New Vs Vintage Turntable?

[Matt P]

Have you considered a Thorens TD-160? Visually similar to the Linn (even more so with an aftermarket solid wood plinth) and uses a very similar sprung chassis design (in fact the Thorens turntable design predates the Linn) 

 

the Thorens turntables are very well regarded but sell for far less then the LP-12.

 

I've split the difference and have one of each, the Thorens for 33rpm duties and a NAD 533 (rebadged Rega 2 with a different platter) for 45rpm.

 

the money i've not spent on a fancier turntable has been spent on more records and replacement stylii / cartridges.

 

 

Matt

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Well …I don’t need this at all ! I will be getting this later on in the year ! How could I not?!?

[NancyJohnson]

Despite moaning frequently about these younglings buying vinyls (😏), I'm getting a bit of a vinyl itch on.  I don't know whether it's the having or the getting tbh.

 

There's about 100 albums and a few boxes of singles in my spare room, plus I have access to a ton of vinyl that comes through the charity where I volunteer.

 

For me, I just need a built in phono stage and wireless (Bluetooth) connectivity so I can squirt the output into a Sonos system.  This isn't going to be a full blown addiction thing.  It would be nice to just hear a few things that aren't on Spotify.

 

 

[Dan Dare]

4 hours ago, NancyJohnson said:

Despite moaning frequently about these younglings buying vinyls (😏), I'm getting a bit of a vinyl itch on.  I don't know whether it's the having or the getting tbh.

 

There's about 100 albums and a few boxes of singles in my spare room, plus I have access to a ton of vinyl that comes through the charity where I volunteer.

 

For me, I just need a built in phono stage and wireless (Bluetooth) connectivity so I can squirt the output into a Sonos system.  This isn't going to be a full blown addiction thing.  It would be nice to just hear a few things that aren't on Spotify.

 

An old FM tuner is a good thing to have, for the same reasons. Cheap to buy and, as long as you're in a decent signal area (proper aerials can be a bit pricey) and can get results with a piece of wet string, it can give you access to a load of interesting stuff.

[Matt P]

13 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

 

An old FM tuner is a good thing to have, for the same reasons. Cheap to buy and, as long as you're in a decent signal area (proper aerials can be a bit pricey) and can get results with a piece of wet string, it can give you access to a load of interesting stuff.

 

when i bought my Denon TU-260L the guy in cash converters said it wasn't worth plugging it in to test as they never got signal in the shop, I plugged it in anyway and even without an aerial i got the bbc radio stations loud and clear, possibly the best £20 i spent.

 

I upgraded to a TU-1800 a while back which adds DAB as well, just using a fairly inexpensive aerial from john Lewis It works brilliantly. quite a few of the DAB tuners i've come across have got pass through connections on the back so you can plug the FM tuner into the DAB, and then the DAB into the amp, when the dab is off then it just passes the FM straight through, doesn't need an extra amp channel.

 

Matt

[Alicatt]

It's a Thorens deck I have here in Scotland with a SME 2000 arm with a Shure cartridge, I inherited it from my late uncle and he bought it in the early 70's also inherited his record collection. It plays very good still, just before he passed he got himself a Marantz CD player, he was 87 at the time.

 

Back home in Belgium, while I do have a deck it is a cheap digital one from Akai, mainly I play bluray audio or DVD-A or stream if I have to.