ruthieandjohn
Stumbling towards enlightenment
(Formerly known as kayandjohn.)
As a true auto audiofile, I eschew the in-car lossy MP3 and satellite radio music sources in favor of... VINYL!
This is the year I finally get back into vinyl. My poor record collection has been sitting in boxes---neglected and ignored---taking up an entire spare bedroom.
Ever since my college freshman days I've been enamored with spinning wax, much to the chagrin of my roommate at the time who thought me insane, perhaps justifiably. At the time I used a Sony turntable that cost $100 new (including the pickup arm and cartridge) from one of those megalithic electronic depots. When I entered grad. school, I likewise graduated to a Rega P2 with an Elys 2. After college I got a P7 and not long after traded up to a P9 with RB1000 and Apheta moving coil cartridge.
I still hold the P9 in high esteem, both in terms of its performance and from an aesthetic standpoint, even after hearing some turntables that cost significantly more. Over the years though my listening habits changed, so I ended up swapping out the Rega gear and focusing primarily on DACs. I've missed it ever since.
I've been fortunate enough to hear a lot of different turntables these past few years as well, though as always you can only glean so much when it's not your own setup. I've still got a few choices in mind though.
This has been one of my all time favorite threads on head-fi to lurk in, so I'm looking forward to finally contributing by posting some pictures of whatever I end up getting.
I likee!
Maybe an overhead shot of the RP1 would be even cooler. I'm a Rega fan. Grados? Phono pre? Cartridge?
That's what happens when you post.
Aww, man. Only three?
Great looking set up!
Aww, man. Only three?
Great looking set up!
Thanks and they all sound different
Oh, about sounding different... I read the German magazine Stereoplay once in a while and I saw that they had soundfiles on their server of several cartridges. Some rather expensive, some halfway affordable. Its in German and the files are 24-48 wav (?? yes I know but anyway better than mp3). Here are the files
Clearaudio Performer V2 (300 Euro, MM)
Goldring 2300 (330 Euro, MM)
Nagaoka MP-200 (400 Euro, MM)
Audio Technica AT33EV (500 Euro, MC)
Grado Sonata 1 (600 Euro, MM)
Ortofon 2M Black (650 Euro, MM)
Clearaudio Concept MC (690 Euro, MC)
Volpe Audio rosso nero (850 Euro, MC)
Sumiko Celebration II (1.950 Euro, MC)
Kiseki Blue NS (3.000 Euro, MC)
Einstein The Pick Up (4.400 Euro, MC)
Lyra Etna (6.000 Euro, MC)
I must say, listening with a headphone makes it quite difficult for me to discern any differences.