/707
.rabco st4, remarkable for the price, gave the grado f1+ GREAT bass. this one caused a friend to rebuy another st4 after selling his prior to hearing the grado in the rabco. biggest problem was the fussiness of the plastic parts and wow and flutter.
i modified one arm truck by cutting the counterweight EXACTLY in half thus half the weight, an aluminum counterweight bolt, and removal of the headshell. in doing these mods, i was able to reduce the tracking force of the XLM from the formerly required 1.5 gr to 1.0 with the same trackablity.
in stock form and with the new XLM, it nearly knocked me off the couch playing 'ive got to have you' by carly simon from the 'anticipation' album. this disc was used for speaker evaluation at infinity when they were in their old facility in northridge (not the monster one on nordhoff).
i had at one time, three arm trucks, they were easily removable from the table by unplugging the wire and replacing it with another one. THOSE were the days, my formative audiophile years.
two in use at present.
.vpi hw19III/smeIV/sumiko talisman virtuoso vdh. couldnt pass up the price, i didnt have the money when i took it home for a trial.
.pioneer PLL1000a quartz dd/straight line tracker with universal headshell (i just love to swap cartridges quickly and thats not an option with the sme). this is the exact same tt as the phase linear 8000a.
.working but resting-
. modified rabco st4-arm removed (wow and flutter dropped dramatically when the platter no longer had to drive the arm) and replaced with a rabco SL8e/ grace f9e mounted on one arm tube, original blue point with technics pmount adapter (the sumiko adaptor was styrene crap plastic and easily cracked).
.in need of pump and minor repair
.mapleknoll athena-the most VIVID table ive ever heard. if i had the bux i would go for the walker proscenium in a NY minute.
.formerly owned-
.technics SL120/grace 707/adc XLM (my favorite all time cartridge)
.kenwood kd500/707
.rabco st4, remarkable for the price, gave the grado f1+ GREAT bass. this one caused a friend to rebuy another st4 after selling his prior to hearing the grado in the rabco. biggest problem was the fussiness of the plastic parts and wow and flutter.
i modified one arm truck by cutting the counterweight EXACTLY in half thus half the weight, an aluminum counterweight bolt, and removal of the headshell. in doing these mods, i was able to reduce the tracking force of the XLM from the formerly required 1.5 gr to 1.0 with the same trackablity.
in stock form and with the new XLM, it nearly knocked me off the couch playing 'ive got to have you' by carly simon from the 'anticipation' album. this disc was used for speaker evaluation at infinity when they were in their old facility in northridge (not the monster one on nordhoff).
i had at one time, three arm trucks, they were easily removable from the table by unplugging the wire and replacing it with another one. THOSE were the days, my formative audiophile years.
My Dual
CS5000 with Ortofon X3MC. Although Dual made a lot of nice looking and performing tables, I think this one is one of the prettiest. DC servo controlled motor makes for very low noise and the X3 is a nice match. It has an auto tonearm lift at the end of the record that just actuates the cueing mechanism with a solenoid and detects the end of record with an optical interrupter so the tonearm doesn't drag a mechanism around under it. I just wish I had known about that guy in HK selling the X5 for $115 before I paid Needle Doctor $275 for the X3.
Before this one I had a Music Hall MMF2 that was a serious disappointment to me.
The one before that was a Denon DP37F that was mint when I sold it for $25 to a coworker after the rave reviews led me to believe that POS Music Hall was an upgrade. I hadn't discovered Ebay yet. I saw one that was not as nice as mine go for $200. Oh well, I do know the guy that has it is enjoying it.
CS5000 with Ortofon X3MC. Although Dual made a lot of nice looking and performing tables, I think this one is one of the prettiest. DC servo controlled motor makes for very low noise and the X3 is a nice match. It has an auto tonearm lift at the end of the record that just actuates the cueing mechanism with a solenoid and detects the end of record with an optical interrupter so the tonearm doesn't drag a mechanism around under it. I just wish I had known about that guy in HK selling the X5 for $115 before I paid Needle Doctor $275 for the X3.
Before this one I had a Music Hall MMF2 that was a serious disappointment to me.
The one before that was a Denon DP37F that was mint when I sold it for $25 to a coworker after the rave reviews led me to believe that POS Music Hall was an upgrade. I hadn't discovered Ebay yet. I saw one that was not as nice as mine go for $200. Oh well, I do know the guy that has it is enjoying it.
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Rega P25 , w/ Dynavector 20X, Ringmat
Black Cube SE , PWX power supply, W/Powersnake Viper V2
Luminous Audio Synchestra Signature ICs
Nitty Gritty 1.5 FI
Note, It was very suprising how much better this rig sounded and soundstaged after replacing the TG Audio HSR-A powercord on the PWX powersupply with the Viper V2
Black Cube SE , PWX power supply, W/Powersnake Viper V2
Luminous Audio Synchestra Signature ICs
Nitty Gritty 1.5 FI
Note, It was very suprising how much better this rig sounded and soundstaged after replacing the TG Audio HSR-A powercord on the PWX powersupply with the Viper V2
ronflugelguy
MacIntosh Fan
Hi everybody!
I have a VPI jr with a RB300 arm, with a heavyweight couterweight, and am running a Clearaudio Beta -S cartridge. Hope to upgrade table to MKIV status soon! Lotsa turntables around here!GOOD!!!!!!!:grnbounce :grnbounce :grnbounce
I have a VPI jr with a RB300 arm, with a heavyweight couterweight, and am running a Clearaudio Beta -S cartridge. Hope to upgrade table to MKIV status soon! Lotsa turntables around here!GOOD!!!!!!!:grnbounce :grnbounce :grnbounce
Night Wolf
White Woofer Night Wolf
one I use is a BSR model 810 with Shure cart.
Right now, my main player is a Philips 212 with a Shure M75. Sure it might be "mid-fi" but it serves me very kindly. I just put a new stylus on it and set it all up using the CART ALIGN from last summer's garage/estate sale sprees. It performs like a real turntable should.
I also have a real early Panasonic 4-speed with a super sexy wood base. I've never messed with this one before, but will get around to it, might be a fun project for mods. $5, had to get it.
And today, I picked up a Dual 1015 F in a United Audio base. Tested it in all ways except through an amp, it passed, I paid $10. In the not so far of future, I hope to find a nice Thorens, to see what all the hype is about. I just dont want to have it lost/hurt in shipping or pay rediculous eBay prices. So I'm holding out till one comes up locally.
For the love of Chess Records, I'm addicted!
I also have a real early Panasonic 4-speed with a super sexy wood base. I've never messed with this one before, but will get around to it, might be a fun project for mods. $5, had to get it.
And today, I picked up a Dual 1015 F in a United Audio base. Tested it in all ways except through an amp, it passed, I paid $10. In the not so far of future, I hope to find a nice Thorens, to see what all the hype is about. I just dont want to have it lost/hurt in shipping or pay rediculous eBay prices. So I'm holding out till one comes up locally.
For the love of Chess Records, I'm addicted!
Flug, Matty, Wired: Welcome!
Welcome to the fun house!
I've got nine or ten turntables. They all work, some better than others (a few need adjustments, the SL-1400MK2 suffers from the Mk2 problem the arm lift is kaput, but works wonderfully switched to manual). The two SP-25's need to (A) put into the rosewood base and fit the Sumiko Premier MMT, and (B) find another sweet arm.
Hey, I'm one of the 'normal' guys around here ...
pete
Welcome to the fun house!
I've got nine or ten turntables. They all work, some better than others (a few need adjustments, the SL-1400MK2 suffers from the Mk2 problem the arm lift is kaput, but works wonderfully switched to manual). The two SP-25's need to (A) put into the rosewood base and fit the Sumiko Premier MMT, and (B) find another sweet arm.
Hey, I'm one of the 'normal' guys around here ...
pete
Night Wolf
White Woofer Night Wolf
I got a replacement stylus for my M91ED for $9 at PartsExpress
NW
The stylus replacement for your M91 is N91ED. That stylus will NOT work for the M95ED which requires a N95ED replacement. The parts express number for it is Part Number:230-400 The price is $8.40. The Grado Black is $30.00 from Brian B over at Venus HiFi. Here is the links if you need them
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/show...83&St3=39655824&DS_ID=3&Product_ID=4828&DID=7
http://www.venushifi.com/
Grumpy
The stylus replacement for your M91 is N91ED. That stylus will NOT work for the M95ED which requires a N95ED replacement. The parts express number for it is Part Number:230-400 The price is $8.40. The Grado Black is $30.00 from Brian B over at Venus HiFi. Here is the links if you need them
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/show...83&St3=39655824&DS_ID=3&Product_ID=4828&DID=7
http://www.venushifi.com/
Grumpy
KenP
Well-Known Member
Technics sl-1600 mk2
Picked this one up on ebay for $70 it had a non working arm lift which is really easy to fix, I just used a small o-ring at it works fine. I dismantled it completely, sandblasted it, painted it black and baked it for awhile to get a really hard finish. I prefer the black color but they are pretty hard to find in North America.technics sl-1600 mark2
Picked this one up on ebay for $70 it had a non working arm lift which is really easy to fix, I just used a small o-ring at it works fine. I dismantled it completely, sandblasted it, painted it black and baked it for awhile to get a really hard finish. I prefer the black color but they are pretty hard to find in North America.technics sl-1600 mark2
reyneman
Requiescat in pace
The TT I use most is a Rega P-25 with a Benz Silver HO
Have a Dual 1229 w/Shure V15 Type V in the second system
Have a Technics SL-1700 with a Shure V-15 Type IV not in use presently.
Have various other cartridges around, still in excellent condition, but am too lazy to mount them.
Have a Dual 1229 w/Shure V15 Type V in the second system
Have a Technics SL-1700 with a Shure V-15 Type IV not in use presently.
Have various other cartridges around, still in excellent condition, but am too lazy to mount them.