Be sure you have performed any necessary cleaning, oiling and greasing and other maintenance on the TT and motor. Happy listening.
Need some turntable guidance
Hi,
I'm new here, so let me give you some background.
I'd say I'm more of a record collector than audiophile. About 15 years ago, life happened and I had to re-purpose my dedicated listening room, so I put most of my gear in storage. I now have my listening room back and I'm putting my system back together.
Here's what I have:
TT 1: VPI TNT 4 with TNT 5 bearing and flywheel, Eminent Technology ET 2.5 Tonearm, Supex SDX-1100 cartridge
TT 2: Denon DP-1250 with Magnepan Unitrack tonearm, Grado Reference Series cartridge
Phono transformer: Supex SDT-722
Preamp: PS Audio 5.0 preamp
Amp: Bryston 3B
Speakers: Apogee Duetta II
The Denon was used to evaluate the condition of new purchases and some casual/background listening, so I'll probably leave that alone for now.
I'd like to "modernize" my system a little bit, but as a record collector, my initial focus is on the turntable. I've been looking around, and seems I have several options.
1. Leave well enough alone, keep the table and arm as is.
2. Upgrade the VPI, I see there's an inverted bearing and platter upgrade available for TNT models, and sell off the current platter and bearing.
3. Sell off the TNT, and get something a bit less fussy as leveling the air suspension can be a bit of a pain.
If I sell, I'll probably want to keep the ET.
I'd appreciate any guidance I can get on this.
Thanks,
Ctor
I'm new here, so let me give you some background.
I'd say I'm more of a record collector than audiophile. About 15 years ago, life happened and I had to re-purpose my dedicated listening room, so I put most of my gear in storage. I now have my listening room back and I'm putting my system back together.
Here's what I have:
TT 1: VPI TNT 4 with TNT 5 bearing and flywheel, Eminent Technology ET 2.5 Tonearm, Supex SDX-1100 cartridge
TT 2: Denon DP-1250 with Magnepan Unitrack tonearm, Grado Reference Series cartridge
Phono transformer: Supex SDT-722
Preamp: PS Audio 5.0 preamp
Amp: Bryston 3B
Speakers: Apogee Duetta II
The Denon was used to evaluate the condition of new purchases and some casual/background listening, so I'll probably leave that alone for now.
I'd like to "modernize" my system a little bit, but as a record collector, my initial focus is on the turntable. I've been looking around, and seems I have several options.
1. Leave well enough alone, keep the table and arm as is.
2. Upgrade the VPI, I see there's an inverted bearing and platter upgrade available for TNT models, and sell off the current platter and bearing.
3. Sell off the TNT, and get something a bit less fussy as leveling the air suspension can be a bit of a pain.
If I sell, I'll probably want to keep the ET.
I'd appreciate any guidance I can get on this.
Thanks,
Ctor