Gromit's music centre...

[Gromit]

Well it ain't hifi but it's still a music centre...



Nice to know that selling the Royds (amongst other bits) helped pay for this.

[Theo]

A real Black Beauty Congratulations - wish you well to play it.

Are you returning to vinyl at some future point? Or has the lure of computer audio taken over?

[realysm42]

That Piano is beautiful.

So erm, would putting it on spikes make it sound any better? It is it's own speaker after all

[Gromit]

Thanks chaps - it's a Yamaha U3 which is quite a beast, in fact the largest upright Yamaha make. Generates some amazing volume in our living room (good job our neighbours are all >30yds away!). We're having a music room built at the back of the house later this summer so it'll have its own dedicated space before long.

Theo - turntable-wise I recently got hold of a Sony PS-6750 but it's suffering a hum issue. I took it to Scalford but didn't play more than a few tracks on it. Sonically though it beat the modded 1210 into next week - seriously - and the 2 other guys in the room at the time felt exactly the same about it. I'd say there's every chance it's better than the PL-71. By all accounts Sony lost money on every one of these they made (along with its bigger brother the PS-8750) and they're extremely rare in the UK. Here's hoping it can be fixed.

[RobbieGong]

Feck me !! It beat the modded Techie into next week ? Couldn't have been Marco or Martins thats for sure I've always had a soft spot for it's bigger brother the 8750, which as you know is meant to be a very very decent deck indeed (and looks it too). Gorgeous piano by the way. If I was financially flush and could have a very big house I would have one just for looks alone as well as a harp - maybe one day eh !

[Theo]

Theo - turntable-wise I recently got hold of a Sony PS-6750 but it's suffering a hum issue. I took it to Scalford but didn't play more than a few tracks on it. Sonically though it beat the modded 1210 into next week - seriously - and the 2 other guys in the room at the time felt exactly the same about it. I'd say there's every chance it's better than the PL-71. By all accounts Sony lost money on every one of these they made (along with its bigger brother the PS-8750) and they're extremely rare in the UK. Here's hoping it can be fixed.

It might be worth giving Richard at Vantage a call - he's planning on coming up our way in the next couple of weeks. I've got a call out for him. it might be something he can fix in-situ?

[Marco]

Feck me !! It beat the modded Techie into next week ? Couldn't have been Marco or Martins thats for sure I've always had a soft spot for it's bigger brother the 8750, which as you know is meant to be a very very decent deck indeed (and looks it too). Gorgeous piano by the way. If I was financially flush and could have a very big house I would have one just for looks alone as well as a harp - maybe one day eh !

Lol! Far too many variables to even begin to properly analyse that observation....

I don't doubt that the Sony was superior, as I trust Richard's ears, however I suspect that the reason may have been down to (IMO) the superior tonearm on the Sony, which is lightweight and designed to optimise high-compliance cartridges, such as Richard's Shure

The stock Techy arm prefers lower compliance cartridges. However, it could be down to many other things too, such as the platter. The one on the Sony does look rather more 'substantial'!

Nice piano indeed, Richard - great for an evening of 'Chas and Dave'!

Marco.

[Gromit]

You're right Marco - way too many 'differences' in each set-up. Still, it sounds bloody good (this was using the 2M Black btw) and once I've got to the bottom of this hum issue - which does seem to be arm-related - it'll be a seriously nice record player.

Oh...just seen your avatar.

Chas'n'Dave? Wash yer malf aht

Theo - ooh that's very handy to know Richard'll be heading your way soon. Will give him a bell.

[Gromit]

Couple of rushed pics...





The first, and foremost observation that we found with the Sony vs the 1210 was how much 'bounce' it gave to the sound. Bass (which ain't exactly lacking on the Tecchy) just rips along on the Sony, lacking any inertia, giving music masses of energy and rhythmic snap - the push/pull of syncopations, the relationship between melody and counterpoint just sounds so full of life. Very addictive, and very realistic. Just got the supplied M95ED in place at the moment which isn't brilliant but I need to get hold of a better headshell before fitting the 2M Black.

Bottom line is this is yet another turntable which should've buried the LP12 back in the 70's but was never allowed to.

[Tarzan]

Very nice looking piano and Turntable Richard!