![]() ![]() “Fixes” exist, but these add to the cost and sometimes create their own technical issues (like a motor suspension that isolated vibrations but also causes the belt to move relative to the platter thus causing speed variations), and of course plinths have to be painted or veneered, which adds unnecessarily to the cost. These tend to be “lively” affairs that can sympathetically resonate with the music coming from the speakers as well as transmit motor and bearing vibrations throughout the system. Turntables, particularly lower cost ones, usually rely upon a “plinth” made of wood, particle board, plastic or whatever to hold the main bearing, the motor and the tonearm. Why “plinthless”? The real question is “why plinth”? We use that word even though the platform upon which most turntables are constructed is not really a “plinth” (look it up). That’s an awful lot to accomplish for $799 made in U.S.A. ![]() Add a relatively high mass machined aluminum platter weighted around its perimeter for “flywheel” effect and topped with a thick cork mat, riding on a beefy, inverted ball type spindle bearing. ![]() synchronous motor topped with a stepped 33 1/3/45rpm machined metal pulley, complete with a fully adjustable 278mm effective length unipivot tonearm featuring a carbon fiber arm tube. On the other hand, if you buy one with the cartridge already installed, Schiit makes the Sol reasonably easy to set up.īut let’s start at the beginning with the concept: a “plinthless” turntable made of metal, not plastic, with an outboard A.C. That said, if you want an “open the box, plug and play” type turntable, the SOL might not be for you. Executive decision: no Schiit jokes, ok? Especially since the Sol turntable is so well conceived, designed, executed, made in America and remarkably priced at $799 including a $119 Audio Technica AT-VM95EN cartridge. Guides: Turntable, Phono Preamp, Amp or Receiver, Speakers and Audio Guides, Speaker Wire, Stands, Accessories and Vinyl Care.Ĭheck out r/BudgetAudiophile for speakers and speaker amplification.(Schiit just announced it is producing a new pulley that will run the turntable at the correct speed and will send them free to all existing customers). Pass on the RT84 and RT85 since for those prices you can get a better Pro-ject or Music Hall. Pass on the RT83 since the cartridge is not any better. Pass on the older RT80 and RT81 that lack the new speed sensor. Includes the Ortofon OM10 cartridge that is a bit better than the newer version 2M Red. It has auto stop then an optical sensor speed controlled servo motor for low wow and flutter and speed variation. Music Hall Classic $599 $479 display model or eBay open box.įor a lower budget, Fluance RT82 $299. Music Hall are made in the same factory as Pro-ject and are a good value on sale: Rega Planar 1 $475 is high quailty easy setup beginner plug and play. It includes the $150 Sumiko Rainer cartridge. I don't want to have to deal with putting the tone arm back.ĭo you already have speakers and speaker amplification?įor a $500 budget the new improved Pro-ject Debut Carbon EVO. When a side of a record ends, I want it to stop and return the tone arm to its resting state. Personally, I won't use anything that isn't at least semi automatic. If it's not, then there are modern tables she may use. That's where you have to do homework and figure out what sounds best to you for the style of music you listen to, and what your budget it.Īlso, since your wife wants a turntable "like she used to have," what features were in that turntable? Was a fully automatic or semi-automatic? If it was, then is that feature important to her? If it is, then you're probably looking at vintage. You can take a "cheap" turntable of reasonable build quality and really kick it up a notch with a cartridge/stylus upgrade.Īnd, before you ask, there is no "best" cartridge/stylus. I think the #1 thing when it comes to turntable sound quality is the cartrdige and stylus. But, at the same time, they sometimes need work and don't come with a warranty. I think the best bang for your buck is always vintage gear. We need to know your budget, first of all, and your technical knowledge. Some people will tell you to drop $10K on a turntable, because nothing else will do. ![]()
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