What's your vinyl setup like?

[viachicago]

pretty sure it's the setup of your cartridge and has nothing to do with the tonearm and tracking force

shit. i was hoping that wasnt the case since it was allegedly "professionally" installed when i bought it.

Can you adjust the vertical tracking on the Project III? Sounds like the rake of the tonearm isn't great enough. You want it to be parallel with the record. Ok, looks like you can't. Did you throw a thicker aftermarket mat on? Or perhaps you have the counterweight set too high. My Ortofon Om 10 tracks at 1.5 grams. I could crank it up to 3+ grams but the suspension couldn't handle it and the cart would drag its ass and the needle would wear out very quickly.

No aftermarket anything except for cartridge Super Om 10...think stock was an OM 5. Like I said, the dude at the audio store installed it. Ill try dialing the couterweight down...hopefully thats it. I pretty much followed the recommended specs tho which is 1.8. I mean, its never been above 2.

[j-ol]

[viachicago]

After:

is this real life

[snow wave]

damn dude

[captain]

i remember kino either posting pictures of or talking about his collection back on PFMS almost 10 years ago so i could barely imagine what it was like now

did not disappoint

[captain]

i just finished entering my vinyl collection on discogs... been working on it for a week or so. 498 pieces:

Minimum:
$ 5,786.83
Median:
$ 8,026.58
Maximum:
$ 11,834.96

[kino]

It's stupid. I need to keep getting rid of shit and paring down to just the great stuff.

[zutroy]

It's stupid. I need to keep getting rid of shit and paring down to just the great stuff.

how many records do you own? must be well into 5 figures

[kino]

Not a clue. 10k or so? Mostly shit.

[an otter]

Are those 'White Van' speakers, Otter?

More info: http://bit.ly/HDzpD2



I got a pair of these once for free. They weren't as bad as everyone says they are. I used 'em for a while then installed them at a friend's shop so they could have tunes at work.

yeah, we think they're some off-market fences. i got them free off an old landlady who was cleaning out her dead son's bedroom. there's no branding anywhere. they sound great though, and i took them apart and none of the wiring seems half-assed, so i can't complain.

they look amazingly close to yours, same panel and everything, so i wouldn't be surprised if they fell off the same truck,




LIQUID
COOLED

edit: and your den's ridiculously great, how do you know where everything is? i'd kill for that kind of space.

[captain]

when i see the amount of space other people have it makes me want to move away from vancouver and buy a house

[transitive]

After:

is this real life

I literally gasped.

[good news]

Pfft, whatever kino, check THIS out



Records are in a cabinet in another part of the room.

[neuartillery]

I have told this story before, but I got my current speakers (Infinity Quantum 3) and power amplifier (Nikko Alpha II) from one of Frau Artillery's coworkers when his wife wanted to declutter. In addition to these, I also got to rifle through their vinyl, which was tucked away in a closet. Their daughter was growing up in the late 70s/80s, so they had stuff they cared about (Iggy Pop) and stuff she was getting into (Minor Threat, Smiths, Echo & the Bunnymen, This Is Boston Not LA).

If that wasn't enough, the guy's wife passed my name along for my current job.

[Duke]

That Luxman is pretty sweet Duke.

yeah, apparently it's from the high end of their mid-range right before their stuff started sucking

it's got a micro seiki tonearm

i think my pops got it for 20 bucks at the sally ann

[gold and glass]

everyone's life is better than mine

[Duke]

hey duke have you ever checked out this site?
http://www.iavscanada.com/sale_speaker.htm

no i hadn't, awesome

[Bluto II Cute-O]

bluto is getting 45s from the top of that shelf a pain in the ass?

Everything about my setup is a pain in the ass, but it's what I'm working with. I may move furniture around in my room to get better access to my tables, and (hopefully) create some room for the 45s. We'll see how ambitious I get.

Just one Expedit Bluto? I'm impressed with your restraint. I'm up to 6 or so...

Well I've move every year for the past decade, so I have a lot of incentive to weed out the cruft on a regular basis.

[gambra]

Pfft, whatever kino, check THIS out



Records are in a cabinet in another part of the room.

You never actually listen to records with that set up do you.

[hey look]

kino are you still/weren't you in the berkeley hills? lets hang out and listen to records

[kristop]

kino.... looks killer!

[kino]

Pfft, whatever kino, check THIS out



Records are in a cabinet in another part of the room.

That setup has good unexplored potential actually. Bring those speakers down so the tweeters are at ear level and you may be able to experience an immersive soundstage with half a chance at imaging. You'll still be getting a 6db bass boost (from corner boundary reinforcement) and while not particularly accurate, it's helpful with those small bookshelf speakers. What is that silver-faced integrated amp? I like it.

Here's a pic of my old desk setup featuring Dynaco A25's being powered by a DIYtube ST35 hidden below.

[kino]

kino are you still/weren't you in the berkeley hills? lets hang out and listen to records

When the weather gets better, I'm going to host a beer drinking/pizza eating/record listening/alphabetization 'party'. I'll put you on the list.

[kino]

kino.... looks killer!

It's alright, it's fun. The listening setup is less than optimal. If I owned the house, I'd rip out the fireplace in the center and give those JBL 222 Disco's room to breathe. Then again if that space were open I'd probably swap in the JBL 4430's instead!

222:


4430:


Now those are killer.

[Geoff]

hey Kino,

do you still have those records I left behind on my hipinion world tour?

feel free to use them/sell them by the way. A gift of your wonderful hospitality.

[uruinimgina]

I desperately need to upgrade my speakers. Can anyone comment on if this is a good deal?

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/ele/2950247946.html

[robespierre]

LIQUID
COOLED

I have the exact same speakers. I found them outside of a used audio shop near my old apartment just as it had started raining so I made two rushed trips to rescue them.

I don't know a lot about audio gear but they sound pretty good to me.

[zutroy]

I desperately need to upgrade my speakers. Can anyone comment on if this is a good deal?

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/ele/2950247946.html

lots more to pick from here

http://app.audiogon.com/listings?search_text=&page=1&no_listing_types_auctions=false&no_listing_types_classifieds=false&items_per_page=50&listing_types_auctions=1&listing_types_classifieds=1&order_by=&filter_category_id=10&min_condition=1&max_condition=11&price_range=3

[Geoff]

hey look nice, what look to find them as well

[uruinimgina]

I desperately need to upgrade my speakers. Can anyone comment on if this is a good deal?

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/ele/2950247946.html

lots more to pick from here

http://app.audiogon.com/listings?search_text=&page=1&no_listing_types_auctions=false&no_listing_types_classifieds=false&items_per_page=50&listing_types_auctions=1&listing_types_classifieds=1&order_by=&filter_category_id=10&min_condition=1&max_condition=11&price_range=3

Oh I should mention I don't know shit about speakers.