Vinyl junkies...get in here.

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Thinking about purchasing my first turntable soon, because as we all know, analog > digital for SQ //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif...one of these, to be exact: http://www.musichallaudio.com/downloads/images/mmf5.jpg

Does anyone have experiences with vinyl they'd like to share? Specifically, I'm going to be in need of a phono preamp and a cartridge...some general hints and tips would also be appreciated as this is going to be my first foray with a "real" 'table.

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[turnstylez18 10+ year member]

hey...r u using it just listening? or like scratching n all that? cuz i had tecnics 1200s..but i sold it...but for a budget get the numark tt200 and a shure m447...

i dunno if thats what u need though..but those r good for mixing and battling..

but shure needles r the best imo

 

[netherland24 5,000+ posts]

i have a 1947 world war 2 magnovox record player. it still works speakers look NEW. they are extermly nice.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

hey...r u using it just listening?

Just for listening purposes...

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

I don't know that particular table but it looks to have a lot of the same things I like about my HK incorporated into it...

Weighted feet with shock absorption....adjustable 'weight' on the arm - probably has an bias adjustment (a fine tune for the actual revolution speed)

I'll be of no help with a phono preamp....my HT receiver has a phono input with a selection for ceramic or electronic stylus t/tables...and my stylus is still the OEM HK stylus that was installed in the playhead when it was built.

I looooooove my old albums - both the ones of notable worth and the ones that aren't worth a plug nickel to anyone but me.

Enjoy! (though I don't think I need to tell you that - you will anyway //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif )

 

[theCybe 5,000+ posts]

What made you choose that table? Is it directly or magnetically driven?

 

[noob with an RS 10+ year member]

******* that mmf-5 is 500 dollars? that's more than the technics 1200. ive alwys wanted 1200s.. for DJ purposes though not just listening.. i wonder if that mmf-5 has "better SQ" than 1200s. if not id say picc up a 1200 and when u get tired of listening to your old schoolness u can use them to scratch around. haahah

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

What made you choose that table? Is it directly or magnetically driven?

It's belt driven...seems to get excellent reviews as one of the best value tables out there. Other ones I was looking at was the Rega Planar 3, Thorens TD160, and the Pro-ject 3.

I don't care about battling/scratching, that's not what this system is set up to do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

http://www.theturntablefactory.com/index.html

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

That is a sweet looking 'table. At $1.7k, it's a little out of my budget, though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Got a B&O beogram rx with an mmc5 stylus(just sold the same one that I believe was new on ebay for $120). LMK if you're interested. Also know someone selling a lafayette tube amp with tung sol tubes(spelling) for pretty dam cheap, dunno if it work though. Along with a chit load of other stuff.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Tung Sols, huh...can you get pics? I could be interested, for parts at the very least //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Tung Sols, huh...can you get pics? I could be interested, for parts at the very least //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Sure can, will get em tomorrow. You want pics of the whole thing or just the tung sols? Also maybe you can answer my question. Just got a butt load of home/pro audio and was hooking up a carver m1.5t power amp to the c-1 preamp. And it just kept playing at full blast, even with the preamps volume at 0. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crying.gif.ec0ebefe590df0251476573bc49e46d8.gif Chits driving me crazy.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I could be interested in the whole thing, for parts or a working amp if I can get it working...

As for your question, do you have all the wires going to the correct places? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I know it's n00bish, but it's gotten me a few times before...

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

I could be interested in the whole thing, for parts or a working amp if I can get it working...
As for your question, do you have all the wires going to the correct places? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif I know it's n00bish, but it's gotten me a few times before...

Uh I believe so, me =complete noob to home audio //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif. Never have the money to spend on it. And whenever I pick up stuff like this I always need $ //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif.

I did cd player out to preamps aux1 in. Then I did the tape 1 output on the preamp to the amps input. Also the preamp is a magnetic field power amp, if that matters and has tons of of buttons that have me clueless. If you can help that'd be awesome. Or else I will be searching 4ever.