I have hundreds of records....the one that sounds best by far on my system is a David Bowie record....the soundtrack from the movie Catpeople. The sound is absolutely astounding...better than any audiophile record that I have (have many). Its very old, but if you can find it, snatch it up.
What is David Bowie's turntable?
After the passing of this great artist I have been listening to a lot of vinyl again, including his jazzy and brilliant Blackstar.
It got me to thinking what kind of turntable we would find in his home.
I can imagine a Gyrodec, given its charming form (Steve Jobs also had a Gyrodec). But I can also picture the Thin White Duke with a Thorens Reference. Given how avant garde he was a pitch black object from outer space, like a Technics SP10 in OMA Tourmaline plinth would also be so fitting.
Apologies for a somewhat trivial post, but it is my way of paying tribute to DB and also indulging in some pleasant daydreaming.
It got me to thinking what kind of turntable we would find in his home.
I can imagine a Gyrodec, given its charming form (Steve Jobs also had a Gyrodec). But I can also picture the Thin White Duke with a Thorens Reference. Given how avant garde he was a pitch black object from outer space, like a Technics SP10 in OMA Tourmaline plinth would also be so fitting.
Apologies for a somewhat trivial post, but it is my way of paying tribute to DB and also indulging in some pleasant daydreaming.
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Alfred Brendel owns Quad gear. Before I became an Ayre head, I had owned successive generations of Quad gear for 30 years. About ten years ago, I saw a photo of Brendel in his home. Sitting right in a corner with a stack of CDs was a Quad preamp and amp setup. No indication of what speakers he used or if he owned a TT. |
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I'm a musician currently, been one since the 60s, and some of us are hifi gear heads. Not many it seems, but not many of anybody is an audio geek so it's kind of the same deal…sad but true. I do try to convert people (including some fellow musicians) and...meh…waste of time generally. Peter Washington Jr. is a top shelf NYC bass player and he's a hifi geek so that's one right there. |
True artists don't care about equipment and rich ones like David Bowie would probably have something cool lookin' without giving a damn about overall performance or audiophile qualities. Most-likely it would be an automatic deck similar to full size linear trackers or Denon auto deck. You must remember that he was a male model and would go with fashion rather than performance. Chances he'd have some super-cool 1210MK5 in gold coated chassis also pretty big, but they're not automatic. Most of his recordings aren't audiophile I'd say except "Earthling". He was also among the coolest musicians such as Brian Eno, David Byrne, Lou Reed, Adrean Belew and others. His voice was average at best, but his image, appearance gave participating musicians great commercial success. |