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Need some turntable guidance
chakster,I'm listening to Eric Clapton Steppin' Out on Decca FFSS using my Denon DP-1250 with a Magnepan Unitrac 1 tonearm and a Grado Reference Platinum cartridge as I type this. I'm waiting on getting my spindle rewired from ET and some new be... 
Need some turntable guidance
xaak,It's simple, really.All you really need is a signal generator, and a way to amplify the signal to deliver 120 volts. Actually, between 60v and 130v is better because you can tune the voltage to provide adequate drive at the lowest motor vibra... 
Need some turntable guidance
elliottbnewcombjr :OK, so two channel mono (?) with a modern mono cartridge can be solved two ways:  One is a Y adapter, and the other is just use one channel off the cartridge and load the other with the recommended impedance.  The second metho... 
Need some turntable guidance
Sorry I kind of left the thread hang, but I had to deal with Uncle Sam's yearly extortion payoff.solypsa:I'm not into vintage for the sake of vintage, most of my stuff was fairly current when I bought it (been doing this a long time).  I wouldn't ... 
Need some turntable guidance
elliottbnewcombjr ,I'm in the course of setting it up.  The speed controller (vpi PLC) is dead, and I'm waiting to try and get schematics for it from VPI.  In the mean time, I did cobble together a DIY speed controller but my audio signal generato... 
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Thanks, solypsa.I haven't really looked at direct drive tables, back in the day they were mostly lower end offerings.The PS phono stage fed by the MC transformer with the PS preamp stage set to straightwire was quite good.  I think the Bryston amp... 
Need some turntable guidance
I bought the Supex cartridge as NOS a few months before I stored the system, and looking at it under a microscope, it looks fine.  The Grado does not have a user replaceable stylus assembly, but it too looks good.