Anyone in the tri-state NYC area? I'd like to hear a few systems.
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Happy Listening.
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Happy Listening.
New to forum and Vinyl
Good Morning,
I have just recently been turned back on to vinyl. We rented a home for a long weekend via AIRBNB and the host was gracious enough to allow acces to his lp collection. I hadn't heard vinyl in many years and was taken by the feel and sound but also the interaction with the media itself. Had plenty back in the 70's but fell away as 8 track, cassette, cd, and digital made music more accessible and portable.
So, I had a Marantz 1060 amp and a pair of really nice BIC Venturi Formula 4 speakers in my barn, hooked it up to a professionally serviced and adjusted Technics SL-BD10 with a shure cartridge/needle I picked up for 100 bucks. I went to the local swap-meet and picked up 50 albums, Stones, Beatles, Led Zep, Bowie, Who, stuff like that for 1-2-3 bucks each. So far I'm into it for about 250 and it sounds really good.
Where would you start to upgrade. Turntable, speakers, add-ons? I really like what I hear so far but I'm so new to this I am sure I may be missing something.
Thanks, Scott
I have just recently been turned back on to vinyl. We rented a home for a long weekend via AIRBNB and the host was gracious enough to allow acces to his lp collection. I hadn't heard vinyl in many years and was taken by the feel and sound but also the interaction with the media itself. Had plenty back in the 70's but fell away as 8 track, cassette, cd, and digital made music more accessible and portable.
So, I had a Marantz 1060 amp and a pair of really nice BIC Venturi Formula 4 speakers in my barn, hooked it up to a professionally serviced and adjusted Technics SL-BD10 with a shure cartridge/needle I picked up for 100 bucks. I went to the local swap-meet and picked up 50 albums, Stones, Beatles, Led Zep, Bowie, Who, stuff like that for 1-2-3 bucks each. So far I'm into it for about 250 and it sounds really good.
Where would you start to upgrade. Turntable, speakers, add-ons? I really like what I hear so far but I'm so new to this I am sure I may be missing something.
Thanks, Scott
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@slbradley I strongly encourage you to try and be patient. Learn as much as you can about turntables/tonearms and cartridges and their features as you can, making a list of the features that are most important to you. Listen and look at some at friends and dealers, if you can and read, read, read. Here and on other forums such as Vinyl Engine, which has a database that is quite educational: https://www.vinylengine.com/turntable-database.php I bought a Linn Basik when I was in your situation. Very nice turntable. No regrets. But I soon decided that I wanted to be able to switch cartridges quickly and easily. The Linn tonearm is not good for that and the Rega and Pro-Ject are worse. Does this make them bad choices? Not unless you're into cartridge rolling, and many are not. By the way, which Shure cartridge do you have? It may be worth salvaging. Best of luck with your new affliction, you poor bastard. ;^) |
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