Turntable Recomendations

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Thanks to @ADopted ADmiral I finally made a purchase of a vintage turntable. He found an ad in the Huntington craigslist for an Elac Miracord 40A turntable. I haven't put it to use yet but it's an impressive machine, it's built like a German tank.

 

Nice! I actually looked at getting a Miracord at one point...I wanted to rebuild it with my own custom-built plinth. Had too many other projects in mind before it, though, so I never pulled the trigger on the purchase.

[ADopted ADmiral]

Thanks to @ADopted ADmiral I finally made a purchase of a vintage turntable. He found an ad in the Huntington craigslist for an Elac Miracord 40A turntable. I haven't put it to use yet but it's an impressive machine, it's built like a German tank.

 

It's all good. I think you enjoy this turntable.

Here is a pic from the craigslist ad.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Two reasons for posting. One, I was talking to a guy at work who's a fellow vinyl enthusiast and kind of an audiophile. He was telling me about a Miracord 45 he's been hanging on to. It looks pretty cherry from the pictures he showed me, and he said he had it professionally serviced/lubricated and put a new cartridge in it about two years ago. It's making me consider replacing the Garrard Synchro-Lab 72B that I have in the spare room.

 

Also, I need to replace the phono pre-amp I've been using on my receiver. I've got a pretty decent Sony receiver in my living room...set up for 5.1 surround sound. I get an occasional low-grade hum when I'm playing my TT through it these days, and when I plugged the TT into my older receiver in the spare room (which has a built-in phono pre-amp) I don't get any hum. Anyone have recommendations on a pre-amp...less than $100, ideally? I like the idea of a tube pre-amp, but those are a little too rich for my blood.

[TAC]

I remember my old Technics SL-D2 loved that thing.

[Habib]

Two reasons for posting. One, I was talking to a guy at work who's a fellow vinyl enthusiast and kind of an audiophile. He was telling me about a Miracord 45 he's been hanging on to. It looks pretty cherry from the pictures he showed me, and he said he had it professionally serviced/lubricated and put a new cartridge in it about two years ago. It's making me consider replacing the Garrard Synchro-Lab 72B that I have in the spare room.

 

Also, I need to replace the phono pre-amp I've been using on my receiver. I've got a pretty decent Sony receiver in my living room...set up for 5.1 surround sound. I get an occasional low-grade hum when I'm playing my TT through it these days, and when I plugged the TT into my older receiver in the spare room (which has a built-in phono pre-amp) I don't get any hum. Anyone have recommendations on a pre-amp...less than $100, ideally? I like the idea of a tube pre-amp, but those are a little too rich for my blood.

 

I use the Art DJPre II. Not too pricey and it blew my old one out of the water.

[ADopted ADmiral]

Habib nailed it... JD is using one also. Can't beat it for the price.

 

ART Pro Audio

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

I use the Art DJPre II. Not too pricey and it blew my old one out of the water.

 

Habib nailed it... JD is using one also. Can't beat it for the price.

 

ART Pro Audio

 

Ordered. The pre-amp I'm replacing was the first one I've used...so what's the difference in a crappy pre-amp and a quality one?

[Habib]

Ordered. The pre-amp I'm replacing was the first one I've used...so what's the difference in a crappy pre-amp and a quality one?

 

Not sure what makes them so different but I could hear the difference. And this one lets you control the gain, which is nice. I can crank it up. My old pre just passed through.