Help/ Advice on a start up rig

[istari_knight]

Isopropyl is perfect

I recapped an A60 about 10 months ago... Roberts guide is spot on for a restoration with minor improvements, if the bug bites this might be of interest http://www.decdun.me.uk/a60mods.html but its by no means essential as the A60 is perfectly capable in stock form.

[RichB]

http://diversevinyl.com/item.php?id=...4f20ae50443c4d

Just saw this and thought might be of interest. 180 quid for a brand new Rega turntable can't be bad!

[Lace'd Taste]

I recapped an A60 about 10 months ago... Roberts guide is spot on for a restoration with minor improvements, if the bug bites this might be of interest http://www.decdun.me.uk/a60mods.html

Yeh i saw mateys article on upgrading the A60, i'd like to keep it all in it's originally enclosure and without step-by-step photos i am uncomfortably out of my depth! Out of interest did you chance the PSU capacitors or volume pot? If so any recommendations?

http://diversevinyl.com/item.php?id=...4f20ae50443c4d

Just saw this and thought might be of interest. 180 quid for a brand new Rega turntable can't be bad!

I'm sure it ain't but it'll leave me with £70 for the amp/speakers/bits and pieces - i'll probably get a slap too for the TT being too modern.

[The Grand Wazoo]

If you're up for a bit of vintage loveliness - why not look at some receivers?
The Yamahas are rather lovely to look at and use.....

[Gordon Steadman]

http://diversevinyl.com/item.php?id=...4f20ae50443c4d

Just saw this and thought might be of interest. 180 quid for a brand new Rega turntable can't be bad!

Probably considered heretical round here but some of us don't rate Rega TTs. The arms are pretty good but I never enjoyed the sound of the whole package. Haven't heard them all of course but I actually prefer the overall sound of the Pioneer PL12D, certainly to the Rega 2. If that makes me a deaf twit, so be it.

I love the Yamahas too, used to have a CR600 I think it was. Lovely looking and sounded fine. They get a bit of cash nowadays though judging by what I've seen on eBay.

[RichB]

Probably considered heretical round here but some of us don't rate Rega TTs. The arms are pretty good but I never enjoyed the sound of the whole package. Haven't heard them all of course but I actually prefer the overall sound of the Pioneer PL12D, certainly to the Rega 2. If that makes me a deaf twit, so be it.

I love the Yamahas too, used to have a CR600 I think it was. Lovely looking and sounded fine. They get a bit of cash nowadays though judging by what I've seen on eBay.

Each to their own I guess but I'm thinking that the OP was looking for something which gets them off and running with vinyl. Sure there are plenty of cheap used turntables out there but it might take a bit of gambling and gumption to pick a good one, then there's postage, cartridge choices and the longer term reliability to take into account. It might be the Pioneer one's are good in this regard, I don't know enough about them to say. However given the choice of chancing my money on something of unknown provenance from eBay or something boxed new, British made, with a heap of good reviews from users behind it and I could audition in a dealers too. There are also reasonably priced upgrades for when cash allows. Realise budgets are tight here so my advice whatever you get would be to buy once and buy well, whatever you choose.

[Lace'd Taste]

Ahhh yes i do love the look of those receivers, it's the needle dials that get me going! There's this Old school Rotel receiver in the woodshop that has that same look and i've always fancied it a wee bit. I'll have a little ganders online. Yeh sold on the PL-12D, it's just a matter of time before I find one that ticks all the boxes.

[Lace'd Taste]

Each to their own I guess but I'm thinking that the OP was looking for something which gets them off and running with vinyl.

Hi Rich, i dunno how much you've read into this thread, it is a lot longer than i intended it to be but it's basically an upgrade of my partners all-in-one "crap'o'phone" (as someone put it). She's into the whole vintage thing and is not keen on the modern stuff, big black electronic boxes etc. Hench the A60 and 70s TTs.

[Gordon Steadman]

Ahhh yes i do love the look of those receivers, it's the needle dials that get me going! There's this Old school Rotel receiver in the woodshop that has that same look and i've always fancied it a wee bit. I'll have a little ganders online. Yeh sold on the PL-12D, it's just a matter of time before I find one that ticks all the boxes.

They are definitely out there. My PL112D was under £30. It needed a new belt and the mat was missing but apart from that, it looks like its never been used, even the lid is almost unmarked. The only fault appearance-wise is the little nick on the front. That will disappear when I get a moment. They are really simple (maybe not as simple as the Rega!!) and seems little to go wrong. Most decks actually don't get that much use anyway. The 'audiophile' is quite a rare beast in truth. My wife had a PL12D from new and she reckons it probably wasn't used more than a dozen times as most of her music was on tape.

[Macca]

That is one minty-looking PL112D you got there. These were old decks back when I was getting into the game 25 years ago. Mind you I have a budget Sony direct drive from about '76 and that also looks like it has never been used. I'm hoping one of my nieces or nephews gets into vinyl when they grow up, will be a good present for them.