Berlioz
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Well my dad seems to have noticed my audiophile craze recently. He told me to go dig out his stuff in the basement and that I take what I needed. I was pretty curious, but I wasn't expecting anything too great (aren't I grateful?). Thankfully, I was wrong!
There was a Dual 601 turntable in there. I've read that it's a pretty average turntable, but it's self balancing (???), which is supposed to be a good thing.
It didn't work at all at first. I opened it up and found the motor to be clogged with dust. After some cleaning and some coaxing, it came back to life
Apparently the motor on these things is infamous for just sucking in general.
The TT is still quite temperamental. The right channel didn't sound very loud at first, so I blew on the cartridge, and now the right channel sounds fine, but the left channel is messed up
Still, I can't get over how good vinyl sounds! For the Beatles, I only have some compilation CD someone gave me (I'm waiting for the box set), and I always thought it sounded really loud and unnatural. The LPs sounds amazing!
I set it up in my room and this is what I have so far. You can click on the pictures to enlarge them:
Attachment 18525
I close up of the turntable:
Attachment 18526
There are dozens of these boxes; I'm not sure how to store them, other than that the LP's should be vertical. Somehow I don't think these cardboard boxes are good long term storage.
Attachment 18527
One of the speakers. Notice the horn tweeter...
Attachment 18529
Finally there are these old headphones I found. They sound pretty nasty, but I think they're kinda cool:
Attachment 18528
So, this is my dilemma. I need to find a way to store these LP's, and probably a new turntable as well. I'll also need an audio component rack. I don't mind intro level stuff, as my budget is pretty tight. Maybe $500 CDN max for the TT, and as cheap as I can get for the rack and the LP storage, while still getting something decent.
The amp may need to be replaced as well. One thing that I like about it is that it has a phono stage built into it, so I may keep it for at least half a year or so while I sort out my budget on this.
It would be nice if I could get something from a store in Canada, or at least something American made so I don't get dinged with duty fees.
There was a Dual 601 turntable in there. I've read that it's a pretty average turntable, but it's self balancing (???), which is supposed to be a good thing.
It didn't work at all at first. I opened it up and found the motor to be clogged with dust. After some cleaning and some coaxing, it came back to life
The TT is still quite temperamental. The right channel didn't sound very loud at first, so I blew on the cartridge, and now the right channel sounds fine, but the left channel is messed up
Still, I can't get over how good vinyl sounds! For the Beatles, I only have some compilation CD someone gave me (I'm waiting for the box set), and I always thought it sounded really loud and unnatural. The LPs sounds amazing!
I set it up in my room and this is what I have so far. You can click on the pictures to enlarge them:
Attachment 18525
I close up of the turntable:
Attachment 18526
There are dozens of these boxes; I'm not sure how to store them, other than that the LP's should be vertical. Somehow I don't think these cardboard boxes are good long term storage.
Attachment 18527
One of the speakers. Notice the horn tweeter...
Attachment 18529
Finally there are these old headphones I found. They sound pretty nasty, but I think they're kinda cool:
Attachment 18528
So, this is my dilemma. I need to find a way to store these LP's, and probably a new turntable as well. I'll also need an audio component rack. I don't mind intro level stuff, as my budget is pretty tight. Maybe $500 CDN max for the TT, and as cheap as I can get for the rack and the LP storage, while still getting something decent.
The amp may need to be replaced as well. One thing that I like about it is that it has a phono stage built into it, so I may keep it for at least half a year or so while I sort out my budget on this.
It would be nice if I could get something from a store in Canada, or at least something American made so I don't get dinged with duty fees.