mikeymad Posted February 2, 2014 Report Posted February 2, 2014 spinning She & Him on the new Uturn table Doing well for it's intended purpose - playing tunes as a secondary system.. 1
Dusty Chalk Posted February 2, 2014 Report Posted February 2, 2014 Great googly-moogly, that's green.
mikeymad Posted February 2, 2014 Report Posted February 2, 2014 spinning more... Sara Bareilles 2013 The Blessed Unrest - on 180g 2LP
blessingx Posted February 2, 2014 Report Posted February 2, 2014 Watcha think of the U-turn after a few albums? Looks great.
mikeymad Posted February 2, 2014 Report Posted February 2, 2014 Watcha think of the U-turn after a few albums? Looks great. It is coming alive a bit more (sound-stage and warmth) -- the Jolida is warming up as well... (and Sara is a better pressing). I will have to spin a few things that I really know the quality and sound of. But plenty good to drop LPs on and play tunes outside of my main rig. (modest system - U-turn Orbit (yes it is that green) - > Jolida JD9 pre -> Denon UDM5 -> Mission MS5 speakers) Is that cartridge an Ortofon OM? Ortofon OM-5e
Torpedo Posted February 2, 2014 Report Posted February 2, 2014 I had an OM-40 and liked it a lot. Very good for a MM.
Voltron Posted February 3, 2014 Report Posted February 3, 2014 Good news Mikey! Glad they came through and got your U-Turn to you. I really like the green myself. Enjoy!
mikeymad Posted February 14, 2014 Report Posted February 14, 2014 new feedbands release The sweep - starlight city moon some clips - https://feedbands.com/releases
Emooze Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 I went to the Dayton record collector's meet and walked away with way too many records. I have yet to listen to any. I am still jealous Mikey gets all the Feedbands stuff before me. I haven't been disappointed with any one of their releases yet though.
mikeymad Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 .... I haven't been disappointed with any one of their releases yet though. agreed...
blessingx Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 Ikea Discontinues Expedit, Puts Vinyl Fans Into A Spinhttp://www.retrothing.com/2014/02/ikea-discontinues-expedit-puts-vinyl-fans-into-a-spin.html ;(
blessingx Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 Ikea Discontinues Expedit, Puts Vinyl Fans Into A Spinhttp://www.retrothing.com/2014/02/ikea-discontinues-expedit-puts-vinyl-fans-into-a-spin.html ;(
Dusty Chalk Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 Man, Ikea has been discontinuing a lot of cool things. Now this?!?!? I miss the lavender laptop desk.
tom_hankins Posted February 26, 2014 Report Posted February 26, 2014 I've been putting off getting another 2x2 and 2x4 of these. (Lazy) I'm calling to see if they any left asap and going to get them today if they do. On the good news front...got the new benz LPS on yesterday afternoon. 4am and still going, powered by Hop Stoopid ale and Ella reissues 1
mikeymad Posted March 10, 2014 Report Posted March 10, 2014 feeding bands... Lynx - Light up your Lantern non analog sample...
MexicanDragon Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Hey guys. I traded a buddy for a turntable a while back, but it doesn't have a cart. It's a NAD 5040, which I think is a copy of a budget Rega an ADC 1700 made by BSR (but with an ADC designed arm) from back in the day. I don't know what much of this means, other than "it's a turntable," and it's better than the lack of a turntable that I had before that. So, before I go researching a ton of budget carts, and blah blah blah, I was going to see if you guys had any decent budget carts you had around, or would recommend looking for. I also don't have a phono stage, but I do have a little older Sony integrated amp with a phono stage that I was going to use with some Wharfedale Diamond II bookshelf speakers (10$ at a thrift store, killer bloody deal). I do have a NAD receiver I came across a year ago which is completely outdated for video (tops out at S-Vid), but still is decent for audio. Perhaps I'll wind up with a NAD phono pre for that one day. Thanks. **BRENT**
grawk Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 the Bloom is a fantastic budget cart, but you'd need to get a different phonostage, I think. The sumiko black pearl I have I got for $50, but it looks like they've gone up considerably.
MexicanDragon Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Heh. Real budget, not "HC Budget." Thanks, dan. **BRENT**
postjack Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Is the AT440mla still around? King of the budget carts that I tried. Either that or a budget ortofon would be where I'd start looking. Stick with MM carts if you want to use the phono in your receiver. And sometimes those receiver phonos can sound pretty darn good, so live with it a while before you get an outboard phono.
CarlSeibert Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) I had one of these million years ago and enjoyed it. Inexpensive, and with replaceable styli no less. Edited March 17, 2014 by CarlSeibert
HeadphoneAddict Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 Hey guys. I traded a buddy for a turntable a while back, but it doesn't have a cart. It's a NAD 5040, which I think is a copy of a budget Rega an ADC 1700 made by BSR (but with an ADC designed arm) from back in the day. I don't know what much of this means, other than "it's a turntable," and it's better than the lack of a turntable that I had before that. So, before I go researching a ton of budget carts, and blah blah blah, I was going to see if you guys had any decent budget carts you had around, or would recommend looking for. I also don't have a phono stage, but I do have a little older Sony integrated amp with a phono stage that I was going to use with some Wharfedale Diamond II bookshelf speakers (10$ at a thrift store, killer bloody deal). I do have a NAD receiver I came across a year ago which is completely outdated for video (tops out at S-Vid), but still is decent for audio. Perhaps I'll wind up with a NAD phono pre for that one day. Thanks. **BRENT** I'm pretty impressed with my Ortofon 2M Blue (with NAD 555), and it works off a normal phono stage unlike my Benz Red L that needs a higher gain moving coil pre-amp. I can't say the Benz is "hugely better" than the M2 Blue, which is a good bang for the buck. I don't know if you consider $225 for a new one a bargain cartridge though. 1
MexicanDragon Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Larry, I consider 225$ more of a "HC Budget" as opposed to "actual budget" range. If this was something I would use a ton, possibly, but I do most of my listening at work, so vinyl is more of a tertiary medium for me, since it will be another source at home. **BRENT** Edited March 17, 2014 by MexicanDragon
tom_hankins Posted March 17, 2014 Report Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) In the under $100 range, the ones I have heard and liked have come from Ortofon, AT, Sumiko Maybe a used Sumiko Black Pearl, $100 new? Edited March 17, 2014 by tom_hankins 1
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