Yes, those would be a really good value if they are in good working order....
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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Sorry, yogi, but switching it off does not bypass all of the extraneous additional circuity in the built-in USB/phono stage. Heck, just the mention of a "switch" tells you there is some amount of unnecessary circuitry that you might want to eliminate. BTW, this is not my finding. I read it in some of the review comment sections..... Now, whether or not it is audible in any one's particular system is another story. |
If you are interested in the AT-LP120-USB that yogiboy mentioned, look on-line for pricing and also check your local Craigslist, etc. There was one for sale last week in my city for $95. It's a very popular unit. Check out the review on AnalogPlanet. Also, if you are handy, it is reported to sound much better if you gut it of it's built in USB/phono stage. http://www.analogplanet.com/content/audio-technica-lp120-usb-turntable-shames-plastic-competition#lc... |
Hi Scott, Congratulations on your newly re-kindled relationship with vinyl music reproduction. What a treat the be gifted a nice little vintage system. Are the Marantz and BIC's in good condition? Working properly? If so, you can probably focus on the TT for now. If you really want to stick to a $250-$300 budget, do a search here and on eBay and see what is available for that budget. You will find a few new TTs from Pro-Ject, U-Turn, Audio-Technica, Pioneer and maybe a Rega. They are all pretty good, but all will make different sacrifices to meet the price point. Maybe go take a look at what is available and get back to us with any questions about specific models. Reviews for most popular turntables can be found at AnalogPlanet.com. Enjoy the journey....... |