Yamaha GT-2000 Turntable Social Group

[Duffinator]

The stock dust covers are pretty solid compared to other TT’s I’ve ordered. I see no reason to add weight there.

 

[brunomarcs]

My concern also is that given a guy the measurements taken from the old dust covers, it’s not gonna fit just right! I glued one of these back together and when installed it scrapes on the speed sensor slightly, but it’s also distorted somewhat.

 

[Duffinator]

I can take measurements a bit later on my original.

 

[brunomarcs]

I moved it inside and plugged it in and it didn’t work, I panicked. Turns out the 24 volt wire solder broke at the outer yop 1 connection, easily repaired,

 

[brunomarcs]

Well I thought that maybe I plugged in one of the connectors and missed, that is highly unlikely as careful as I am but is possible not to catch the pins. The other day I said to myself that these 3 wires on the yop-1 are likely to break and sure enough.

 

[brunomarcs]

More Eye candy and those goofy feet under the other GT or being replaced soon

 

[808_state]

A GT 2000 is the perfect foil for those who state 'Turntables don't make much of a difference'. I'm finding interesting, the comments from listeners other than the purchaser. Many people really can't hear much of a difference between hi-fi components. Funnily enough the GT 2000 series proves to be the exception. I cannot think of an instance where someone hated the sound. Mostly, it's interesting to see some who are rather skeptical suddenly perform a complete volte face and announce that they are in love. When you realise that your GT 2000 is captivating you with music you have listened to a thousand times; That is the moment when the penny drops. The GTs seem to touch a musical nerve that doesn't always manage to get stimulated.



What your wife can't put her finger on, is the absence of the masking artifacts which so many other turntables impose upon the playback. It is what you no longer hear, that makes the GT 2000 series great.

Even with the wrong cart it can be enjoyable but the difference the right cart makes is so dramatic that it's jarring and definitely not subtle. I think next I will give my MC-1x a rest and try the MC-1s with the HS-11 headshell because it gives me a little more ability to align the stylus. It should be nearly the same experience but my MC-1s is all original with the Beryllium cantilever.

 

[BilboBaggins]

Even with the wrong cart it can be enjoyable but the difference the right cart makes is so dramatic that it's jarring and definitely not subtle. I think next I will give my MC-1x a rest and try the MC-1s with the HS-11 headshell because it gives me a little more ability to align the stylus. It should be nearly the same experience but my MC-1s is all original with the Beryllium cantilever.

Interesting that you say that, because today I just received a Shure v15 type 4 with a VN45HE stylus in the mail, and decided to try it out on the GT. Both my wife and I really like it playing Nina Simone Put A Spell On You. Before that, I tried a Stanton 680 with an upgraded stylus, not sure which. Then a Stanton L727S with the others stylus, and I have two ATs that I want to try. I just put them on headshells.

I had been planning on spending the whole weekend experimenting, but a lady pulling out of a parking lot onto the main street put a damper on that. I spent the rest of the weekend arranging for a rental, police report, getting it towed to the police station and then to the body shop. I almost got out of the way, but not quite enough, and she hit my rear right wheel hub. Because I pulled out and around, her hitting the wheel hub had the effect of dissipating the force from injuring me, but alas, the wheel is slanted out. Probably the axle.

 

[JD#7]

I had been planning on spending the whole weekend experimenting, but a lady pulling out of a parking lot onto the main street put a damper on that. I spent the rest of the weekend arranging for a rental, police report, getting it towed to the police station and then to the body shop. I almost got out of the way, but not quite enough, and she hit my rear right wheel hub. Because I pulled out and around, her hitting the wheel hub had the effect of dissipating the force from injuring me, but alas, the wheel is slanted out. Probably the axle.

 

[BilboBaggins]

@theophile (does this actually work?), I think you are right about that. It was the first thing I noticed when I put the first record on it. I had been playing records just before with the Sony PS-X600, and that was my first impression. The noise floor was definitely much lower! I don't know if I'll be able to move it from its current position. Unfortunately, the realities of the room means the right hand Klipsch Cornwall plays almost at the table and is only 3 feet away. If I can convince myself to move it into the critical listening room, I will then have another problem. It will sound so much better than my Yamaha PX3, I won't be able to listen to the PX3 anymore, and I'll have to buy two more GTs so I can have one in the living room, and two in the critical listening room.

The two in the same room are so I can compare pressings. I don't think I can afford two more GTs. And I know my wife won't tolerate it. So that's not going to happen. I guess it will stay upstairs. Not that I mind... I will have to find a wider stand though.

 

[808_state]

I'll have to buy two more GTs so I can have one in the living room, and two in the critical listening room.

The only sensible solution in my mind.

 

[808_state]

Interesting that you say that, because today I just received a Shure v15 type 4 with a VN45HE stylus in the mail, and decided to try it out on the GT. Both my wife and I really like it playing Nina Simone Put A Spell On You. Before that, I tried a Stanton 680 with an upgraded stylus, not sure which. Then a Stanton L727S with the others stylus, and I have to ATs that I want to try. I just put them on headshells.

I had been planning on spending the whole weekend experimenting, but a lady pulling out of a parking lot onto the main street put a damper on that. I spent the rest of the weekend arranging for a rental, police report, getting it towed to the police station and then to the body shop. I almost got out of the way, but not quite enough, and she hit my rear right wheel hub. Because I pulled out and around, her hitting the wheel hub had the effect of dissipating the force from injuring me, but alas, the wheel is slanted out. Probably the axle.

I have an original V15Vmr type IV on my P-751 but hadn't even thought of trying it on the GT. I'm going to start experimenting.

Sorry to hear about the car issue. "That's why we can't have nice stuff" always rings in my head when I consider how careless most people are. I actually had a guy back into me on the way to get married...as soon as the ceremony was over I was on the phone with insurance agents.

 

[BilboBaggins]

I have an original V15Vmr type IV on my P-751 but hadn't even thought of trying it on the GT. I'm going to start experimenting.

Sorry to hear about the car issue. "That's why we can't have nice stuff" always rings in my head when I consider how careless most people are. I actually had a guy back into me on the way to get married...as soon as the ceremony was over I was on the phone with insurance agents.

Oh man! That sucks! I lost a weekend, that will be remembered vaguely over time, but getting hit on your wedding day? That you will remember vividly for the rest of your life!

Yeah, I had read the V15 isn’t supposed to be a good match for the gt2000, but so far, it is the best sounding cartridge I have matched with the gt2000.

 

[BilboBaggins]

This; You have to do:

Put the GT 2000 in the highest performing system you own.

That would be a hard call. To be honest, the critical listening system has a lot going for it, but it is isolated. I use it when I just want to get away with the music, or comparing duplicate records. Where it is right now in the living room is the system that gets used the most. No question I will put it into the critical listening room, but it won’t likely stay there. This table is a magnitude better than any other table I have. Definitely much better than my Thorens TD-160 I sold to help pay for the GT. They are both very nice vintage systems. And I’ve put a lot into them to improve their reliability and longevity. I’ve compared parts of them together, and they aren’t really interchangeable. The amps are best matched with the speakers that are on them.

 

[BilboBaggins]

I promise:

If you put the GT 2000 into your highest performing system, that will become the system that you listen to, the most.

I have no doubt theophile. The challenge is, it would likely mean a complete change of my configuration. I have three sets of large speakers I really like. Klipsch Cornwall’s, which sound awesome with the Mcintosh gear, Kef 105s which sound awesome with the Bose 1801/4401, and a pair of Sony SS-G7s, which I’m on the fence. They might be good on the Mcintosh gear but that is a two man job, and not lightly undertaken. It require moving furniture around, bringing the Cornwall’s into the basement, bringing up the Sony’s, and reorganizing the furniture. And if they don’t work, doing it all over again. These are all very big and heavy speakers. That is why I’m hesitant. Beside, I think they both are excellent systems. Just different. The Kefs will not go up as they work best with the Bose.

that might happen once the Reno’s are done, but not before. And the Reno’s are moving slowly, damn contractors around here.

 

[BilboBaggins]

Or, I guess I could bring the MC2205 and C26 down to them. I just hate moving that 88 lbs amp with glass face around. I'm not getting any younger, and every time I move it, it is getting harder to do. I get your point though. I guess you could say I like both systems equally, but for different reasons. Incidentally, getting the GT2000 has gotten me off my butt, and I'm going to get the MC2205 repaired. I have been without it for too long. It is why I'm using a MA6200 for the Amp on that system. When I bought the turntable, it was with the intention of installing it on the Bose system, but the more I hear it in the Macintosh system, the less I want to move it. It sounds so friggin' good!

 

[BilboBaggins]

By the way, I just tried a number of other cartridges with the GT2000 today. Listening to Lou Reed, Walk on the Wild side, and as Agent 86 used to say, " ...and loving it!" Back to the Shure V15

 

[808_state]

The challenge is, it would likely mean a complete change of my configuration.

Welcome to Gigantic and Tremendous...the mass that demands an answer.

 

[JD#7]

Or, I guess I could bring the MC2205 and C26 down to them. I just hate moving that 88 lbs amp with glass face around. I'm not getting any younger, and every time I move it, it is getting harder to do. I get your point though. I guess you could say I like both systems equally, but for different reasons. Incidentally, getting the GT2000 has gotten me off my butt, and I'm going to get the MC2205 repaired. I have been without it for too long. It is why I'm using a MA6200 for the Amp on that system. When I bought the turntable, it was with the intention of installing it on the Bose system, but the more I hear it in the Macintosh system, the less I want to move it. It sounds so friggin' good!

 

[BilboBaggins]

Its more a question of priorities.