torres Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Nothing fancy, but...Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC Turntable - Gloss Black Yamaha RX-V592 Home Theater Receiver Sony SA-W2500 Performance Line 100 Watt Subwoofer M-Audio BX5 D2 5" Active Studio MonitorsI'll post a picture soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterman88 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 My poor man setup for my itty bitty room until I move and I can get larger/better speakers. Sansui SR-929 Turntable Kenwood KA-92B ReceiverKenwood KT-52B Tuner Pioneer SHF31LR 2-Way Bookshelf speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 My poor man setup for my itty bitty room until I move and I can get larger/better speakers. Sansui SR-929 Turntable Kenwood KA-92B Receiver Kenwood KT-52B Tuner Pioneer SHF31LR 2-Way Bookshelf speakers You will likely get better results if you get those speakers away from the shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterman88 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 My space is so compact that I don't really have anywhere to really set them. I'll probably figure something else out soon, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 My space is so compact that I don't really have anywhere to really set them. I'll probably figure something else out soon, though. I only mention it because that type of placement is usually pretty bad. vibrations from the speakers are likely to translate into unecessary distortion in the turntable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterman88 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I only mention it because that type of placement is usually pretty bad. vibrations from the speakers are likely to translate into unecessary distortion in the turntable. I guess its time to buy some stands, then. Thanks for the input and suggestions, Tardcore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 itty bitty room How big is itty bitty, exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterman88 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I believe it's 8 X 12 but I can check later when I'm home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I feel your pain, my room is 6.5 x 13 (we're talking feet, right?) That's no excuse though, you can definitely make place to properly setup your equipment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afterman88 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I have a bulky bed that takes up a lot of room, so I'm dealing with some limited space at the moment. I do have an idea on how I'll have the speakers sitting outside the bookshelf, even though it won't really look aesthetically pleasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Quality audio > quality looks anthemforadoomed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I have a bulky bed that takes up a lot of room, so I'm dealing with some limited space Same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dethrock Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Finally got some pictures for the wall so I can post my upstairs setup: Pro-ject Xpression III w/ 2M Blue Pro-ject Speedbox Rotel RA-812 Integrated Amp Cambridge Audio Azur 551p Mordant Short Aviano 2 Bookshelves anthemforadoomed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthemforadoomed Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Quality audio > quality looks nothnks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iammattman27 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I know it's bad... but just how bad is my turntable? Is it going to ruin my records? I only listen to 1 or 2 a month, so it's not like they're in heavy rotation... Brookstone USB Belt drive semi-automatic DC EG servo motor Wow & Flutter: less than 0.25% WRMS Platter: 300mm Cartridge: Moving Magnetic Stylus: Bonded Diamond, 0.6mil Optimum tracking force: 2.5-3.5 grams Output: 170mV-340mV Frequency response: 50-20000Hz Crosstalk: 16dB (1KHz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I have a bulky bed that takes up a lot of room, so I'm dealing with some limited space at the moment. I do have an idea on how I'll have the speakers sitting outside the bookshelf, even though it won't really look aesthetically pleasing. sleep on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuckinandsuckinandtouchin Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Finally got some pictures for the wall so I can post my upstairs setup: Pro-ject Xpression III w/ 2M Blue Pro-ject Speedbox Rotel RA-812 Integrated Amp Cambridge Audio Azur 551p Mordant Short Aviano 2 Bookshelves Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I know it's bad... but just how bad is my turntable? Is it going to ruin my records? I only listen to 1 or 2 a month, so it's not like they're in heavy rotation... Brookstone USB Belt drive semi-automatic DC EG servo motor Wow & Flutter: less than 0.25% WRMS Platter: 300mm Cartridge: Moving Magnetic Stylus: Bonded Diamond, 0.6mil Optimum tracking force: 2.5-3.5 grams Output: 170mV-340mV Frequency response: 50-20000Hz Crosstalk: 16dB (1KHz) The simple answer is yes it's cack but the longer answer is: Well it's not a Crosley and there are worse but the letters USB usually sound a big alarm bell. with these things the design is usually poor as is the quality control which can mean your lucky and have a good one or unlucky and have a complete record wrecking pile of poo and you won't really know until you try and play your records on a proper turntable. On the plus side it's got an alloy platter, a metal arm tube and what looks like a standard AT magnetic cartridge copy but on the downside the arm looks to be pretty poor quality, it looks like you can't adjust much if anything on the arm and you can't put a different cart in it, it quotes 2.5 to 3.5g tracking force which seems high as I would expect more like 1.5 to 2.5g so either it's not an AT or it needs to be that high to try and track properly. For the little you are using it I wouldn't worry too much but if it does concern you get a tracking force gauge and an alignment gauge or even a hifi setup/test record and see how far out the thing is. Also obviously think about replacing it with something a little better if it is worrying you. The biggest concern with these things and the reasons people worry about premature wear with them are all to do with the way the arm tracks, be that too light or too heavy causing premature wear or that the bearings are so poor that the stylus is pulled hard up against one of the groove walls wearing it's own groove as it goes and getting progressively worse as it moves into the centre of the record. All the rules that apply to any turntable apply to that one so the means to check it are all out there and quite a lot if it is free like alignment gauges and understanding what you are looking at when it is running. iammattman27 and McCandless 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 How do you feel the Schiit Asgard does with powering your DT990 Pros? I'm quite curious about that specific pairing. Thanks in advance. I think they pair exceptionally well. Plenty of space there for some speaker stands. No excuses. Make it happen. I have speaker stands. The wall is only so big so if my speaker stands are there, it blocks part of my expedit. :/ The speakers have been pulled further from the wall and tilted in though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markwatson23 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Finally got some pictures for the wall so I can post my upstairs setup: Pro-ject Xpression III w/ 2M Blue Pro-ject Speedbox Rotel RA-812 Integrated Amp Cambridge Audio Azur 551p Mordant Short Aviano 2 Bookshelves This looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loene Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Thorens TD320 Vincent SV-237 Vincent PHO-700ps Tannoy Precision 6.4 JumpingBean, anthemforadoomed, vinylfilmaholic and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iammattman27 Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 The simple answer is yes it's cack but the longer answer is: Well it's not a Crosley and there are worse but the letters USB usually sound a big alarm bell. with these things the design is usually poor as is the quality control which can mean your lucky and have a good one or unlucky and have a complete record wrecking pile of poo and you won't really know until you try and play your records on a proper turntable. On the plus side it's got an alloy platter, a metal arm tube and what looks like a standard AT magnetic cartridge copy but on the downside the arm looks to be pretty poor quality, it looks like you can't adjust much if anything on the arm and you can't put a different cart in it, it quotes 2.5 to 3.5g tracking force which seems high as I would expect more like 1.5 to 2.5g so either it's not an AT or it needs to be that high to try and track properly. For the little you are using it I wouldn't worry too much but if it does concern you get a tracking force gauge and an alignment gauge or even a hifi setup/test record and see how far out the thing is. Also obviously think about replacing it with something a little better if it is worrying you. The biggest concern with these things and the reasons people worry about premature wear with them are all to do with the way the arm tracks, be that too light or too heavy causing premature wear or that the bearings are so poor that the stylus is pulled hard up against one of the groove walls wearing it's own groove as it goes and getting progressively worse as it moves into the centre of the record. All the rules that apply to any turntable apply to that one so the means to check it are all out there and quite a lot if it is free like alignment gauges and understanding what you are looking at when it is running. Thanks, this is exactly the kind of reply I was looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Thorens TD320 Vincent SV-237 Vincent PHO-700ps Tannoy Precision 6.4 Nice I like Vincent kit, a friend used to stock it but he closed shop and it's not a brand I see a lot of now sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 moved some stuff around from last time hunterwasser, pushbacktosquare and JumpingBean 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthemforadoomed Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) moved some stuff around from last time Also, Jesus Christ, I didn't see the Portal Gun! Fuuuuuuck! That's awesome. This post is even more well deserved of the Donkey meme than I thought! Edited December 11, 2014 by anthemforadoomed JumpingBean 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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