I am only too aware of this aspect of my decision Dave....but what can you do?????DaveF wrote:Danger Danger Danger! :-)
This is a slippery slope that you are teetering above right now Fergus. Given your love of non-classical music, there will be no going back if you go down this path. Well well worth the effort though.
Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
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Re: Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
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Re: Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
I thought that you might be pleased Dermot!cybot wrote:Well buggermeman Fergus is looking for turntable?!?! Made my day on reading that, I tell you! ....Would love to know what Lps you found up there Fergus...
On the selection (and there are really not too many of them) some that stand out in the non classical area are quite a few of the Beatles albums which I know were from the early '60's as they were given to me by an uncle who emigrated to Canada. They were well played when I got them and I played them to death when I was a teenager learning to play the guitar so they would not be in great nick.
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Re: Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
Surprisingly Fran, some of the samples that I looked at randomly were in close to pristine condition!Fran wrote:Pm sent.....
I.suppose you might need a cleaner as well!
Fran
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Re: Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
A very big thank you to Fran, Johnny and Ciaran; I will get back to each of you individually in the near future.
I deliberately did not mention a budget because I honestly have absolutely no idea in relation to this market....I would basically be starting from scratch all over again! Hence my original request for suggestions and recommendations.
I deliberately did not mention a budget because I honestly have absolutely no idea in relation to this market....I would basically be starting from scratch all over again! Hence my original request for suggestions and recommendations.
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I have always had a hankering for a LP12. Saw a lovely black version recently. Havent a clue what the arm and other bits are but loved the look and they have a great reputation. Best of luck on the hunt fergus. The bank balance will drop significantly when you start replacing all your cd's. The clearaudio concept gets great press reveiws and I think Cloney's are selling it in their sale for circa €1K. It seems to be idiot proof and not require much tinkering which to be honest I would prefer. I havent a clue if it would be superior to lp12 or just different to it.
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Re: Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
My budget would not come remotely close to that Tony so I don't have to worry about that particular comparison. I keep telling myself that I only really want some kind of entry level model because I just want to listen to what I already have....I certainly do not want to go down the road of replacing my CDs that's for sure!!!tony wrote:I have always had a hankering for a LP12. Saw a lovely black version recently. Havent a clue what the arm and other bits are but loved the look and they have a great reputation. Best of luck on the hunt fergus. The bank balance will drop significantly when you start replacing all your cd's. The clearaudio concept gets great press reveiws and I think Cloney's are selling it in their sale for circa €1K. It seems to be idiot proof and not require much tinkering which to be honest I would prefer. I havent a clue if it would be superior to lp12 or just different to it.
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Re: Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
:-) We'll see. We'll see.fergus wrote:I certainly do not want to go down the road of replacing my CDs that's for sure!!!
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Re: Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
Don't you start....I am bad enough as it is!!!!!!DaveF wrote::-) We'll see. We'll see.fergus wrote:I certainly do not want to go down the road of replacing my CDs that's for sure!!!
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Re: Vinyl in the Attic: I need a Turntable!
Fergus I have a pioneer pl300 direct drive TT that you are welcome to use. It might need a stylus. Its lying around somewhere gathering dust.
I certainly have no use for it for the forseeable future i.e a long time
I certainly have no use for it for the forseeable future i.e a long time
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