What Turntable do you use?

[tanglung]

http://www.vinylengine.com/phpBB2/album ... c_id=13685

[Blue Angel]

Micro MR-711. Bought as a wreck not so long ago.

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[ovalmarc]

[chrissugar]

Hi all! My first post here.
This is still a work in progress but as it is, it already works and sounds very nice.















chrissugar

[Alec124c41]

Hi all! My first post here.
This is still a work in progress but as it is, it already works and sounds very nice.

Very impressive! And I bet it does sound very good.
Respect. There's a lot of work in that.

Cheers,
Alec

[MonkeyBoy]

Chris, that's just downright impressive. Is that connecting arm between the platter and the moter hiding a belt drive or is it direct drive?

[chrissugar]

Thank you.
Yes it was o lot of work. I gathered ideas for more than 10 years, then designed it and built it in a month.
It is a direct drive machine based on a Technics motor but completely redid the control electronics, the PSU and adapted the negative feedback to the heavy platter sandwich (aprox 5.5Kg). The whole machine is 62Kg.

I was lucky to have a Clearaudio motor and control electronics to A/B test belt drive( driving the rim of the acrylic platter) versus direct drive. It was very easy to A/B test by quickly removing the belt and starting the DD motor. In it's final design/tuning stage I prefer the direct drive.

chrissugar

P.S. It is still not in the final stage but I'm very close to what was my sonic/technical intention.

[keeponrockin]

Wow, what a piece and what a first post!!

Looks out of this world.

And I thought I had some ideas.

[synsei]

Hi all, this is my first post on VE.

After many years in the digital wilderness I've recently rediscovered vinyl. I'm currently running a Dual CS506, which is ok'ish. Tomorrow however, I'm off to pick up a Thorens TD316 fitted with a Linn Basik+, which I'm certain will be a significant improvement over the Dual.

I bought the Thorens off eBay and the guy commented that it hadn't been used for a few years. I checked with him that the belt was sound, and apparently it is. I'm assuming it's going to need a service and I'd welcome any advice on what I need to be looking at in this regard. I'd also be interested to hear any advice regarding simple mods that'll help improve the sound of this deck...

[Chopsrr]

Nothing overly special, but still a nice deck... A Denon DP-55K with a Grace G-707 tonearm. It came with an AT 440MLa with a shot suspension, plus it was awfully thin and harsh, so I swapped it out with an old Linn K5 I've had for years. The K5 sounds a LOT better!

[ccasey]

Hi, all. New to the forum. Great source of information and I'm sure I'll learn a lot here.

Just getting back into vinyl after a long absence. Picked up a Pioneer Pl-518 on CL. Came with an entry level AT cartridge which is new but obviously not great from a sound perspective. Plan to replace that fairly soon. Otherwise, very happy with my purchase and enjoying spinning records again.

Chris

p.s. would post pics, but haven't figured out how to do that yet!

[will48]

Decided to sell my SME20/2a, Technics & Rega and go for a 'one shot' (well almost ) solution.


Paul

[Matt Lynch]

Decided to sell my SME20/2a, Technics & Rega and go for a 'one shot' (well almost ) solution.


Paul

nice,, wish my girlfriend was that good looking! yeah ive got issues!
thanks for sharing that one.

[Chopsrr]

A little update... Now running a Benz Ace SH on the Denon and just received a Luxman PD277 with I think an ADC XLM or NAD 9200...