Congratulations on fulfilling a longtime desire.The Technics 1500 is a nice table and I'm sure you will get a lot of enjoyment from it and from hunting for those hard to find albums.
Enjoy! That's what it is all about!
Direct Drive
I am firmly in the digital camp, but I’ve dabbled in vinyl. Back in the day I was fascinated by Technics Direct Drive tt, but couldn’t afford them. I was stuck with my entry level Gerrard. I have been sans turntable for about 5 years now but the new gear bug is biting. I am interested in the Technics 1500 which comes with an Ortofon Red and included pre amp. I have owned Rega P5 which I hated for its speed instability and a Clearaudio Concept which was boring as hell.
Direct Drive was an anathema to audiophiles in the nineties but every time I heard one it knocked my socks off. What do the analogers here think of Direct Drive? I listen to Classical Music exclusively
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I listen to a lot of records and have only vintage DD. Three of them. All Denon. 55F with Unitrac and DL301; DP47 with Grado Sonata and Stanton 881s; and DP59 with DL301 mkii. I doubt I will change although I did think a VPI was equal or a tad better but at what cost an inconvenience and finickiness. Have tried Music Hall 5.1 (years ago), Rega P6, Mofi Ultradeck and found none of them as good as the 47 let alone the 55. I did have a Technics about 15 years ago. Was not impressed. Although I guess the new ones are much better. If you can find a used vintage Denon in good shape for half the price of a new Technics 1500 then consider it. I got all mine before turntable inflation. But considering how much better they were than new belt ones they may still be a deal. If you have 8k for a Basis or the space and patience for a VPI, maybe you will come ahead sonically. But at midfi you won't do better than a used Denon DP, the better vintage models. |
@snilf I've been modifying my TD145 MK1. It's a dedicated mono table. I just need to buy and install an Origin Live tonearm and an EMT mono cartridge and then I'm done. Right now I have the original but upgraded TP-16 and an AT 33 Mono Anniversary cartridge. I have to admit certain pressings sound very good but the end goal should smoke what I have now. |
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