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neilbardsley
04-06-2015, 09:33
About 3 years ago I bought a record player and started to look through charity shops. This weekend I went to a record fair in Rugby and spent about 10 times more than I intended to. Since my LP collection is small but growing I thought I would have a look at my equipment

Yamaha P220 Record Player
(bought from the place that is recommending the speakers)

Yamaha AX592 Amp
(had for about 15 years form the US). Actually I just read a review on this Amp for mid/low value it doesn't get a bad write up

Chario Syntar Speakers

It all sits in the front room in my flat. Which has a wood floor and patio windows to a balcony. All of which I understand are bad. The room isn't big maybe 4.5m x 3m?

I called up the place that sold me the Record Player and they recommended upgrading my speaker to some BBC monitors, with 3 drivers. Others on here are so sure. Any suggestions on how to make my equipment sound better are welcome. I quite fancy doing a bit of DIY. I've upgraded the tone on one of my guitar. I'm going to be blasted for this but what is the best way to connect the wire into the speaker to ensure a good sound? The wires are 15 years old and too long so I was considering trimming them and exposing clean/fresh wire.

I'm a blues fan so the lps I've bought recently ranged from BB King, Lonnie Johnson to Blues jam at Chess. I'm also a fan of Ellie/Nina/Billie but also like Puccini /Dire Stairs/Cream. I would be interested to get my hands on some of the Ellie/Joe Pass lps. Any suggests here also welcome.

Macca
04-06-2015, 10:34
My suggestion would be to get a better record player. Not saying the Yamaha is bad per se but it is a budget deck and will be overlly compromised, plus I am guessing it has a pretty cheap cartridge.

There are often some real bargains to be had on here with regards to turntables so look in the classifieds. Don't forget to factor in the cost of collection, though.

Trim the cables back so they reveal fresh copper then just stick them back in, I wouldn't worry too much about that aspect at the moment.

Ali Tait
04-06-2015, 10:41
Don't know what your budget is, but there is a Nottingham Analogue deck for sale on here for a good price.

neilbardsley
04-06-2015, 11:36
I don't see a classified section. Do you have a link?

Barry
04-06-2015, 11:43
I don't see a classified section. Do you have a link?

Just look in 'Private Exhibitions' Neil.

hifi_dave
04-06-2015, 12:42
If you can stretch to that Spacedeck, it is an excellent choice, which will be the basis of a great system.

Marco
04-06-2015, 12:55
I don't see a classified section. Do you have a link?

Here you go, Neil: http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?38848-FS-Nottingham-Spacedeck-Spacearm-Goldring-G-1042

A lovely deck, by all accounts :)

Marco.

neilbardsley
04-06-2015, 13:02
It might be beyond that I was initially thinking about. I will ponder on it. It can be a slippery slope this upgrade game. Same with old cars (that I also have an interest in).

walpurgis
04-06-2015, 14:15
It might be beyond that I was initially thinking about. I will ponder on it. It can be a slippery slope this upgrade game. Same with old cars (that I also have an interest in).

Oh dear. You'll definitely be hurting moneywise then. :)

What have you got?