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Back to vinyl:
It's making a resurgence, not only in my home, but in many homes, as people try to reclaim a part of their youth that they cherished dearly. The Rock and Roll era may be gone per se, but it is NOT forgotten, nor the many great jazz, blues, bluegrass, country, and easy listening LPs that crowd our used record stores, just waiting to tell a story. They just want to spin- Unlike DVDs that can suffer from DVD rot, Vinyl knows no such malady. It only knows how to snap crackle and pop, sometimes when they are new even. Ahhhh, that is the price you pay for analog bliss.
Speaking of spinning. Something new is Spinning at my house, only one of us besides me is aware of it. He may come forward, or stay quite. I hope you like my new table. Kudos to the guys at Jerry Raskins Needle Doctor for helping me though this purchase decision, and setup!!! These guys rock!
This story started a few weeks ago, when I came across a metal "stool/table" at Pottery Barn that for them, they were just about giving it away. I saw this thing, and I said I have no idea what I am going to do with this, projector table maybe? I didn't know, honestly. This is how it turned out- I think it was meant to be. heavy wrought iron construction bass with self leveling feet, a table that is solid but spins if you want to see the back. What a deal! I just have to cover it with a soft cover. The cover for this is big and rectangular an would not work on my round table. I'm ok with that.
Some adjustment may still be necessary to get the belt down closer to the center line. I may just need to spin the feet adjusters up a bit. But I don't know if that have that much adjustment left. I adjusted them some, but it didn't seem to change the "plane" much. The motor and bearings are in a self contained cylndrical "can" with the pullys on top, and that part is not adjustable. So only the feet of the table itself adjust. It is notable to note that there are no electronics inside the table other than the RCAs to the cartridge. The other parts are mechanical, the rotating bearings that the main platten freely floats on.
SO quite, so smooth, should compare with tables costing at least twice as much, if not more. In the end, this is really what the big high dollar tables achieve, other than having cartridges that cost more than my table, and having ultra cool designs and esoteric materials in those designs.
Doug
the Pro-Ject RPM5 turntable with Sumiko Blue Point cartridge!!! I'm loving it! It was not without some initial setup anxiety though, lol.
It's making a resurgence, not only in my home, but in many homes, as people try to reclaim a part of their youth that they cherished dearly. The Rock and Roll era may be gone per se, but it is NOT forgotten, nor the many great jazz, blues, bluegrass, country, and easy listening LPs that crowd our used record stores, just waiting to tell a story. They just want to spin- Unlike DVDs that can suffer from DVD rot, Vinyl knows no such malady. It only knows how to snap crackle and pop, sometimes when they are new even. Ahhhh, that is the price you pay for analog bliss.
Speaking of spinning. Something new is Spinning at my house, only one of us besides me is aware of it. He may come forward, or stay quite. I hope you like my new table. Kudos to the guys at Jerry Raskins Needle Doctor for helping me though this purchase decision, and setup!!! These guys rock!
This story started a few weeks ago, when I came across a metal "stool/table" at Pottery Barn that for them, they were just about giving it away. I saw this thing, and I said I have no idea what I am going to do with this, projector table maybe? I didn't know, honestly. This is how it turned out- I think it was meant to be. heavy wrought iron construction bass with self leveling feet, a table that is solid but spins if you want to see the back. What a deal! I just have to cover it with a soft cover. The cover for this is big and rectangular an would not work on my round table. I'm ok with that.
Some adjustment may still be necessary to get the belt down closer to the center line. I may just need to spin the feet adjusters up a bit. But I don't know if that have that much adjustment left. I adjusted them some, but it didn't seem to change the "plane" much. The motor and bearings are in a self contained cylndrical "can" with the pullys on top, and that part is not adjustable. So only the feet of the table itself adjust. It is notable to note that there are no electronics inside the table other than the RCAs to the cartridge. The other parts are mechanical, the rotating bearings that the main platten freely floats on.
SO quite, so smooth, should compare with tables costing at least twice as much, if not more. In the end, this is really what the big high dollar tables achieve, other than having cartridges that cost more than my table, and having ultra cool designs and esoteric materials in those designs.
Doug
the Pro-Ject RPM5 turntable with Sumiko Blue Point cartridge!!! I'm loving it! It was not without some initial setup anxiety though, lol.
"Some assembly required?" 8O
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