Show us your Turntables!!!

[Bisguittin]

15 minutes ago, April Snow said:

Just a bog-standard Technics G with a Ortofon LVB Black Cartridge - no modifications or anything fancy -

just wanted to share a pretty mood pic I took 

Nothing bog standard about you April.

[PKay]

On 01/05/2022 at 12:59 PM, Analogsound said:

Sharing some pictures of my turntable

 

 

 

Did you make the plinth yourself?  They both look great.

[lebowski]

after many years of searching …

Sansui SR-636 Direct Drive 

Built  - 1978

Had been in storage for many years, still in original box/packing with original headshell and SN43 Cart. 

One of Sansui’s finest Turntables, I believe these were made for Sansui by Micro Seiki.  Same spec as the SR-838 but PLL Servo and not Quartz Lock.

 

Set up now with an AT540 Microline and it sounds superb…
 

 

 

Edited May 12, 2022 by lebowski
fix photos

[couchy]

8 minutes ago, lebowski said:

after many years of searching …

Sansui SR-636 Direct Drive 

Built  - 1978

Had been in storage for many years, still in original box/packing with original headshell and SN43 Cart. 

One of Sansui’s finest Turntables, I believe these were made for Sansui by Micro Seiki.  Same spec as the SR-838 but PLL Servo and not Quartz Lock.

 

Set up now with an AT540 Microline and it sounds superb…
 

 

 

Looks Great.

[SPR08Y]

 

Stuck in iso with the Bardo!

[Analogsound]

On 03/05/2022 at 9:52 PM, PKay said:

Did you make the plinth yourself?  They both look great.

Yep, I did myself for all plinth,

[thejt]

Lenco in marri plinth. Shout out to @Hydrology for his good work setting up the Denon 103. 

Edited May 24, 2022 by thejt

[PKay]

On 24/5/2022 at 12:30 PM, thejt said:

Lenco in marri plinth. Shout out to @Hydrology for his good work setting up the Denon 103. 

I really like your plinth. Do you have a link to how you made it?

[thejt]

24 minutes ago, PKay said:

I really like your plinth. Do you have a link to how you made it?

 

It's just a hollow plinth with the same hold downs as a generic lenco. It was manufactured though by a local carpenter. 

[Tasebass]

Back in Black!!!!!

 

[vinyl-62]

Recent purchase of a PTP Turntable with a Thomas Schick arm and Acoustical Systems Archon cartridge.

[thejt]

4 hours ago, balk2117 said:

Recent purchase of a PTP Turntable with a Thomas Schick arm and Acoustical Systems Archon cartridge.

 

Wow would never guess the origins

[StimpyMK2]

Have been through a few turntables, Dansette  , Denon, Silver, Pioneer, AKAI, Stanton and then went full retro and manual with a CEC Japan built Linear Design GST1 which has a great sound and looks fabulous.

[ACHiPo]

Lenco-based DIY turntable.  You can find the build information here:

https://www.lencoheaven.net/forum/index.php?topic=23502.msg319112#msg319112

 

 

[BLAH BLAH]

Nice TT...I'm intrigued by that floor...

[ACHiPo]

Just now, BLAH BLAH said:

Nice TT...I'm intrigued by that floor...

It’s a “vinyl” floor.  I took LPs beyond playable and cut them into tiles.

[twaino]

Nothing exotic here, Project Espirit, carbon tone arm, glass platter. But then again, I’m a vinyl denier,(except for the artwork of course). Ortofon red cartridge. Do love the look of a well engineered deck though. Can attest to the IKEA chopping boards and 4 ball bearing  isolation platform. See You Tube. Also have an Audio Tecnica set up for ‘78s.

Edited June 6, 2022 by twaino

[Frank Prowse Hi-Fi]

Sneak peek...

 

[fire]

Old Linn 

[Stereo_Lou]

Setting up Son's REGA P3 with wall bracket and these height adjustable turntable isolation feet. His apartment is on 2nd floor wood floors built 1929.

 

 

[Bell Ringer]

9 hours ago, Stereo_Lou said:

Setting up Son's REGA P3 with wall bracket and these height adjustable turntable isolation feet. His apartment is on 2nd floor wood floors built 1929.

 

 

Father of the Year Award goes to @Stereo_Lou

[rodders3]

On 01/05/2022 at 12:59 PM, Juzbear said:

It has been a long time coming, but I finally sourced a late Ekos 2 (couldn't afford the SE) to replace the Jelco arm I have had for some years. The rest of the LP12 has been substantially upgraded over the years, to the point that I have a second LP12 built up of the bits replaced by upgrades.. So we have Hifiguru redgum plinth/cirkus/kore/trampolin2/lingo4. And the effect of the Ekos 2 has been pretty impressive. Has a much more punchy presentation and bass is much tighter.  (as an aside, fitting the Delos in the small head shell, was a challenge that lead to the demise of a set of headshell leads! Clearance for the aftermarket tonearm cable was tight too, and needed a bit of ingenuity)

I had exactly the same issue a few years ago when attempting to fit the Delos to Linn arm. Ended up having to gently bend the end of the leads so it could fit!! Glad you got there, I remember how annoying it was at the time.

[Doppelganger]

Time to dust off a couple of vintage decks for a run.

 

Here’s the wonderful Sony PS-8750, one of their best ever integrated models.

 

 

Edited June 13, 2022 by Doppelganger

[McCvinyl]

On 09/02/2021 at 10:12 AM, charles hidalgo said:

Greg Metz STS modified Thorens TD124 MKII in custom plinth,  with an Alfred Bokrand Custom Ortofon Tonearm mounted on a black sourced armboard, with a beloved brand new NOS Ortofon SPU Royal A cartridge, topped off with Nordost Quattro-fil phono cable.

 

 

Wow Charlie you have had some amazing gear flow through your room!

Have you tried any other carts on your Bokrand arm? I have one on order and not sure what to use until I am tooled up (cashed up) for an SPU.

[r3x]

Ripping duties.  NOS ortofon Vms20 on the pointy end.