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haloruler64 · 2019-09-21T00:24:02Z

I'm just getting into vinyl on a budget. Always loved the idea not because of the sound but because of the analog nature. It still blows my mind that vinyl even works. And the best part is the huge album artwork. I picked up a two piece set of special edition clear vinyl from my favorite band Sonata Arctica. Not only are the records clear, but the album artwork is beautiful so I didn't even care that I didn't have a turntable. Well it was my birthday earlier this month and I decided to pick some equipment up. I've been drooling over the U-Turn Orbit turntable due to its simplicity. No features, no automatic functions, just a simple and relatively inexpensive turntable made for good audio. I managed to find one used with an upgraded Audio Technica AT95E cartridge, a heavily scuffed up cover, and some scratches on the front for $90. The cartridge had 30 hours on it and the belt was at the end of its life. I polished up the cover with Plastx and it looks pretty good now, the scratches on the front were all paint transfer and came off, and a new belt is $5. I'm also going to pick up a cue lever for it, and eventually a clear acrylic platter for them aesthetics. I couldn't find ANY used phono preamps so I picked up a Fluance PA10. Not for its features or sound, but its simplicity and clean looks. Writing is almost invisible. See, I had this image of my mind of a low down wooden bench with a turntable, a tiny preamp, and some simple speakers on it. An aesthetic project. Hooked it all up with my main PC speakers I borrowed (I still need to get some speakers for this setup) and it works! First thing I played is a Queen record. But not just any Queen record. It was pressed in 1990 in the Soviet Union. It's older than me, all the writing is in Russian, and it even has a price printed on it of 4 rubles. A fellow MR2 Spyder owner found it and picked it up for me, imported from the Soviet Union. And it still works great! Enough talk, here are the pics (some taken with a vintage 1981 Nikon AI-S 50mm f/1.2): My plans are to pick up some smaller speakers next. Audioengine A2+, Kanto YU4 (nice because of the built in preamp), or something along those lines. Both those options are a little pricey for my setup but... aesthetics! I'm over the moon with how it looks. Now time to start a vinyl collection. Brothers in Arms is my next purchase.

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Helowrench

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dev,

we are going to have to talk this winter.

I have been sitting on a pair of Koss CM1010 speakers that I picked up. then need a surround replacement, and the crossovers rebuilt.

The crossovers are what I expect to be looking for help with.

I have a vintage receiver to pair them with, just not the one I want. (anyone have a Kenwood Monster they don’t want?)

Rob

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Posted : 11/08/2020 11:20 am

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Posted by: @helowrench

dev,

we are going to have to talk this winter.

I have been sitting on a pair of Koss CM1010 speakers that I picked up. then need a surround replacement, and the crossovers rebuilt.

The crossovers are what I expect to be looking for help with.

I have a vintage receiver to pair them with, just not the one I want. (anyone have a Kenwood Monster they don’t want?)

Rob

Sure thing. My advise is to get into a tube preamp on the front end and a transistor amp on the back end. I wish I would have know years ago. Everything sounds sweet.

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Posted : 12/08/2020 4:23 am

scotched

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Posted by: @haloruler64

Why are they white? I thought most records are uniformly black all the way through.

They are white from the amount of times I’ve played a single sample on a track.

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Posted : 15/08/2020 1:18 am

haloruler64

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Yeah that’s what I mean, what makes them white?

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Topic starter Posted : 15/08/2020 2:17 am

scotched

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@haloruler64

I guess it’s just what happens to black plastic when it’s scratched enough times? Sort of like how the plastics on our car fade to white.

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