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Let's see your turntable.
Post pics of your TT! Describe the tonearm/cartridge your using and anything else you'd like to share about it.
Not my turntable but here is a Spiral Groove SG2 that is made by Alan Perkins that I recently auditioned and was very impressed with it. The tonearm was the excellent Tri-Planar MKVII and the cartridge was the Lyra Olympos which is next to impossible to acquire due to the no longer available platinum-iron magnets. This TT/arm/cart was the best I have heard to date. I don't think I've heard a better recorded piano reproduction so far. The brass section on one of the Jazz LPs we played was just incredible. |
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Here's my new Linn Sondek LP12:
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Great looking TT Greg. How do you find the Adikt MM cart? Is it smooth and warm sounding? Have you tried any others?
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Since this was sold as a package by Linn at $3750.00 for the LP12 base,Pro-Ject 9cc tonearm, Adikt MM pickup, and Majik power supply($750.00 if purchased separately), I consider it to be a tremendous value for those wanting to get into,or return to, vinyl. My MCD500 clobbers sonically the fully tripped out LP12 ,which currently costs $18k, so I saw no need to go that route. But, I still missed playing records so for me it was a very logical choice. I did demo the Linn Lingo($1800.00) power suppy( it comes with a different motor which costs $1200.00) and found there to be only a slight improvement in sound. I elected not to get the Lingo- it's good but not worth $3000.00. My LP12 is still very new and sounds better every time that I play a LP. The Adikt MM pickup does not fit quite a few tonearms and is made mainly for the Linn/Pro-Ject 9cc tonearms. |
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Thanks for sharing that Greg. Interesting stuff! It's quality posts like that I and I am sure many others enjoy. Keep it coming guys!
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The LP12 has a signature sound that needs to be heard rather than described. The Adikt, for all practical purposes, performs like a MC pickup vs MM which in my experience misses out on the extreme highs, part of the mids, and deep bass. The Adikt delivers in all areas.
What can I say, my speakers are British too, so the sound will be a little different with quite a few speakers out there. |
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What pickup have you decided on? Lyra makes incredible MC pickups, I may get one in the not too distant future. |
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One thing for sure, there are many different combinations that work great, just need to do some homework and some experimentation. |
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Damm , now I want a better turntable
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I'm not sure of your budget, but I would recommend checking out: Rega(budget tables with very good sound),Linn, SME, & Roksan. Pickups: Grado,Linn, Lyra,& Dynavector. Grado makes very good budget pickups: moving iron,moving magnet,& moving coils. These, like all pickups, have their own distinct sound.
Tonearms: Pro-Ject,Rega,Linn,& SME. Pro-ject TT's gets honorable mention in the budget category,stay away from the lesser models as these are prone to various problems. The upper models are decent. Just my $0.02. Last edited by gregswaim; 04-08-2009 at 12:45 PM. |
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