tankerdesk

While not a true holy grail, it is pretty rare and I finally found & added it to my collection today: Frodus - And We Washed Our Weapons In The Sea on black.

nice!

Yeah I was wondering about that too. Changing speeds isn't that hard at all. And I haven't noticed any speed problems that it would help regulate/fix.

got this. love it.

Ikea sells ribba shelves.

there is/was a video of this getting unboxed (sigh) it looks unreal. I can't wait.

Are there any other differences between the Carbon and Carbon Espirit besides the acrylic platter and 2M cartridge (which you can get for the reg carbon)?

As far as I could tell the amp looks 'good' enough. My only thought was are your logitech speakers powered? Do they haven an electrical plug? Also how do you connect them to (I'm guessing your computer?) If its with a 3.5mm plug aka (headphone jack) you may not be able to use those with the amp.

This is just a guess though, I'm not familiar with the equipment and didn't have time to google them cause I'm at work.

purchased my debut from needledoctor. Came double boxed if I remember correctly so don't fret the shipping/packaging.

^^ That too. Really your budget is a little more than most on this board, you either don't have to spend as much or settle for as little.

Also for $500 you could get a killer vintage amp that has be refurbed. Or....Or. You could get a great vintage amp and a great external phono input

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Or basically what thirdfromthesun. I'm using a vintage marantz 2235b and a cambridge 640p (external phono). All told I've spent about $260 on the two and for the $ I'm very happy with the results.

lol oh man.

Have this and love it. Highly recommended for the $$.

Whatever you look into purchasing, make sure it have a phono preamp.

Just wanted to clarify that a phono preamp isn't required to be physically included in the receiver/integrated amp, though it will be required to be a part of your setup (be it included in a receiver/amp, turntable, or external). If you found a new receiver/int-amp for free or cheap that did not include a phono preamp, you could purchase an external phono preamp.

Belt drives also help isolate any vibrations coming from the motor. Direct Drives are unable to do this as the motor is making contact with the platter/spindle. This is usually fine for a DJ as I'm guessing any motor noise would probably be lost in a club, but would be more obvious in a room.

I had the Boston Acoustic HS 40 Bookshelf speakers. I think I originally bought them for about $120 (they are even cheaper now). I wanted something small and these were recommended for my budget which I think I maxed out at about $150. They are good speakers, they are better speakers if you don't put them in a bookshelf (or at least an open bookshelf. I've since moved on to floor speakers and am happier with the results.

If you are strictly looking within a budget, you'll probably do better buying used vintage floor speakers off craigslist. If you are strictly looking at bookshelf because they are compact, I'd recommend those for your budget.

Does anybody have any experience using the Pro-Ject acrylic platter on an Xpression II? Does it make a big difference on that table?

Will the acrylic platter work for that TT? I'm sure it would, but I guess you better check first.

loved the ep, can't wait to pick this up

I could immediately hear the difference.

What difference did you hear? please describe.

hmmm, here goes. For lack of a better way to describe the change it brought everything 'closer'. The bass smoothed out and seemed richer. Everything seemed fuller, I guess.

I should dig out the old platter and compare them again, its probably been about a year since I switched.

I'm guessing your turntable has a counterweight, you should be able to look up your turntable/cartridge and figure out the correct weight. Try AudioKarma.com they may be able to better help.

I also have the acrylic platter for the debut III. I could immediately hear the difference. Very pleased with that upgrade.

High end solution or RCM?

cool thank you.

Obviously your thoughts on RCMs and solutions are clear, but if you were to make a DIY home brew with say a ~$20 budget and store bought ingredients. What would you use?

Don't use soap. Use a surfactant. I like triton x.

Is there a surfactant available at a grocery/home improvement store you'd recommend, I've seen clear Jet-Dry mentioned. Also do you have any experience with using Kodak Photoflo?

The weight of the stylus, cartridge, tonearm, and wires/junk all add up. The weight of those combined elements is more than you want to apply to a needle dragging along your records. Counter weights apply some weight to counter the weight of those components.

Think of a school ground teeter-tottor (or seesaw)

If you don't have enough counter weight on your tonearm the needle will apply too much pressure on your records. If you have too little your needle won't connect to the record properly. The sound will be negatively affected, and it is likely that your needle will skip/jump a bit.

That's probably the debut carbon which is better than the debut III