The Cheap Stuff


I bought an ADC 1700 turntable for $75.00, and a used Grado Red for $40.00

Believe it or not, they make music!

When I pay a lot of money for stuff, I get anxious when it doesn't sound great.

In this case, however, I'm genuinely happy and I'm listening to lots of vinyl just to see if it all sounds good.

I took a really down'n'dirty needle drop and video this morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X0FP47XhTE

Cheers!
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I feel the same way about my old Amber series 70amp. I love spending 10 cents on the dollar and then receiving so much pleasure for so little spent.
I have a friend who's nearly 50 who kept his records carefully stored and clean even though he didn't have a turntable for several years. He just picked up a nice older Dual belt drive table (which also made this model for Thorens) from Craigslist for $60 and an Ortofon 2M Red to go with it. He's been having a great time rediscovering the joys of analog.

I had an Amber Series 70 power amp for about nine years. Very neutral yet engaging amp. Definitely makes good music and there's nothing distracting in its presentation.
Yeah, the "I can't believe I'm having this much fun for so cheap!" factor is fantastic.

Johnnyb53, are you still rockin' the Onkyo A-9555?

Interestingly, I've never heard of the Amber amplifiers. You can bet I'll be checking them out sooner or later though.