A little over the price of the Belt Drive models listed id the Direct Drive option from Technics, possibly stretching out to the 1200G model will really bring something very special, Speed Control concerns won't need to be budgeted for further down the line either.
Turntable suggestions for a newbie
Hello all. Beginning my journey into analog. I've recently gotten some advice on here in regards to my integrated tube amp selection. I may be going about things backwards, but here's where I'm at now. I'm 99% in on the Raven Blackhawk as my amp. At Ravens suggestion I've purchased the Schiit Skoll as my phono stage. So now I'm looking at tables. I've narrowed it down to 3 although I'm open to suggestions. Here they are in order:
1)VPI Scout 21
2)MoFi ultra deck
3)Michell Technodec
The VPI is 1 because it looks bad ass and has really good reviews. Draw back is that it doesn't include a cart so is getting a little pricey for me with the additional cost of a cart. Not to mention that I'm not sure where to start as far as carts go. The MoFi is intriguing because it can be purchased with their ultra gold cart for less than the cost of the VPI. Looks are but not as nice as the VPI. Both are USA made. Third choice is the Michell. Looks great too. No cart either. It seems like the VPI is also upgradable. One concern that I have is that whatever table I choose will be placed on my council next to my center channel with L and R towers and a sub on either side. Not really any other options unfortunately. The VPI and the Michell have isolated drives. My concern is that the the table location will be prone to vibration and may effect any table with an isolated drive. Is this a legit concern? Center channel wouldnt be used while listening to LPs. Would an isolation platter mitigate any adverse effects from adjacent towers and subs? Am I over thinking this?....
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If Vinyl becomes the go to Source, then in relation to the mechanics of the TT, interest in the importance for this area for Vinyl Replays will most likely have commenced to become an interest. Speed is an early concern to come to the Forefront, a DD TT, certain TT of this drive has Speed pretty much nailed within the initial purchase cost. Adding on a Speed Control Device to other Drive types for a TT, can add substantially to the cost of the set up. |
Go To a Record Store, especially one of these new Boutique Type places. You will not be the Oldest in the Store and certainly not the Youngest. These Shops are established businesses, and their new inventories of Import Items are seen as a Big Thing with their Customer Base. There is a keenness for Vinyl, there is evidence in many ways to prove this. Even if with Vinyl not being off the scale as a mainstream product. |
The Link will show asking prices for VPI across a few years with the most recent to compare. It should help identify where noticeable depreciation can occur with certain models. Knowing depreciation can help be the deal maker/breaker on certain purchases. My TT Purchases over many years have always appreciated, this is the better place to be, if one is totally satisfied with their TT’s capabilities. https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=VPI
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As a complete curve ball proposal, the following will fit the proposal quite fittingly. There will not be too many who disagree with the Purchase Values of the Items in the Links. There will also not be too many who disagree with the use of such Items as a TT > TA > Cartridge > Plinth. In my view at such asking prices, it is a great starting place, which if all goes well as a used item sale, will be one that is most likely to appreciate in value. There is always a risk to buying Vintage and Imported, but many many have done this and there are those that remain doing it as well. I myself have numerous purchases made from the site in the Links with only a couple not working out exactly as planned. Add $300ish as the additional costs for a combined shipping and Import Tax. The First Link gets a TT > TA > Cartridge > Plinth with the TT's Electronics having been refurbished and the claim made the function is proven. The TT as a lone item has the evidence shown it is working at both 33 and 45 rpm. The Tonearm as a lone item has a massive following for its qualities. The Plinth as a Lone Item is a Mass Design, it will be one that can be contentious as there is the endless debate about a Material and Structure used for a Plinth, especially Mass vs Light Weight. On the same sales site, there are Wood Structure Plinths as well, these could be veneered to create a aesthetic that has extra appeal and fits in better with a rooms decor. https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/p1073298992/ https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/l1155224548/ https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/1156118058/ https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/h1156210363/ The following is not my recommendation as a Cart', it is a pointer to what can be achieved as a Purchase. Of this actual Cart' is supplied and capable of 400 hours of good replays? This outcome would be close to $00.50c a replay, which is a Bargain. If the Cart' proves to be very attractive in use, it is one that can be retipped to offer another 1000ish Hours at approx' $00.50c per replay, the attraction is being maintained and the Bargain of usage cost is extended for the longer term. https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/w1156131679/ As in all Used Item Sale Purchases CAVEAT EMPTOR is ones best friend. |
In relation to Looks Matter - In relation to ones 'better half' showing a tolerance for a item to be used for the occasional replay of recorded music using a a Archaic Medium to produce the facsimile of the recorded data when the Stylus is reading the Modulations. The device required to enable this type of replay to occur soon becomes a Dust Collecting Carbuncle in the Space they are trying to have a feel good factor about. The Archaic Medium on show will be as welcome as a Naked Picture of ones Mothering Law above the Marital Bed Head Board. Man Caves are Marriage Savers for good reasons. Every Man with a Partner Sharing their Living Space needs a Man Cave or alternatively, a Friend who is salvaging their own relationship through having a with Man Cave, hopefully their is a Friend who has shared interests. |