chakster
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| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. Chakster: There you go, much better!!!! I’m not looking to build a reference TT. I bet you can’t with $1k, but don;t give up and buy the best you can within your budget. First of all, I’m just getting into vinyl. This is why you need Technics, it... | |
| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. @shtinkydog i see, i just updated my post above, more options for you, but $1k is tight budget, maybe step by step ? Technics SL1500c also available in black for $1200 (a complete system with built-in phonostage and cart) .......... or $899 Techni... | |
| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. Alrighty then. I’m gonna shoot for the Pioneer. Now for the cartridge. I see here that the Grado Prestige Black and the Nagaoka MP110 were recommended for this TT. Can anyone describe the differences in these two or recommend another cartridge(s)?... | |
| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. wow, nice @lewm | |
| Another Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC with Ortofon 2M Red Question My first question would be ... why would you be putting a $500 cartridge on a $400 turntable? The numbers is nothing, what you want to hear is SOUND, if you want a better sound start with better cartridge, this is one and only thing that actually... | |
| Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone. Regardless of how it came to be, one of my relatives did an exhaustive search and found that my family’s original name was "Telushkin" and that we came from a village long ago decimated, the Village of Slutzk. @fsonicsmithSo you passed KGB test. ... | |
| Another Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC with Ortofon 2M Red Question This is all very subjective, in my opinion you have to continue with MM or MI if you don’t want more troubles often associated with MC (such as loading on the phono stage, very low output of the cartridge and many more). Use a cartridge with user ... | |
| Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone. @retipper Dear Peter, here is an interesting question: Some people always recommend a cartridge for certain genre of music, i always thought it's a nonsense, because a good cartridge must be neutral. But we often read "this is a cartridge for rock... | |
| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. @unison77 since the OP asked this question just for fun, the recommendations to buy vintage turntables (Yamaha or anything else) is irrelevant in this thread. Russian audiophile scene is very strong and a lot of local vendors can restore almost ev... | |
| Soundsmith - Thank you to everyone. I was hanging around in the room he helped sponsor and sitting next to him and he looked at me at some point and asked "so what kind of name is Tallan?". I told him it was Russian (true) but I couldn’t help wondering what prompted his question. ... | |
| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. Buy Technics SL1200GR for $1700 NEW (or find lightly used for less), do not expect anything else under $1000 will be even close to Matsushita (Made in Japan). This is the best NEW direct drive at this price available today, tonearm is nice too. | |
| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. The main problem is that the integrated tonearms for these decks were designed for very high compliance cartridges that were all the rage on Japanese consumer decks in the late 70s/early 80s. This greatly limits the availability of cartridges ... | |
| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. @lewm Russian second hand market flooded with vintage Yamaha GT2000 turntables just like in Tokyo. Not "x" version. The black GT2000 is not so expensive, as i said under $2k.I have no idea about new Yamaha turntables or anything new from this brand. | |
| Not much talk about Yamaha turntables. I can't remember exact price, but i think under $2k or less of you're lucky | |
| Ikeda IT-407 tonearm geometry Steve, with your name you must get Stevensonsorry, it was hard to resist :) Seriously, always try first what manufaturer recommends, Ikeda-San is the legend in High-End world. You can ask @halcro for his FR-66s PS distance, it must be the same as ... |