StephenJK Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/4/2020 at 9:31 PM, AudioDoctor said: Me attempting to be a photog with my first turntable... That must be quite a chore to align the cartridge with the bolts upset. Couldn't find those rounded nuts that would fit against the cartridge body? Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/4/2020 at 10:23 PM, The Computer Audiophile said: Turntables and tape machines, the audio equivalent of a fireplace. Look nice, but the snap, crackle, and pop can be bothersome. That's true if you buy or play albums in poor condition which is too often the case. I recently sold a solid rock collection from the late 60's to late 70's, about 1,200 titles. All were in VG+ or NM condition. Once recorded digitally and run through a simple crackle filter the sound is excellent. If I hear snap, crackle and pop from any album it comes off the turntable right away - unless it's something I can't find any other way. My father's 10" LPs from the 40's and 50's were like that, but you just can't find the music in any other format. But, I do tend to agree with you - if buying LPs from your favorite record store make sure they can be returned if unplayable or in poor condition. You can do a visual check to good effect. Where I get fooled is on classical titles from the 50's or 60's that were played on a console stereo with one of those 33/45 flipover cartridges or the older needle type. Man, do those things do a lot of damage. Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 14 hours ago, AudioDoctor said: it wasn’t difficult at all. Likely just me then, and a paranoid fear that after the alignment is perfect, and I tighten the screws that last little bit, that it’s going to change the alignment. Do I check one more time, or just walk away...... AudioDoctor 1 Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 16 hours ago, gmgraves said: Yes, those old console stereos (called “brown goods” in the appliance business), were fitted with cheap record changers sporting 2-pole motors, cast aluminum “tone arms” that tracked the fitted crystal or ceramic cartridges (usually, with Osmium or sapphire styluses) at more than 10 grams! If you bought a really good one, you might luck out and get one with a British made BSR “Monarch” record changer (which at least had a 4-pole motor, and could be bought new from places like Allied Radio, Lafayette Radio, or the old Boston-based Radio Shack mail-order houses for less than 20 bucks!). Junk like that could chew an LP up in just a few plays. Good thing LPs were cheap in those days. $3.98 for a mono LP and $4.98 for stereo. Grundig-Fleetwood in our house. Was used mostly for the radio, but it did play a lot of records as well. That, and an RCA portable where the speakers closed over the folded up turntable. I ended up using the RCA as an amplifier for my first "stereo", a Sony portable cassette player. Link to comment
StephenJK Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I've had this turntable for a few years now. It's a Clearaudio Innovation Compact. The tonearm is the Clearaudio Universal with upgraded wiring and the VTA lifter. Cartridge is a Dynavector Te Kaitora Rua. I traded in a Musical Fidelity Phono and Nu-Vista 800 integrated amplifier for the Devialet Expert Pro 440 monoblocks. It fits a lot better into our downsizing program with now a much smaller home. The house was built in 1963 - you know, the ones with the tiny kitchen and tiny dining room on the end. We made all of that space a nice big kitchen and the living room is now the dining room/stereo room. Mercman 1 Link to comment
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