wow, nice @lewm
Not much talk about Yamaha turntables.
I've been wanting to jump into the analog world for years, but for a lack of experience and/or knowledge about the equipment, I haven't. There's plenty of talk here about the big names in analog and I was surprised the other day browsing around somewhere that Yamaha has turntables. Are these any good? What do they compare to in terms of other more well-known analog names? I'm not asking about their $8,000 models. I will never be able to afford that. I'm asking more about their sub $1k models.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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I know the OP is talking about "new" Yamaha TT but a lot of the conversation is about the vintage Yamaha TT from back in their "Glory" years. I have a Yamaha linear tracker, the PX-3 that is an outstanding performer after a little maintenance work. It included features such as a coreless motor that Technics finally turned to when designing the new series of SL-1200 TT, only took 35 years to catch up. Micro Seiki did a lot of the component building on the older TOTL Yamaha TT as well. Micro wasn't known for being a leader in electronics but they could build mechanical components like tonearms and such better than most. BillWojo |
and while we're on the subject, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvswW6M7bMo |
Why stuck on Yamaha turntables? They are not what come to my mind when I think of a turntable. Why not, if you are set on direct drive, a pioneer or the technics? Pioneer plx1000 can be had for 699 or 599 on sale. The technics (forget the model#) can be had for 999. Also I'd be looking at some used but cared for denon direct drives from the late 80's. Now if you go belt drive, there Is a plethora of great models, some of which can be had for under a grand....pro-ject makes a nice table, as does clearaudio, and of course the rega tables....in fact there are so many really nice turntables for not a ton of money that I'm not certain I understand your delay in getting into analog/vinyl..... |
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