What turntable do you use?

The Graham Slee forum operates a home loan scheme, if you want to try the gear out in your own system.

 

I still want a Monolithic one day.

 

It's a nice preamp.

It's actually the one thing that's stayed the same in my list; here's the updated version:

TT: Rega RP6
Cart: Dynavector 20x2H
Arm: RB303 (plus Incognito wiring upgrade)
Stage: Monolithic PS-1/HC-1 combo

 

Forsell Air Reference turntable and arm
Lyra Atlas MC cartridge (to replace my retired Lyra Parnassus which I might use as a donor for an Olympus SL one day)
Audio Research PH8

 

I use several different turntables from time to time:

AT-LP120-USB
GLI
QRK
-All the above I swap out cartridges mounted in interchangeable headshells depending on what I am playing:
Shure M97Xe
Shure M78S
Shure M24H
Pickering NP/AC

And, an ADC Accutrac +6 with a Shure M97Xe mounted.

All my turntables have the tone arms that the manufacturer installed.

 

Old: Clearaudio Concept with Maestro Wood V1
New: VPI Classic 2 with Dynavector 20x2L

 

VPI Prime
VPI SDS
Zephyr II cartridge
TT weights periphery ring, center, and mat.
Shunyata Diamondback power cables

 

Thanks Bob. I signed up already and will be loaning one through the loaner program...

 

Office
Oracle Delphi MKV
SME V
Sumiko Blackbird Lo
Phonomena II

Den
Project Perspex 6
Project Evo9
Sumiko BPS EvoIII
Project Tubebox IISE

Still also have an SL1200 with upgrades. Not using it though it sounds great, just loving my other two.

Extra carts, 2m Black, MP500, hot rodded DL103R, Sonus Blue Gold.

 

VPI CLASSIC 2 COMPANION

VPI CLASSIC 10,5 INCH GIMBALLED TONEARM

VAN DEN HUL FROG MK2 CARTRIDGE

PASS LAB XP15 PHONO PRE AMP

 

I'll give you a clue....

 

How do you like your Gyro?? I LOVE the looks and want one but they always say the Orbe is better BUT I think the platter ruins the look and makes it look just average, where the gyro looks ULTRA cool...

 

Totally agree. If you do want one but it's a stretch look on eBay and set up a notification. Sometimes there's some around, sometimes not. Over here you can pick up a nice used one for around £ 1000 upwards, depending on whether it has a cartridge or the external power supply, and what arm it has. It's basically a kit comprised of a number of precision machine tool engineering parts that you put together and will last years and years. So in my view there's not a huge advantage in buying new if you can get a reasonably recent used one. If you want any more PM me.

 

Project Xtension 9, Ortofon Quintet Black cart.
Project Phono Box DS plus
Nordost Blue Heaven Flatline interconnects.

 

I have the same TT and just acquired the 440Mla cart (loving it). I cannot recommend enough that you remove the preamp. It may as well be a cancer. I guarantee that you will be delighted and have a different sounding TT. Oh, and get rid of the felt mat if you haven't already.

 

VPI Classic Signature
VPI JMW 10-3D tonearm
Dynavector 10 x 5 cart
Musical Fidelity M1 ViNL phono

 

Oracle Paris MkV
Oracle modified Pro-Ject 9cc tonearm
Dynavector DV20x2L
I use the phono input of my Marantz Reference PM-KI-Pearl

 

Tullman, Cool setup! How do you like the TT Weights stuff? I heard the went out of business, is that true?

 

Technics SP-25/Audio-Technica ATP 16-T/Custom Plinth/Ortofon Omega and various cartridges in headshells including Shure M7D, Pickering XV-15/625 and others. In recording room.
Pioneer PL 530/Pickering XV-15/625 and Ortofon OMB-10

 

Vinyl Nirvana VN-150 (modifed Thorens TD-150 with acryclic armboard), Moth/Rega RB-202 with Cardas wiring and stainless counterweight, Ortofon 2M Bronze, phono stage of Rogue Sphinx v2.

 

Thrift shop $15.

 

I love that setup too. Just checked and yep, out of business.

 

Rega RP6
Nagaoka MP 110 (JN P200 stylus)
Lounge Audio MK III phono stage

 

I had a VPI Aries 1 with the JMW 10.5 arm but, due to the constraints of my new house, sold it. Left over from my second system - I now just run a Dual CS5000 with a Shure M97xe cart. The Dual required new power supply capacitors to keep the speed on track, but other than that, the table has been super dependable, spinning 3-5 hours of music a day for the past seven - eight years.

Someday I'll get a better turntable, but right now I need something that lifts the arm up at the end of the record since my wife also uses the 'table.

 

I really like the TT weights stuff. It is well engineered and was designed with VPI TT's in mind, especially the Prime, which TT weights was making a knock off of.

They sold the business, is what I was told. Perhaps these designs will resurface at some point in time.