What's your vinyl setup like?

[deep space]

Record player is in the living room, on top of a cupboard my dad made when he was a teenager for his own record player. I've painted it since, and it still does the job. Here's some tastefully instagram'd photos

[Ted Pikul]

Man I want a loft

[pulled pork]

I will post a pic later of my setup.

But, does anyone know a good method to absorb vibrations on an old turntable with no legs.

[captain]

a towel's probably the easiest and best bet

[Baby Museum]

what kind of budget do you guys put yourself on for buying vinyl? i have a tendency to collect and hoard and fear that I could put myself on the street if I ever bought a record player.

[nibelheim]

rega rp1, marantz integrated amp, focal chorus speakers

[a-10 warthog champion]

rega rp1, marantz integrated amp, focal chorus speakers

[Ankh]

those are acoustic houseplants, very expensive

[spix et chicho]

hey dudes, my phono pre-amp has a bunch of distortion/interference coming from the right RCA input, any idea how to fix this?

[pocket shepherd]

and there's an expedit for the records

[Ankh]

hey dudes, my phono pre-amp has a bunch of distortion/interference coming from the right RCA input, any idea how to fix this?

ugh, sorry I can't help.
Got 3 different receivers sitting in the closet because one of the channels has gone on each.

[viachicago]

[viachicago]

Also, the backlight for the tuner on my Sansui 8080 receiver is kind of blown out. Can I get this repaired for cheap or is it gonna be some big ordeal.

[transitive]

I actually have a second, junker turntable connected to some computer speakers in our office but all our records sit out in the living room and man I don't wanna rush back and forth.

[nibelheim]

rega rp1, marantz integrated amp, focal chorus speakers

[swamp thing]

i have mine in a pretty bad spot but there was no other place it would fit, I'd move it but it would make the room uglier and I'm only gonna be here like 2 more months

but i definitely was thinking today "man considering that I'm in the kitchen area like 90% of the time maybe I shouldnt have my music be coming to me through a big thick wall like that

on the plus side I have a giant closet so I stuck my record shelves into the doorway of one of the entrances to it and now I have a door that opens into a giant wall of records which I've wanted since I was like 10

[lights]

Also, the backlight for the tuner on my Sansui 8080 receiver is kind of blown out. Can I get this repaired for cheap or is it gonna be some big ordeal.

I had to swap out most of the lights on my marantz when I got it, but it was super simple to do once I got the proper parts and all that, cost about $10 all told.

[nibelheim]

oh wait i guess i just replied with what im running stereo-wise


really though i think its more interesting that saying "a shitty ikea shelving unit"

[pierrot]

Im finished with vinyl but this thread is tempting me back

[nibelheim]

so youre digital/tapes only then

because christ no one should be buying cds

[pierrot]

Id say 90% digital these days. Played out the tapes i have and id rather save up for gear than support labels

[zutroy]

I will post a pic later of my setup.

But, does anyone know a good method to absorb vibrations on an old turntable with no legs.

there are lots of isolation devices out there but a wood plinth would do the the trick

[nibelheim]

Id say 90% digital these days. Played out the tapes i have and id rather save up for gear than support labels

dude

[gambra]

Bingo do you just hate everything.

[pierrot]

Id say 90% digital these days. Played out the tapes i have and id rather save up for gear than support labels

dude

Haha im just being honest. Ill trade with interesting artists and my friends but i cant afford mail order. Vinyl killed my savings even more, thank god fir discogs tho

[gambra]

This is my set up, which is just to the left side of my bed (the black bit just in the bottom of the picture). Records are along the bottom shelf on the bookshelf. Speaker set up is actually just a shitty iPod speaker running out of a DJ mixer, need to upgrade that but there's not much room for decent ones. And for Bino that's a box full of CD's at the bottom, there's another one in behind it.

[chapin]

hey dudes, my phono pre-amp has a bunch of distortion/interference coming from the right RCA input, any idea how to fix this?

check the solder points on it, if any look shitty re-solder them. you could buy a replacement rca jack for like $1 if that doesn't work, they're easy enough to replace. if that doesn't fix it then bring it to someone to look it over or just use it as an excuse to buy a new one.

[fakename]

hey dudes, my phono pre-amp has a bunch of distortion/interference coming from the right RCA input, any idea how to fix this?

ugh, sorry I can't help.
Got 3 different receivers sitting in the closet because one of the channels has gone on each.

I've had pretty good luck spraying some contact cleaner I got at radioshack on the connection. I did this once a week or so, and it seemed to make for a better connection and get rid of the distortion. Obviously, this isn't a long-term solution, and it's totally possible I was destroying it in the short-term.

my setup is expedits + home-made speaker stands, denon turntable->adcom amp->kef kube->adcom pre-amp->kef 107s.
i am the absolute worst at cable management, so I'll try and post a picture of my rat's nest to offset those tranquil setups upthread.

[zutroy]

hey dudes, my phono pre-amp has a bunch of distortion/interference coming from the right RCA input, any idea how to fix this?

ugh, sorry I can't help.
Got 3 different receivers sitting in the closet because one of the channels has gone on each.

I've had pretty good luck spraying some contact cleaner I got at radioshack on the connection. I did this once a week or so, and it seemed to make for a better connection and get rid of the distortion. Obviously, this isn't a long-term solution, and it's totally possible I was destroying it in the short-term.

my setup is expedits + home-made speaker stands, denon turntable->adcom amp->kef kube->adcom pre-amp->kef 107s.
i am the absolute worst at cable management, so I'll try and post a picture of my rat's nest to offset those tranquil setups upthread.

classic speakers

[Duplo]