Hi -
I recently inherited my dad's stereo system and record collection. His system evolved over time and he kept nearly all the vintage stuff so I had a lot to sort through. I sold some of the really high spec stuff (Pass amps, Thiel CS7s, etc...) as I could never have done them justice. I'd love to make a workable system out of some of what is left for myself, mainly as a way to remember him. This means have a workable turntable. So what I'm asking here is (a) can I assemble a workable system out of the following and (b) does it make sense or would it be better to sell the components for something a bit easier to set up and maintain.
Here's what I have to work with (assume all necessary cables and power supplies are available...):
Turntable: VPI HW 19 mk IV with TNT upgrade, a SME series IV magnesium Tone Arm and a genesis 2000 sigma m cartridge.
Amps:
- Classe Cap 101
- Acoustic Research integrated amp
Pre-amp: Audio Research PH3
Related: NAD m10, NAD m50.2, bluesound node
Speakers (all pairs)
- Maggie mg-iic (probably not workable in my space but beautiful)
- Aerial acoustics model 5
- Pulse 2i
- Some thiel SCS2 and subs
For the moment, I'd happily set something up that connects the turntable to the NAD or node stuff to play through wireless speakers, if possible. I get that that isn't the nicest way to play the records and probably is a bit of a waste of the VPI. So some of what I'm asking is whether it is worth trading down or not on the VPI.