turntable porn
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Athos
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You got it from a record shop in Camden, and it was missing a power lead and a spring? That story? If so, please do.
ska invita
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Im very sceptical about the audiophile sound differences between turntables...surely the only component that actually makes a difference to the sound is the needle...and the wiring to a certain extent. Everything else is just design and feel. So long as it successfully turns a record round at the correct speeds. Needles definitely make a big difference though.
I think last time I said that I nearly got lynched.
What do you reckon beesonthewhatnow ?
I think last time I said that I nearly got lynched.
What do you reckon beesonthewhatnow ?
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
It’s one of those things where technically the mechanics of the turntable can make a significant difference. Speed consistency, platter stability, tonearm isolation etc.
Like so much hifi guff though, the reality is that some of the differences between different models may be so minor as to be sonically irrelevant.
Good speakers, the acoustics of the room, and for vinyl the phono preamp stage of the amplifier are still by far the most important areas that effect what you actually hear.
I've installed it in a draw in a "media unit" now, with the amp and tape player on the other section and all the wires concealed at the back. Photos to come.
ska invita
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Cheap ones also have shit needles
And yeah, so long as it's doing the basics right - turning properly and not feeding back - the majority surely rests firmly in the needle
And yeah, so long as it's doing the basics right - turning properly and not feeding back - the majority surely rests firmly in the needle
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
More important than the actual needle/cartridge is how its installed on the tonearm - all the things like alignment to the platter, tracking weight, anti skate and so on. Get those wrong and the best cartridge in the world will still sound like shite.
Athos
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The cartridge is important, but I think you're massively underestimating the importance of a number of other factors e.g. isolation, quality of bearings, constitency of motor, deviations from loose platter or belt etc., set-up - anti-skate, tracking, alignment, etc. (not to mention the importance of other components like phonostage and speakers). Of course, there's a load of audiofoolery around turntables (and I'm sure lots of people area spending thousands for 'improvements' they can't hear, but imagine they can) , but there's also a lot of science, and some immediately audibly obvious differences between cheap and (well set up) decent turntables, even with the same stylus.
editor
hiraethified
And the cables with dual-layer counter-wound foil cover, of course. Just £90.
Athos
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You need to burn them in for 1,000 hours, remember.
editor
hiraethified
Got make sure that they're laid on an East/West axis for maximum audio benefits too.
Athos
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And supported, so they don't touch the floor.
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hiraethified
I'm sure it sounds awesomeballs great but all those illuminated logos and oversized VU meters are fucking ugly.macintosh setup with some other, very sweet, turntable
macintosh setup with, I'm sure perfectly sweet, macintosh turntable
macintosh setup with some other, very sweet, turntable
macintosh setup with, I'm sure perfectly sweet, macintosh turntable
Wow, is that yours?
petee
no gods, no malarkey
i could only wish.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Looks like it was designed by someone who was served too much Jagermeister!
petee
no gods, no malarkey
sounds more like the motor than the belt
ska invita
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ska invita
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this tone arm on the left scores ten points for being silly
petee
no gods, no malarkey
please refer here, I'd forgotten about this thread
www.urban75.net
Do you consider yourself an audiophile?
That turntable costs £10,000 more than we paid for our house thirty two years ago. :eek: Like this? :)
www.urban75.net
