You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider pb456.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.
Long long ago I had a more pricey stereo system...
But I 'upgraded' my Fluance RT-80 to an imported Denon DP-51F (I like the automatics!) from Japan, even had to search for an affordable transformer.
Running off of my Onkyo NR676 so I can mix the HDMI and the Phono!
Just picked up the latest Iron Maiden album - and not sure how I feel about it just yet, but it's... Iron Maiden...
Quoted from gonzo73:I got got these last year for $500 for the pair. I use them with my Realistic sta-2080 80 watt, paired with a Pioneer fully auto 1980 turntable.
They are very good for the price.
[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
I have the same, but black instead of walnut. Could use more bass, but that's why GOD invented subwoofers.
Quoted from Shredso:Man, this thread is killing me. I have what I consider to be a decent home theater setup I listen to vinyl on. Decent in the I shop at Best Buy price range. Ha! I think it sounds great..... but what if it could sound better?! I've been wanting a Technics 1200 for a long time. There were 2 in my family's bar I could have had for next to nothing in the 90's. Unfortunately the bar went tits up and with it went my chances of buying the turntables and most of my record collection that I was storing there. Most were $1 flea market albums but there are a handful of sentimental albums I'd kill to get back. I've been scouring Facebook for a used 1200 but I'm wondering if my turntable isn't the weakest link in the system. Klipsch reference speakers, Audio Technica LP-120 with the preamp removed and an Ortofon Red cartridge, DIY Bugle preamp, Yamaha TSR-7810 receiver. It gets used a lot more for movies than it does vinyl, it needs to be dual purpose. Would the 1200 be a significant upgrade or would you look elsewhere? Yes, I need to dust my setup and put away some albums, and yes I used a shim to level my TV because it's probably too big for that stand. I'll fix it someday.
[quoted image]
I would say that I would switch out the AT TT, but more importantly, get some spare headshells and some extra cartridges, a stylus force gauge, and an azimuth guide.
I'd opine that the baseline of cartridges you want to start to try would start at the $150-$200 range. The AT VM 540, Nagaoka MP-150, Grado (forgot the model name), Sumiko Ranier would be on my list if looking for an upgrade.
I've grabbed a few of the gauges and azimuth guides here to help.
https://smile.amazon.com/Ortofon-201255-Stylus-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B002
8008/ref=sr_1_38
https://smile.amazon.com/Riverstone-Audio-Record-Level-Turntable-Resolution/dp/B076DFZDS4/ref=sr_1_1
You're currently viewing posts by Pinsider pb456.
Click here to go back to viewing the entire thread.
Wanna join the discussion? Please sign in to reply to this topic.
Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Please consider a donation to Pinside and get anext to your username to show for it! Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+!
This page was printed from https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/anyone-collect-vinyl?tu=pb456 and we tried optimising it for printing. Some page elements may have been deliberately hidden.
Scan the QR code on the left to jump to the URL this document was printed from.
Anchorage, AK