daviethek
09-24-2006, 12:30 PM
Its been 25 years since I had a turntable. My last player was a Thorens 101 something and I had a Shure cartridge on it. I sounded great. The Thorens could take a punch. Loved the way it played rock and Big band jazz. Well, that was a long time and several systems ago my friends. I finally have the inspiration to do this again. Why? because quite frankly, most of my CD's are poorly made stuff from the 80's and 90's and for many of them, I want to hear the way they should sound while I still have respectable hearing left. I also am starting to re-listen to the rock of my youth. (65 to 75). Since my system is kind of revealing, the poor quality of the CD's are fully .... revealed. I can't do very much to make them sound better except to change the source to something I know sounds better. Its a new world but I promise to take better care of my albumns this time, Mom.
Anyway, I kind of don't know where to start and I would appreciate some advice from you folks because I have seen some very thoughtful recommendations coming from these threads over the last couple of years. I have lost touch with what is new in turntables ( belt vs direct drive vs. nuclear steam driven etc.) and supporting gizmos.
This is what I need, I think
-Turntable,
-cartridge,
-some inexpensive devices to assist me in alligning the cartridge ( I never did that)
- a simple cleaning device recommendation,
- some way to reduce vibrations to the table ( wood floor, ancient house)
- a phono pre-amp. A simple tube circuit would be good I think because my SS gear is a
little bit edgy and foreward.
My budget for all this stuff would be around 1,200 to 1,400 us. so I am talking about respectable budget gear. I am open to used gear because i have bought lots of stuff that way and was seldom dissapointed.
Thank you in advance and I look forward to your comments. dk
Anyway, I kind of don't know where to start and I would appreciate some advice from you folks because I have seen some very thoughtful recommendations coming from these threads over the last couple of years. I have lost touch with what is new in turntables ( belt vs direct drive vs. nuclear steam driven etc.) and supporting gizmos.
This is what I need, I think
-Turntable,
-cartridge,
-some inexpensive devices to assist me in alligning the cartridge ( I never did that)
- a simple cleaning device recommendation,
- some way to reduce vibrations to the table ( wood floor, ancient house)
- a phono pre-amp. A simple tube circuit would be good I think because my SS gear is a
little bit edgy and foreward.
My budget for all this stuff would be around 1,200 to 1,400 us. so I am talking about respectable budget gear. I am open to used gear because i have bought lots of stuff that way and was seldom dissapointed.
Thank you in advance and I look forward to your comments. dk