It's cyclical for me...

Posted by Ray-o-Stat (R) on December 17, 2005 at 09:19:05

In Reply to: At what pricepoint , in your opinion posted by CAFC on December 17, 2005 at 05:27:43:

After college I started out fresh because I sold every piece of audio I had prior to going away.
So in 1983 I started out with a modest Audio Linear/Black Widow/Adcom XCoil/Advent Receiver (highly modified) set-up 20+ years ago. For the following 15 years or so, I modified and upgraded the heck out of the Audio Linear until reaching the equivalent of a VPI 19 MK IV. The BW I was happy to toss the moment I had the opportunity to get a great deal on an EPA-500 (4 wands, guage, and MC cart) and have had it ever since.
The total spend on all that was truly minimal at about $700 or so.
In those years I went through a laundry list of cartridges including some real classics such as Accuphase AC-1, AC-2, Dynavector Ruby, several Adcoms, Benz Glider, Benz H20...

Preamps in those times included the Advent, Audible Illusions Mini Mite, CJ PV-10, Audible Illusions Mod 3,3A, and 3A++, and finally the Melos Reference 333 and Phono.

My hot-rodded 19 finally went bye bye only recently about 5 years ago when a local dealer offered me a TNT Jr. demo for a blow-out price.
The change from the home grown to the TNT Jr. was in many aspects minimal, but was still an improvement.

I have since spent way too much money (about $1100) adding the flywheel, SDS, Tri-Pulley (now gone) to the Jr. I'm ecstatic with the sound I'm getting, but I feel that it is way too much investment for great vinyl playback.

Having an awesome reference like my current set-up, it's now an ideal time to get back to the basics and a new DIY project.
I am now back in serious DIY mode and am embarking on another turntable project that I hope will allow me to get rid of the TNT and all of its associated expensive hardware. I would much rather have the money invested in music than in a fancy overpriced platter, bearing, and motor. So I am now back to square one.

This is such a fun hobby :-)

cheers,

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-Ray

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Topic - At what pricepoint , in your opinion - CAFC 05:27:43 12/17/05 (16)

Aside from minor tweeks... - anumber1 09:26:37 12/18/05 (0)

Different for each person (and possibly for every day of the week) - lanny 14:18:52 12/17/05 (0)

Re: At what pricepoint , in your opinion - landshark74 11:49:34 12/17/05 (0)

Class A - Frank Waller 11:28:51 12/17/05 (0)

Re: At what pricepoint , in your opinion - Munkie_NL 11:14:48 12/17/05 (0)

My system is pretty much... - Phil_in_CA 11:05:47 12/17/05 (0)

I've decided to stop deluding myself into believing I'll stop! nt - risabet 10:06:04 12/17/05 (0)

Re: At what pricepoint , in your opinion - www.records 09:38:50 12/17/05 (1)

Re: At what pricepoint , in your opinion - anumber1 08:48:33 12/18/05 (0)

It's cyclical for me... - Ray-o-Stat 09:19:05 12/17/05 (0)

I have come to a halt at $28K list - vinyl1 07:51:22 12/17/05 (0)

Re: At what pricepoint , in your opinion - eso 07:30:46 12/17/05 (0)

Re: At what pricepoint , in your opinion - Susan@sholt66.fsnet.co.uk 06:57:05 12/17/05 (0)

Oh, I've decided that. Just about every day. . . ;8^) /nt\ - HenryH 05:50:02 12/17/05 (2)

Re: Oh, I've decided that. Just about every day. . . ;8^) /nt\ - CAFC 06:03:26 12/17/05 (1)

Sigh. . . ;8^)/nt\ - HenryH 08:01:28 12/17/05 (0)

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It's cyclical for me... - Ray-o-Stat 09:19:05 12/17/05 (0)

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