Show us your Turntables!!!

[Dr Good Vibe]

50 mm Slate GroveMaster 12"  10R this is a two person lift.  Have their SPU and their test Denon 103 to try out.

[muzzagruzz]

On 19/3/2022 at 7:36 AM, J French said:

My VPI 40th Ann. W 12 inch fat boy 

Ortofon A95

Rig

gies into a Sim Audio Moon 810 through Wireworld platinum series 8 interconnects 

into A Pass xp 27 3 chassis pre into a Pass 30.8 connected with Audioquest Dragon interconnects and all AQ Dragon power cords into a PS Audio PS 20 regenerator 

Streamer and SACD player as PS Audio

Speakers Magico A3 cable Wireworld Series 8 Gold. 

So you’re the lucky bugger who bought the VPI 40th. That would be an awesome deck. 

[Soundwise]

Garrard 401, SME 3012 series II with Ortofon SPU Royal N and Ortofon ST-70 SUT

 

[Pops110]

2 hours ago, Soundwise said:

Garrard 401, SME 3012 series II with Ortofon SPU Royal N and Ortofon ST-70 SUT

 

Beautiful mate.

[Be Quiet...Listen]

On 15/4/2022 at 12:15 PM, Dr Good Vibe said:

50 mm Slate GroveMaster 12"  10R this is a two person lift.  Have their SPU and their test Denon 103 to try out.

Great deck! 
How does it sound?

[BIGOLDSWEARBEAR]

Some stunning decks on here!

 

Here's mine, Michell Gyro SE with Audiomods Series V LM arm. Cartridge is AT33 EV

 

[metal beat]

Technics SP10 mk3 with SME 3012-R and Thales Simplicity II

 

 

 

 

 

[metal beat]

long term reference Dynavector XV-1s fitted to the SME 3012-R.  sounds beautifully rich but still dynamic and detailed.

 

 

Edited April 24, 2022 by metal beat

[Chill3]

3 hours ago, metal beat said:

long term reference Dynavector XV-1s fitted to the SME 3012-R.  sounds beautifully rich but still dynamic and detailed.

 

 

Interesting cart bolts ?

[TS23]

6 minutes ago, Chill3 said:

Interesting cart bolts ?

I believe it is a tuning device. 

The left bolt is tuned to middle C, while the right is tune slightly higher, to Verdi middle C. 

Provides improvements to the full range of recordings. 

 

Cheers 

B

[Tasebass]

Thanks to @metal beat today was the day!!...out with the EkosSE/Kandid and in with the Univector/XV1s....

 

Not listened to this Combo inc the Naim phono stage since updating the Radikal ......

 

Poineer has 2m Bronze for some MM fun.....

 

 

Tase.

[metal beat]

2 hours ago, Tasebass said:

Thanks to @metal beat today was the day!!...out with the EkosSE/Kandid and in with the Univector/XV1s....

 

Not listened to this Combo inc the Naim phono stage since updating the Radikal ......

 

Poineer has 2m Bronze for some MM fun.....

 

 

Tase.

 

Tase. And how did it sound?

3 hours ago, TS23 said:

I believe it is a tuning device. 

The left bolt is tuned to middle C, while the right is tune slightly higher, to Verdi middle C. 

Provides improvements to the full range of recordings. 

 

Cheers 

B

 

If only 

[TS23]

38 minutes ago, metal beat said:

If only 

As long as it was not something mundane like blind threaded holes and a lack of suitable short bolts. Looks an elegant solution though.

Cheers 

B

[cgnavarro]

Wow! There's a very high level here!! Well, here youar my modest TTs:

 

Main: Project 6 Pespex SB + AT VM740ML

 

 

Desktop: Thorens TD203 + AT VM740ML

 

 

[Tasebass]

51 minutes ago, metal beat said:

 

Tase. And how did it sound?

 

 

Even cold and using an ( albeit a good one!!  )archaic amp and some ( not so good ) speakers SQ is Dynamic detailed and HUGE!!.....even with said  auxiliaries.....

Adding the Karousel and Radikal 2 has given me a whole new system. The slighty "Lazy" quality of the Univector/XV1s has virtually disappeared.

Proof again if needed that source first (espicially the TT proper) rules!!

 

Tase 

[mkaramazov]

20 minutes ago, cgnavarro said:

Wow! There's a very high level here!! Well, here youar my modest TTs:

 

Main: Project 6 Pespex SB + AT VM740ML

 

Desktop: Thorens TD203 + AT VM740ML

 

 

 

 

Nice looking TTs! Since you are running the same cartridge in both,  curious how the turntables compare?  

[mkaramazov]

3 hours ago, Tasebass said:

 

 

 

 

 

Love the classic Rotel amp!! 

[Citroen]

8 hours ago, metal beat said:

long term reference Dynavector XV-1s fitted to the SME 3012-R.  sounds beautifully rich but still dynamic and detailed.

 

 

 

I've never liked the flimsy SME headshells on my 3012R. 

Can sometimes be hard to fit a cart too.

[Tasebass]

1 minute ago, mkaramazov said:

 

Love the classic Rotel amp!! 

 

Thanks ...Sounds stunning with my main TT driving it!!

Kimil repaired this unit including the phono stage which sound mighty fine too...

 

Tase.

[metal beat]

Just now, Citroen said:

 

I've never liked the flimsy SME headshells on my 3012R. 

Can sometimes be hard to fit a cart too.

 

I agree.  However,  a few SME experts say the flimsy SME head shell is the best head shell for a 3012-R regardless of price.

[cgnavarro]

3 hours ago, mkaramazov said:

 

Nice looking TTs! Since you are running the same cartridge in both,  curious how the turntables compare?  

Complicated question as the sound-chain is different. For the Project, Yamaha A-S2200 class A/B (in brief I'll introduce a Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL preamp) and Monitor Audio Silver 6. For the Thorens, Parasound Z-phono, Denon PMA-50 (class D) and Klipsch RB 61 II.

 

Obviously, better sound for the former but...I must say, upgrading cartridge in the Thorens (from TAS257 to ATVM740mL), the increase in quality was exponential (in the meanwhile I tried an Ortofon 2M Red that went back into its box in a week, such a bad cartridge, even the TAS257 -a rebranded, conical, AT3600L sounded much, much better).

 

Maybe someday I'll put the Thorens in the main setup and judge in a more fair comparison.

 

Definitely, ATVM740ML is a superb MM cartridge!

 

Regards

Edited April 24, 2022 by cgnavarro

[mkaramazov]

34 minutes ago, cgnavarro said:

Complicated question as the sound-chain is different. For the Project, Yamaha A-S2200 class A/B (in brief I'll introduce a Musical Fidelity MX-VYNL preamp) and Monitor Audio Silver 6. For the Thorens, Parasound Z-phono, Denon PMA-50 (class D) and Klipsch RB 61 II.

 

Obviously, better sound for the former but...I must say, upgrading cartridge in the Thorens (from TAS257 to ATVM740mL), the increase in quality was exponential (in the meanwhile I tried an Ortofon 2M Red that went back into its box in a week, such a bad cartridge, even the TAS257 -a rebranded, conical, AT3600L sounded much, much better).

 

Maybe someday I'll put the Thorens in the main setup and judge in a more fair comparison.

 

Definitely, ATVM740ML is a superb MM cartridge!

 

Regards

 

Thanks for the response. Interesting about your experience with the Ortofon 2M, it seems to divide opinion.  No arguments from me on your main cartridge  - I agree that the 740ML is great.  

 

Look forward to hearing your comparison if you plug the Thorens into your main rig!  

[Bell Ringer]

After almost 12 months of waiting due to COVID and a host of other pesky delays I now have my PTP5 Lenco up and almost running. Simon and Ben at Hifi Guru have delivered a fine piece of turntable.

 

HDF, MDF and a heavy acrylic provide mass and dampening. Kuzma Ref 313 12” and a yet to be setup Helius Orion tonearms. ZYX Ultimate 100 on the Kuzma and probably a Miyajima Spirit mono on the Helius. A Phoenix Eagle and Road Runner set the pace. ZYX CPP1 head amp into  a Music First 632 MM phono stage.

Unfortunately, my SOtM Dac/Pre decided to have issues so I only have the pre in my Topping headphone amp to do Pre duties which is robbing me of hearing the very best of the tt.

 

Apologies for the pics, the black gloss makes it difficult.

 

 

[derekcohen]

Looking through this thread, there are so many amazing turntables ... not just capable of sounding amazing, but stunning looking as well. 

 

I've literally had three turntables through my life: a Garrard SP-something ... 25, I think, back in the 60's. Then a Lenco GL75 in the 70s. Ironically, it was considered quite average, even mediocre back then ... if you followed what HiFi Answers believed. In the 80s I really wanted a LP12, but was a recent graduate and newly married, and settled on a Thorens TD150. I think it was a Mk2. Not sure which model. It came with a SME 3009 arm, ran a Dynavector 10X (the original in red), and for quite some while I was in love.  I was recommended to upgrade the arm to a Rega RB300, which I did. And that was the state of play until the late 80s, when kids and dogs and family took over.

 

Several months ago a friend got me interested in my music system again, and I decided to rebuild my old Thorens from the ground up. At that time I had not read this forum, or this thread. Had I done so, I may not have gone "old school" on the turntable. The build and modifications went as well as I could have hoped, and the sound is excellent ... of course, the rest of my system has changed completely as well, but the Thorens/Rega/Supex 900 Mk IV remain at its heart. 

 

Details of the build are here, for those wanting all the details:   http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/NotReallyFurniture.html

 

 

The plinth is fiddleback Jarrah. The armboard is 10mm black acryclic, as is the base board.  Dynamat insulation under the platter. The Rega received mods including Origin Live counterweight and coupling, as well as VTA adjuster. The mat is Herbie's Excellent II. New springs and a whole lot more.    

 

Decoupled sub-table (Jarrah and acryclic), and IsoAcoustic Isopuck feet.

 

 

With custom lid ...

 

 

 

Regards from Perth

 

Derek

Edited April 28, 2022 by derekcohen

[Pops110]

26 minutes ago, derekcohen said:

Looking through this thread, there are so many amazing turntables ... not just capable of sounding amazing, but stunning looking as well. 

 

I've literally had three turntables through my life: a Garrard SP-something ... 25, I think, back in the 60's. Then a Lenco GL75 in the 70s. Ironically, it was considered quite average, even mediocre back then ... if you followed what HiFi Answers believed. In the 80s I really wanted a LP12, but was a recent graduate and newly married, and settled on a Thorens TD150. I think it was a Mk2. Not sure. It came with a SME 3009 arm, ran a Dynavector 10X (the original in red) and for quite some while I was in love. Then I was recommended to upgrade the arm to a Rega RB300, which I did. And that was the state of play until the late 80s, when kids and dogs and family took over.

 

Several months ago a friend got me interested in my music system again, and I decided to rebuild my old Thorens from the ground up. At that time I had not read this forum, or this thread. Had I done so, I may not have gone "old school" on the turntable. The build and modifications went as well as I could have hoped, and the sound is excellent ... of course, the rest of my system has changed completely as well, but the Thorens/Rega/Supex 900 Mk IV remain at its heart. 

 

Details of the build are here, for those wanting all the details:   http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/NotReallyFurniture.html

 

 

The plinth is fiddleback Jarrah. The armboard is 10mm black acryclic. The Rega received mods including Origin Live counterweight and coupling, as well as VTA adjuster. The mat is Herbie's Excellent II. New springs and a whole lot more.    

 

Decoupled sub-table and IsoAcoustic Isocpuck feet.

 

 

With custom lid ...

 

 

 

Regards from Perth

 

Derek

Awesome job, looks pretty special.