Vinyl Asylum Welcome Licorice Pizza (LP) lovers! Setup guides and Vinyl FAQ.

---

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Vinyl Asylum ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

RE: DIY Turntable kits

Posted by cactuscowboy@bresnan.net (A) on June 20, 2011 at 07:15:49

In Reply to: DIY Turntable kits posted by blacksquirrel2004 on June 19, 2011 at 14:33:28:

I'm not aware of any kits, but here's my approach to DIY, which I posted in further detail to this forum about eight months ago.

I started with a used Marantz 6170 direct drive. Cost: five bucks at a yard sale. The tonearm had issues so I stripped out the platter/motor, built a large wooden plinth and DIY 12" unipivot tonearm.

The results? Excellent sound quality, which I attribute to the accuracy & performance of the direct drive motor and the unipivot tonearm. Overall a fun project and the total expense out of pocket was miniscule.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

Signature Sound

[ Signature Sound Lounge ]

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---