TT in the future

[Feanor]

i bought the bellari BEFORE mikey reviewed it and came up with his answer before he did. not bad for the money but i would love to try a Schiit Mani with mc/mm capability, all ss for $160!

it has been well received in the press.

I can't speak to the Mani but I've been well pleased with the other Schiit products i've owned, viz.

• Modi DAC (original)
• Bifrost DAC (original)
• Bifrost Uber upgrade
• Asgard 2 headphone amp
• Bifrost Multibit upgrade -- a truly outstanding product for the money; great esp. with 16/44 recordings
• Gungnir Multibit DAC

[hifitommy]

i have to say that not nearly as much money need be spent on a phono setup to sound better than the equivalent amount spent on a digital player. hre is the easy way in:

Akai BT-500 Turntable with Bluetooth

this can be used with you stereo or directly to the computer. the cart is an AT at95e, pretty good sounding for the bucks but a better one could be fitted if preferred.

once bitten by the bug and you hear more music from your LPs than CDs, you will then know when upgrades should be considered. incremental changes can effect more than incremental gains.

here is the very same table branded as TEAC for less money:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P9WK1BW...KD3RZD09YG0AXF

i have the akai version that my daughter got me for easy computer transfer. pretty good value. so far, so good.

[Feanor]

i have to say that not nearly as much money need be spent on a phono setup to sound better than the equivalent amount spent on a digital player. hre is the easy way in:

Akai BT-500 Turntable with Bluetooth

this can be used with you stereo or directly to the computer. the cart is an AT at95e, pretty good sounding for the bucks but a better one could be fitted if preferred.

once bitten by the bug and you hear more music from your LPs than CDs, you will then know when upgrades should be considered. incremental changes can effect more than incremental gains.

here is the very same table branded as TEAC for less money:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00P9WK1BW...KD3RZD09YG0AXF

i have the akai version that my daughter got me for easy computer transfer. pretty good value. so far, so good.

HFT, I know you're a vinyl fan from 'way back. Thanks for these references, those are nice looking units and would seem easy to use.

I suspect I'd be no worse off using my old Technics SL-D2 and Denon DL-110 cartridge, (pictured below), but I would need a phono preamp, (since I sold the Cambridge pictured). If I were to get back into it, I'd likely get that Schiit Mani 2 you mentioned.

However I have a very small LP collection and I wouldn't expect to buy many new ones if only because I listen to classical and there isn't much classical being released on LP. Thus new investment of time & money in vinyl playback would offer limited payback for me. The days of cheap, good used classical LPs are gone forever; unfortunately I missed on on the trend of people dumping them for CDs.

[blackraven]

Feanor, the Emotiva XPS phono preamp has gotten good reviews. I am thinking about buying it for my son to use with a vintage Pioneer PL-55d TT that I have. Or I may try and score a used Bellari. I am going to slap on an Ortofon 2M Blue or an AT AT-7V. I need a cartridge with a more neutral to bright sound as that TT is extremely warm sounding as opposed the the Nagaoka which is warmer.

[Feanor]

Feanor, the Emotiva XPS phono preamp has gotten good reviews. I am thinking about buying it for my son to use with a vintage Pioneer PL-55d TT that I have. Or I may try and score a used Bellari. I am going to slap on an Ortofon 2M Blue or an AT AT-7V. I need a cartridge with a more neutral to bright sound as that TT is extremely warm sounding as opposed the the Nagaoka which is warmer.

Oh stop it, you guys. You're tempting me to haul out my gear and listen to my LP collection one more time.

The last time I pulled my TT from the system it was mainly because I need shelf space for other stuff than hi-fi gear. As you can see, there is plenty of that in the family living room where my stereo system is located.