Any Hi -Fi enthusiasts on the ORG ?

Hey guys, in a sad attempt to relive my yoof, I have decided to put together a proper Hi-Fi set up, mostly I need a bit of advice on a decent turntable, Ive always hankered after a Linn Sondek LP12 but funds have always been against me, so I looking for a turntable, belt driven preferably, with 33 and poss 45 rpm speeds, top price is £200 max and that includes 2nd hand as most enthusiasts look after there gear so 2nd hand is no biggie, thanks for looking
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[tigersaw]

I got this from the tip many years ago, put it on ebay and got several hundred pounds:

Originally Posted by tigersaw

I got this from the tip many years ago, put it on ebay and got several hundred pounds:

what is it an egg poacher?

[tigersaw]

Mitchell hydraulic reference turntable. (posh record player thats too fiddly to use and cant get the needles)

[Jayneflakes]

I knew a guy who had one of these.

He was a real Hi-Fi nut though. So much so that he had his speaker cables cryogenically treated. He shunned my cheap Sony midi system, claiming it was not a real Hi-Fi... Nutter was a term I would use these days.

Originally Posted by Jayneflakes

I knew a guy who had one of these.

He was a real Hi-Fi nut though. So much so that he had his speaker cables cryogenically treated. He shunned my cheap Sony midi system, claiming it was not a real Hi-Fi... Nutter was a term I would use these days.

Yeah you do get a lot of very ''focused'' people in the Hi -Fi world, its actually quite snobby tbh, I just want to listen to some lp,s on a semi decent system, cos Im a bit old now

[Spiderman]

i bought my ex g/f a half decent turntable from Richer sounds about 5yrs ago. Cant remember what the brand was but she uses it a hell of a lot and says good things about it. She has tons of old vinyl you see.
Flat mate has a set of 1210s but i dont think you'd get one of those for under 200quid.

Originally Posted by tigersaw

I got this from the tip many years ago, put it on ebay and got several hundred pounds:

Bit like this ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MICHELL-TRANSC...item35a50ec913
Nice one

The whole hifi thing is a lot of placebo, dont fall for paying huge amount of money for wires etc as in a blind listening test unless trained you wont notice the difference. I'm not talking about the difference between a £50 mini system and a half decent hifi setup. I talking upwards in price ^ dont get me started of the interconnects, a rip off industry.


As for turntables, never liked the sound myself.

[embee]

I use an AR turntable, it was reasonably well reviewed when new in the early '80s though not in LP12 league. However I did a lot of mods with chassis stiffening and new bearing and spindle (used a phos-bronze valve guide), plus loading the platter with some lead to improve speed and damping and it turned out quite respectable. Linn LVX arm is competent if not high end. I use a moving coil cartridge into an Audiolab 8000A.

The AR weren't overly expensive when new, £160 or so (though equivalent to around £300 now I guess) and had a bit of afollowing so you might pick one up for sensible cash. Like this maybe (note arm not included)

Turntables and vinyl are all about black art and witchcraft, everything will affect what it sounds like, even things like the platter mat. Fun if you're a techy nerd, boring otherwise.