Survey: What Brand of Turntable Do You Use

Gold Note

 

I found that the ClearAudio cartridge is VERY sensitive to the anti-skate adjustment on the MT-5. Although I realize that the MT-10 uses a different mechanism for anti-skate, I used the HiFi News test record track 8 on side 1 to adjust my anti-skate. If I adjusted it a bit too far in either direction, I'd get "buzzing" on one channel or another. Once the anti-skate was perfectly adjusted, I got no buzzing on either channel. I used a Feikert protractor to adjust for stylus overhang. I read somewhere that some MT-10's don't have a "dimple" at the tonearm pivot point (luckily, my MT-5 has the "dimple"). You unfortunately need to know exactly where the pivot point is when adjusting for stylus overhang. I totally cured my cartridge of sibilance by correct adjustment of overhang and anti-skate.

 

I have one as well. Fab sounding TT.

 

You do now. I'm still spinning the IIX I bought in the 80's. Ortofon Super OM30 cartridge.

 

Rega P3-24 with Hana cart
Technics SL 1200 with AT 440MLA

 

Rega P3 2000 w/ Nag MP-110
Technics SLQD3 w/ AT311EP
Philips 312 w/AT3000PS

 

I use a VPI also.

 

Lenco

 

I've always used Technics turntables, since they seem to be reliable and not too pricey. I would like to upgrade to something different when I can afford it though.

 

Pioneer PL-4 w/ Shure M91ED fitted with a Jico EVG elliptical.

 

Philips 212 with SME arm

 

Technics SL-1200 MKII
Technics SL-D3
Technics SL-J2
Technics SL-BD22

 

VPI Classic.

 

Technics SL-1200MK2 w/ Mike New Audio bearing, Trans-Fi T3 Pro linear tracking air bearing tonearm, blah, blah, blah, etc. (main)
Techncis SL-1200MK2 stock (x2)
Technics SL-1200M3D (x2)
Technics SL-M3
Technics SL-150MK2 - replinthed
Technics SL-1500MK2
Technics SL-1400MK2

Thorens TD-150 MKII AB

Dual 1019

I'm pretty sure there is a 12th table; but, I can't seem to remember what it is or where it is, at the moment.

 

Project Perspective
If my Marantz 6100's left channel wasn't out I'd be using that one too.

 

Main: Technics SL-220 (a decent belt drive)
Second: Dual CS-627Q

 

I have a Technics SL1210MKII which I bought on a whim in about 2007 or 2008 because they were quite cheap at the time. I got the 1210 because the 1200 were out of stock. Now I wish I had bought three.

 

Technics SL-1200 1972-2010 ... the original Wheels of Steel. "The Technics… »

 

Who's going to "win"? Rega or VPI...

 

Rega RP6 w/exact2

 

Technics SL-1700

jerol

 

AVID Acutus REF SP/w SME V
AVID Volvere SP w/SME V
VPI Classic 1 w/ET 2.5
Rega Planar 3 w/Groovetracer subplatter and delrin platter
Technics SL-1200 w/SME 3009 (timestep power supply too)
Brinkman Bardo w/Brinkman 10.1
Feickert Blackbird w/Jelco and Ortolan arms
Soulines Kubrick w/Rega RB2000

 

Technics SL D-205, my workhorse for test playing records for sale
Dual 1229 (waiting for parts) to be offered for sale
Dual 1218 (waiting for parts) love the low mass arm of the 1218 for high compliance carts, perhaps the best sounding Dual.. but will probably sell it.
B&O Beogram 1800, refurb'd and ready play, hate them, but does sound very nice.
Garrard RC-80, keeping this for playing 78's
RCA SHF-5 hifi console, circa 1957, clean original cond but needs recapping (supply can rebuild) and the turntable serviced
RCA SHF-9 restored suitcase record player with a GE higher compliance lighter tracking ceramic cartridge (no NM records played on this, but sacrificial test play reveals no damage, awesome sounding for a 50's hifi set)

 

Project xtension 12
Thinking about going down the Garrard 301 path.

 

Custom built twin platter Lenco.