Recent content by daytona600

If your TT has been in storage for 20years. Needs a service New Stylus/Cartridge , New Bearing Oil & New Belt

I put this down to two things - either not taking enough care and attention setting up, or the speakers just aren't right for the room. Show in hotel rooms. Same size/shape as your average bedroom/living room

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As both are 40/45years old Condition/Recent service important £2,000 Benz might be overkill & Benz is Low 15cu compliance suited to Med/High mass arm You might have to add mass to Tonearm Eg heavier headshell

AT & Teac both out the same Chinese OEM factory Project , Rega & Technics if you want a real turntable. You cant do analogue Cheap

Neutral / Flat speakers only if have you have a totally treated room Sound is 75% your room not your speakers Fantastic speakers in a poor room will sound terrible , Average speakers in a great room will sound Fanstatic Modern Studio monitors can to tuned to your room with Software / DSP /...

Any suggestions for a turntable without Bluetooth in the $400 range? Project or Rega

$1 Generic chinese Cartridge fitted to this TEAC. You could upgrade the Stylus / Replace the cartridge for some Sparkle

As far as I am aware Hegel do not make anything like the equivalent of a Sugden

£2750 Hegel high price for made in China by a 3rd party £2750 gets you a made in the UK like Sugden that will last decades & future value will be higher

ML is a very basic , lost low ML profile with low 300/500hours lifespan. If you want a A.T. ML aim for the higher spec SLC eg ( VM760SLC ) https://www.vinylengine.com/turntable_forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=138724

Goldring DG900 are in high demand $250/350 these days with a NEW Jico stylus worth $400/600 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/167971032001?msockid=153bc643f42463b1051fd0cdf5c4628e Acos in japan made the Tonearm , Rega R200 $200/300 in good condition

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