The adjustments and cartridge break-in are critical for vinyl playback.Your choice in a entry level is a good one, but at this price point if you are expecting to get total analogue bliss, you are going to be sorely disappointed. I went this route too, when I got back into vinyl some years back. It took a lot of up-grading to get what I expected of it. Started at about $800. Over the years that amount grew to over $5000 just for a turntable, arm, cartridge,and phono cables. Good luck.
Maximizing My Turntable Experience - input reqeust
hey all,
i'm open to drinking the vinyl kool-aid and just purchased an entry-level audiophile Pro-ject Debut Carbon table that arrived last night.
My current setup:
Acram 135 DVD multi player
Oppo 105 BlueRay that i'm starting to load high res files onto to obsolete the Arcam.
Musical Fidelity A-5 Integrated Amp
B&W 804s
Im looking for that experience that digital cant provide. while there were moments of that during the initial listen, the majority wasnt there yet. the sound stage was not huge, but certain ambient room noises between the notes, and particularly acoustic guitar was awesome.
I havent completed the cartridge calibration yet so i'm hoping some good will come from that. Cartridge is Ortofon 2M Red.
the system exposed a very low hum that wasnt dependent on volume. i'm not quite sure what to expect from dropping a $400 player into a several thousand dollar system. fully aware of the weakest link theory.
any suggestions from your experiences?
cheers
i'm open to drinking the vinyl kool-aid and just purchased an entry-level audiophile Pro-ject Debut Carbon table that arrived last night.
My current setup:
Acram 135 DVD multi player
Oppo 105 BlueRay that i'm starting to load high res files onto to obsolete the Arcam.
Musical Fidelity A-5 Integrated Amp
B&W 804s
Im looking for that experience that digital cant provide. while there were moments of that during the initial listen, the majority wasnt there yet. the sound stage was not huge, but certain ambient room noises between the notes, and particularly acoustic guitar was awesome.
I havent completed the cartridge calibration yet so i'm hoping some good will come from that. Cartridge is Ortofon 2M Red.
the system exposed a very low hum that wasnt dependent on volume. i'm not quite sure what to expect from dropping a $400 player into a several thousand dollar system. fully aware of the weakest link theory.
any suggestions from your experiences?
cheers