This afternoon I finally got around to resurrecting my old turntable (Rotel RP830) with a 30 year old Ortofon FF15E cartridge (with a new stylus of course!!).
I'm currently running this through a second system, a modified (essentially it's now passive) Technics SU-C800 preamp and a modified NAD2200 power amp, using Dynaudio 52 speakers.
The signal cable from the turntable has also been replaced.
The sound from this essentially budget turntable and cartridge combo is absolutely blowing me away.
First, my son came and and said "the bass is really good" and then my wife, who was in the kitchen, came in and said "wow that sounds really good".
Now, my normal CD system is nothing special, but it's not that bad either - Marantz CD17 mk1 and Marantz PM7200 amp (with the same speakers).
It's no small wonder vinyl refuses to die, with sound quality like this from such a basic setup...
I guess the only thing detracting from it all is the occasional snap / crackle / pop - however most of my vinyl hasn't been played for at least 10 years...
I remember about 15 years ago, I had quite a good (at the time) Sony CD player, a Technics SL1600MKII turntable and a Shure V15 cartridge, running through a home built phono amp (a project from Electronics Today International - circa 1982 I think). This would easily beat the Sony CD player.
Sorry, I've babbled on for too long now..
Back to the music...
Tony.
I'm currently running this through a second system, a modified (essentially it's now passive) Technics SU-C800 preamp and a modified NAD2200 power amp, using Dynaudio 52 speakers.
The signal cable from the turntable has also been replaced.
The sound from this essentially budget turntable and cartridge combo is absolutely blowing me away.
First, my son came and and said "the bass is really good" and then my wife, who was in the kitchen, came in and said "wow that sounds really good".
Now, my normal CD system is nothing special, but it's not that bad either - Marantz CD17 mk1 and Marantz PM7200 amp (with the same speakers).
It's no small wonder vinyl refuses to die, with sound quality like this from such a basic setup...
I guess the only thing detracting from it all is the occasional snap / crackle / pop - however most of my vinyl hasn't been played for at least 10 years...
I remember about 15 years ago, I had quite a good (at the time) Sony CD player, a Technics SL1600MKII turntable and a Shure V15 cartridge, running through a home built phono amp (a project from Electronics Today International - circa 1982 I think). This would easily beat the Sony CD player.
Sorry, I've babbled on for too long now..
Back to the music...
Tony.