Just interested to know what turntable folks are using and what they think their strengths are.
The Supernatural Anaesthetist
Location: North East
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I'm Steve.
Which turntable do you use?
Just interested to know what turntable folks are using and what they think their strengths are.
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
I use a tarted-up old 'DJ deck', which is hardly worth mentioning, really.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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The Supernatural Anaesthetist
Location: North East
Posts: 3,687
I'm Steve.
Well get yerself a Linn!
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,012
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
You'd have to shoot me first
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
Senior Member
Location: Romford
Posts: 11,119
I'm sorted.
Usually this
JVC QL-A7
Sometimes this
Sony PS-6750
Strengths - Both really easy to set up & use, even for cack-handed me, and neither sound too shabby.
Senior Member
Location: UK, inactive
Posts: 1,570
I'm inactive.
This one:
Braun PS500, owned since the early 80s
Still has the original Shure M75-6s, now with JICO stylus
Strengths: staying power
Weakness: the string breaks
Senior Member
Location: Newcastle UK
Posts: 3,745
I'm Rich.
Me too... It's shite ;-)Originally Posted by Marco
One of these days... I'm going to cut you into little pieces.
Senior Member
Location: Newcastle UK
Posts: 3,745
I'm Rich.
Technics SL-1210 with Audio Technica AT-1005mk2 arm. Speedy Steve custom armboard, Vantage Audio bearing and Longdog Audio Stage 2 PSU. Cartridge is Denon DL-110 and headshell Sumiko. Occasionally I swap with AT440 in MG10. Wires are nowt fancy and the mat is cork /nitrile. Sounds pretty good to me.
Recently I've added some techniboots but the deck sits on a very solid wall shelf. I can jump up and down next to it and not skip a beat..
One of these days... I'm going to cut you into little pieces.
Banned
Location: Granes - Haut Vallee de l'aude - EU
Posts: 2,831
I'm Richard.
Oh thank goodness. With all the Funk stuff I was starting to think I'd taken a wrong turn and was on Vinyl Engine or somewhere. I get quite confused as the 31st January looms
Banned
Location: Torquay, Devon.
Posts: 5,684
I'm Shane.
I don't have a turntable at present. But I'm planning on getting an SME Model 10, fitted with the 9'' V tonearm.
My father has this exact SME turntable combo and it sounds very good indeed!
I very much doubt that I'll be getting the model 15.
S.
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