Turntables & Such Things Related

Within a couple of days expect about four pages of full colour photographs of €150,000 turntables from a certain forum member

goose wrote: Within a couple of days expect about four pages of full colour photographs of €150,000 turntables from a certain forum member

I haven't an idea who that would be.....

GoldenSpiral wrote: how much are you looking to spend?

Although, I'm really just looking for advice as to what makes a good sound system;the price isn't an issue right now.

Edited by Bulbous 45

$900 for the turntable or the whole ensemble?  either can be easily arranged.

Really a fantastic source for the price. And you go very far with it, if you put a good moving coil on it!!

Another advantage with this turntable is that it's very simple and easy to adjust.

Moreover, you can get it at half price on second hand !!

Edited by oliverstoned

...told you so

I like this one's look (Goldmund)

I reach the musical nirvana everyday with my Nakamichi 1000 (mid 70's tapedeck)it beats ALL CD players on a musicalilty level. And the performances are outstanding. And it only costs 1000 Dollars maximum in good shape!!




Edited by oliverstoned

-There are different schools about direct, belt drive and many other things. I can't tell you exactly, it depends on models, that's a quite complex issue. I can't tell you really.

-? . The simplest, the better. I don't know.

-Your third question is very wide! i could write pages.

Depends on your budget, of course.

For the amplification:

-You can start with an integrated amp (transistor, tube or hybrid). It's the simplest and the cheapest.

-To go further, you can go with a preamp and a power amp or two power amps (one per channel).

-To go still further, you can do a bi-amplification, which means you fed high and low by separate dedicated amps.
One or two per channels, so it can makes four for the total. Tubes in the highs and transistor in the low.
Thats the royal way.

-IN ANY of these three cases, you can add a good subwoofer, (38 cm speaker diameter minimum)which will do the extreme low, will add dynamic, image (soundstage), the sound will be spatial cause i'll will come from everywhere (the extreme low is propaging on an omnidirectionnal way), and will even soften the highs.
You will ear a bass line as if the bass player is in the room for example.

A very cheap and efficient combination, could be this american tube amp (it's mine), working as an integrated (but can be transformed in power amp -it's evolutive-)with the Magnat Omega 380 Subwoofer.(it's mine too).


Jolida 302



Magnat Omega 380




A few essentials tips:

-There's nothing like tubes in the highs. If you have to have only one amp, it must be tube.

-Digital sources are crap compared to analog. Of the four sources: CD, Tape, Tuner (receiver) and Vynil; CD is the less good. So, if you buy a Rega planar 3, you'll own a fantastic source.

-Good cables: interconnect + power are needed.

-Vibrations must be cancelled by special accesories.

-Power must be purified by cables, power filters, and if possible, dedicated lines.


About receiver:
That an excellent source, it beats Cd easily, and direct concert are simply the best source possible with vynil. (depending on the receiver used of course). A good antenna is essential to make it fully work.

Here are some good receivers, from the cheapest:

Denon tuners:
The smallest musical tuners:



Rega Radio:

Thanks a lot Oliver.  That really answered my questions.  All this stuff about turntables and things really makes sense now.  I will definately considder all the equipment you mentoned when I finally decide to begin purchasing.  Thanks again!