hekoman
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About a month ago I got the strange urge to buy a turntable so I could listen to some vinyl. I had seen a whole bunch of records in stores that I wanted to buy, plus I wanted to grab some of my dad's old LP and listen to them.
Well I started doing some research and I figured out very quickly that I could not afford a new turntable, so I started looking vintage because I have always had a thing for vintage gear. I was looking around on eBay and I found this beauty really cheap:
It is a Dual 1229 fully-auto. They were made in the early 70's, and I just can't get over how awesome it looks. The previous owner said it needed a little work (no dust cover, runs a little to fast, and is missing a leg) I felt up to the challenge and bought it. It also did not come with a cartridge so I picked up a Ortofon OM10 Super pretty cheap on eBay:
After about 2 days of playing with the various settings, I have finally got it to track correctly, and play at the correct speed. And let me tell you, this turntable is freakin sweet now.
Right now I am listening to Symponie Fantastique by Berlioz and if it was not for the occasional pop due to the old vinyl, this thing would sound absolutely perfect. There is just something I have found about listening to vinyl that is so much more satisfying that listening to anything else. It just sounded so good I had to share the love.
Well I started doing some research and I figured out very quickly that I could not afford a new turntable, so I started looking vintage because I have always had a thing for vintage gear. I was looking around on eBay and I found this beauty really cheap:
It is a Dual 1229 fully-auto. They were made in the early 70's, and I just can't get over how awesome it looks. The previous owner said it needed a little work (no dust cover, runs a little to fast, and is missing a leg) I felt up to the challenge and bought it. It also did not come with a cartridge so I picked up a Ortofon OM10 Super pretty cheap on eBay:
After about 2 days of playing with the various settings, I have finally got it to track correctly, and play at the correct speed. And let me tell you, this turntable is freakin sweet now.
Right now I am listening to Symponie Fantastique by Berlioz and if it was not for the occasional pop due to the old vinyl, this thing would sound absolutely perfect. There is just something I have found about listening to vinyl that is so much more satisfying that listening to anything else. It just sounded so good I had to share the love.
