Thirty three and a third.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Many thanks PD for the advice which is much appreciated. Your plan is very thoughtful but not viable here, I think. My wife thinks that I should be 'downloading' and 'streaming' my music 'LIKE EVERYONE ELSE DOES!'

Ummm....hmmm.  Well, not EVERYONE does that.....particularly a lot of music nuts.    (Though I think that those who normally only like to listen to newer recordings might be more inclined to do so.  You could do a poll here Jeffrey).   Regarding streaming, can one read your wonderful liner notes from (if the recordings are available online) the various labels?  If not, support the hubby and the income flow!  .  And do bring her to an audio shop and let her also hear the difference--you might be surprised?     In any event, hang in there!

PD

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Thanks Fergus - I suspect that you are right.

Best of luck, Jeffrey 

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These three vinyl albums also came from a recent find at a local charity shop. The covers are very good and all of the vinyl itself is in terrific condition.

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These three vinyl albums also came from a recent find at a local charity shop. The covers are very good and all of the vinyl itself is in terrific condition.

Excellent Fergus! I like the VW performances very much. I thought highly of the original LP with its nice painting of London by Oskar Kokoschka. I used to go to school on the Embankment and live not too far away, so I find it very nostalgic (both the music and the image):

[Irons]

I just mean not the cheapo portable one that I have at the moment. I quite like the look of a Pro-Ject one, and they are not too expensive. I used to have a Dual turntable with an Ortofen cartridge.

The main problem is getting my wife to agree to have it in the living room!

I like the clean lines of the Pro-Ject TT. The wife factor is always a consideration I agree but sans lid makes it even more acceptable in a living environment I think. 

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I like the clean lines of the Pro-Ject TT. The wife factor is always a consideration I agree but sans lid makes it even more acceptable in a living environment I think.

Thanks, Lol. I agree. We shall see...

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I like the clean lines of the Pro-Ject TT. The wife factor is always a consideration I agree but sans lid makes it even more acceptable in a living environment I think.

I agree; I hate the look of a lid, but it does help with keeping the dust off of the critter.  Do you use a lid yourself or have you found that you use it so often that it's pretty easy to keep it clean?  If so, how do you dust it off?  The tone arm in particular?

PD

[Valentino]

There are some turntables with lid that look very good. Transcriptor, J.A. Mitchell, B&O.

But I really cannot see much aesthetic harm in any clear lid.

[Irons]

I agree; I hate the look of a lid, but it does help with keeping the dust off of the critter.  Do you use a lid yourself or have you found that you use it so often that it's pretty easy to keep it clean?  If so, how do you dust it off?  The tone arm in particular?

PD

I believe Jeffrey an owner of a cat which may prove problematic.

The lid on my TT, or rather the hinges, which I can name the day of purchase due to outside events. I had the plinth made to order to fit an acrylic lid. But like a stylus guard an unfixed lid can be more prone to accidents then no lid at all! I took myself off to a huge car-boot sale seeking a TT, any TT, with friction hinges. I found one that fitted the bill, rubbish TT but a good pair of hinges. Binned the TT which cost next to nothing and the friction hinges have worked perfectly to this day from purchase 31 August 1997 which was the same day Diana died in Paris. 

[Valentino]

First time I've heard of a plinth made to fit a lid.

[Irons]

First time I've heard of a plinth made to fit a lid.

Yes, a layered plinth made to order from a chap in Ireland. Much easier to have a plinth made to a specified size then an acrylic lid which far as I know is impossible. 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I believe Jeffrey an owner of a cat which may prove problematic.

The lid on my TT, or rather the hinges, which I can name the day of purchase due to outside events. I had the plinth made to order to fit an acrylic lid. But like a stylus guard an unfixed lid can be more prone to accidents then no lid at all! I took myself off to a huge car-boot sale seeking a TT, any TT, with friction hinges. I found one that fitted the bill, rubbish TT but a good pair of hinges. Binned the TT which cost next to nothing and the friction hinges have worked perfectly to this day from purchase 31 August 1997 which was the same day Diana died in Paris.

True!  I had forgotten that part re cat!  Thankfully, I don't believe mine ever tried to hop on top of my t.v. cabinet (top of is where I have some stereo components including turntable and outboard motor).  And yes, I know what you mean.  You have to be careful opening lid and closing it so as to not accidentally pull the hinge out of its sleeve(?) and thereby possibly causing a nasty bit of destruction! 

Did you give him the hinges to work with at the same time and a lid for him to fit them onto?  I would think that the chances would be high if you were to try and take the old ones off of your then current lid?

By the way, I had to look up what a friction hinge was as I hadn't heard of them before now.  In any event, that was very clever of you to think of that! 

PD

[Valentino]

I had one made for a Sota once.

Anyway: Your turntable looks the business. I really like plinths that aren't overdone. They often are for those classic 401/301/124s. Too much bling for me.

I love this:

[Irons]

True!  I had forgotten that part re cat!  Thankfully, I don't believe mine ever tried to hop on top of my t.v. cabinet (top of is where I have some stereo components including turntable and outboard motor).  And yes, I know what you mean.  You have to be careful opening lid and closing it so as to not accidentally pull the hinge out of its sleeve(?) and thereby possibly causing a nasty bit of destruction! 

Did you give him the hinges to work with at the same time and a lid for him to fit them onto?  I would think that the chances would be high if you were to try and take the old ones off of your then current lid?

By the way, I had to look up what a friction hinge was as I hadn't heard of them before now.  In any event, that was very clever of you to think of that! 

PD

All my own work PD . Lined up where the holes should go and then taped up the area. After a short prayer out came the drill Hinges have worked a dream ever since. I have many DIY disasters but this not one of them.

[Irons]

I had one made for a Sota once.

Anyway: Your turntable looks the business. I really like plinths that aren't overdone. They often are for those classic 401/301/124s. Too much bling for me.

I love this:

Possibly not your cup of tea but I like slate plinths. High mass ideal for Garrard TTs. I promised myself a slate plinth from Peter Soper's Slate Audio one day. My TT sits on a slate stand made by him and got to know Peter. Unfortunately he went out of business twenty years ago. Today they are rare but one did turn up for sale last year, but for a 301 damn it. 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

All my own work PD . Lined up where the holes should go and then taped up the area. After a short prayer out came the drill Hinges have worked a dream ever since. I have many DIY disasters but this not one of them.

Nice!  I would have been nervous about drilling into that acrylic.  Did you also have to drill holes into the plinth?

By the way, your person in Ireland did a lovely job!

PD

[Irons]

Nice!  I would have been nervous about drilling into that acrylic.  Did you also have to drill holes into the plinth?

By the way, your person in Ireland did a lovely job!

PD

His name, if anyone interested is Neil Hollow.

https://www.theanalogdept.com/neil_hollow.htm

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Possibly not your cup of tea but I like slate plinths. High mass ideal for Garrard TTs. I promised myself a slate plinth from Peter Soper's Slate Audio one day. My TT sits on a slate stand made by him and got to know Peter. Unfortunately he went out of business twenty years ago. Today they are rare but one did turn up for sale last year, but for a 301 damn it.

Wow!  Does that require two people to move it?!

PD

[Valentino]

Indeed not my cup of tea but well executed though.
Stumbled actross this at my local used classical record pusher the other day. There's about NOK 10 in € 1:



Yup, that SME plinth is not my cup of tea either.

Been spinning the below, a barn sale find at NOK 20 in excellent playing condition. I like rhapsodys. Nice folk themes in big arrangements make for easy listening hifi spectaculars:



EO conducts Philly. German CBS release.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Indeed not my cup of tea but well executed though.
Stumbled actross this at my local used classical record pusher the other day. There's about NOK 10 in € 1:



Yup, that SME plinth is not my cup of tea either.

Been spinning the below, a barn sale find at NOK 20 in excellent playing condition. I like rhapsodys. Nice folk themes in big arrangements make for easy listening hifi spectaculars:



EO conducts Philly. German CBS release.

  Did you succumb to any temptations there?

And good acquisition!

PD