You’re already on the best site ever to read and learn almost everything about it. But if you would like to save your time just buy brand new Technics SL1200G or 50% cheaper GR, ask here for a cartridge and phono stage then. This new Technics is probably the best super high quality japanese Direct Drive for a newby (can be easily sell anytime later or you can keep it for decades).
Turntable newbie info site?
After reading the various threads here regarding TT specifics, my head is spinning. MC vs MM, cantilevered, diamond tip vs nude, need for separate phono stage, various tone arm types and need for set up. I googled and the TT sites are usually too elementary and don't address the more specific points. Is there a site for some one unfamiliar with audiophile TT technology but willing to learn knowing it is a steap learning curve?
I last played vinyl in the early 1980s on a Technics and Kenwood, mass produced, department store type model.
I last played vinyl in the early 1980s on a Technics and Kenwood, mass produced, department store type model.
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Good choice @ymc226 , especially the "G" model. Your Mac has an MM phono input, so this is a good starting point, you can use some decent MM/MI cartridge and you don’t need an external phono stage, indeed. You can even add SUT (Step Up Trans) if you’re willing to use an LOMC cartridge with the same Mac Phono input. So you’re fine. We’re looking for a better sound and this is the reason to try different phono stages or different cartridges when you're bored. With Technics SL1200G you don’t have to worry about tonearms and stuff, the alignment of the cartridge in the headshell is so easy (there is an overhang gauge from technics). We have many fans of Technics 1200G here, you will find so many comments, everybody happy. |
Nice! Welcome to the Technics club. If you want something special look for vintage MM like the Audio-Technica AT-ML150 (Beryllium cantilever, MicroLine diamond) or Victor X-1IIe (Titanium cantilever and Elliptical tip). Both are excellent cartridges for reasonable price, more expensive than some modern Nagaoka, Grado and usual suspects, but with obvious advantages over them all (different cantilevers and diamonds). On exotic side you can look at the ADC TRX-2 (Sapphire cantilever, Vital II diamond). Anyway, depends on your budget, some Stanton/Pickering top models are also superb, and don’t gorget the Grace top models. |