[Clayton SF]

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Nice! You've been hiding that tt from us. Is that a Grado cartridge?
 

 

[Eee Pee]

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Nice! You've been hiding that tt from us. Is that a Grado cartridge?

That's not true, post #12 had a picture of it.  

 
That is indeed a Grado, a Sonata with the receipt dated 8/27/98.  13 years ago... what was I doing 13 years ago?  I can't remember.
 
I remembered.  Drinking and listening to records.

 

[Clayton SF]

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That's not true, post #12 had a picture of it.  

 
That is indeed a Grado, a Sonata with the receipt dated 8/27/98.  13 years ago... what was I doing 13 years ago?  I can't remember.
 
I remembered.  Drinking and listening to records.

LOL. Yes. 13 years ago--drinking and listening to records. Nothing's changed, no doubt! Some old same old.

 

 

[Skylab]

Here is a pic of the highly modded Pioneer PL-530 I just got for the vintage rig. Mounted a Clearaudio Maestro and she's sounding great!

 

[Eee Pee]

Too bad you can't plug that into the Redwine AE!  

 
Do you like the Maestro?

 

[Skylab]

LOL! Yes, I like the Maetsro a lot. Great sound for a MM cartridge. My main vinyl rig is Benz LP-S on a VPI Scoutmaster, but the Maestro / Pioneer combo is pretty darned good sounding, for about 1/6 th the price

 

[Clayton SF]

Wow. The woodwork has a nice sheen to it and I especially love those bat toggle switches on the right-hand corner of the plinth. It will compliment the wood panels on your Leben.

 

[grokit]

I dig the strobe, that's a hard to find feature these days.

 

[eimis]

Nothing fancy yet.....

  

 

[the_equalizer]

Very similar to my own setup, eimis. I like it very much!

 

[liamstrain]

The only pic I have it at the moment... Unfortunately, bad cell phone, and the McIntoshes were the subject.  BUt top left, A Dual 1019 in United Audio walnut case, Grado green cartridge.
 

 
It needs a minor tune up... speeds sound a touch off.

 

[rehabitat]

Nice. I found a Dual 1210 thrown out recently, in a timber case with a built in amp.  It's in good cosmetic condition (perspex cover too), however the speed and auto functions are a bit messed up but I reckon a thorough clean and lube and she'll be up to scratch again.  Old idlers are cool (c:

 

[Hi-fi Wigwammer]

Upgraded my cartridge yesterday. Out with the Shelter 901 and in with a Transfiguration Orpheus.
 

 
 
 
It simply sounds astonishing. I'd rank it right up there with the incredible Audio Note IO Gold.

 

[jtaylor991]

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So, I've been wondering, what's the big difference between different turntables besides the vibration absorbtion and the tonearm? Some may have better motors that are more reliable for speed, but that's not a very big difference IMO. And i'm not talking direct vs belt either. What makes a turntable much higher quality than another? It seems that the cartridge would make 90% of the difference between different tables. 

 

[jr41]

 
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So, I've been wondering, what's the big difference between different turntables besides the vibration absorbtion and the tonearm? 

 
I recommend reading the turntable reviews in the following guide to vinyl playback (the whole guide is a good read if you're new to vinyl). Each review is of a different turntable design and so should give you a good idea of the range of solutions to vinyl playback available and the pros and cons of each.
 
I had a skepticism of turn tables costing 10s of thousands of pounds (not that I could ever afford one, so it's something of a mute point!), until I read the reviews in this guide. It really gave me an appreciation of the challenges of accurate reproduction of sound from a record and the lengths (i.e. cost) required to go someway to solving them.
 
http://www.avguide.com/buyers-guide/the-absolute-soundhi-fi-guide-vinyl-playback-0