flood Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 i wanna upgrade my table from a midrange dj one i have, but it seems all of the nicer tables dont have dust covers, and i need to protect the tonearm/needle as well as playing records from my cats..... any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankerdesk Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 If it doesn't come with one, you can easily find an aftermarket for most popular brands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 And what constitutes higher end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yocaseycasey Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 i wanna upgrade my table from a midrange dj one i have, but it seems all of the nicer tables dont have dust covers, and i need to protect the tonearm/needle as well as playing records from my cats..... any ideas? Get rid of the cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 my wife paid $1000 for one of the cats, and she'd probably sooner get rid of me than her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 And what constitutes higher end? maybe $500 range? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Some will some won't. A Debut III comes with, but an RPM1.3 does not. Depends on the model. But you can build one, or get one made for less than $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac1 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Semi-long story but I have available a MINT, less than 30 hours, MMF 5.1 in Piano Black, Serial Number 000175 with Goldring 1012 GX with all original packaging and accessories. This was purchased from someone who received it as a Christmast gift in 2007 but never used it because he did not have any records. He put the box in a closet and four years later put a ad on craigslist boston. I checked it out and purchased this from him about 3 months ago for $600, set it up and started breaking in the unit. Then wouldn't you know it, but one week later I see a craigslist ad for a lightly banged up MMF 5.1SE (wood finish version) for cheap and bought the unit, no questions asked. Added a power supply, skate-weight and this piece of art has been working great and meets all my needs. Now the black MMF 5.1 is sitting in my basement. I will sell the new, Piano Black MMF 5.1 complete unit for $600 (what I paid) + shipping/fees. Or I will take the Goldring cartidge off and sell the unit for $420 + shipping and fees. My e-mail is [email protected] if you are interested. Of course this comes with a heavy duty dustcover, your original request. Ideally I would like to keep the cartridge for myself but we can discuss the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearchuck Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Semi-long story but I have available a MINT, less than 30 hours, MMF 5.1 in Piano Black, Serial Number 000175 with Goldring 1012 GX with all original packaging and accessories. This was purchased from someone who received it as a Christmast gift in 2007 but never used it because he did not have any records. He put the box in a closet and four years later put a ad on craigslist boston. I checked it out and purchased this from him about 3 months ago for $600, set it up and started breaking in the unit. Then wouldn't you know it, but one week later I see a craigslist ad for a lightly banged up MMF 5.1SE for cheap and bought it, no questions asked. Added a power supply, skate-weight and this unit has been working great and meets all my needs. Now the black MMF 5.1 is sitting in my basement. I will sell the complete unit for $600 (what I paid) + shipping/fees. Or I will take the Goldring cartidge off and sell you the unit for $420 + shipping and fees. My e-mail is [email protected] if you are interested. Of course this comes with a heavy duty dustcover, your original request. Ideally I would like to keep the cartridge for myself but we can discuss the issue. I know this is $100 more (plus shipping) than what you're looking for, but this is a deal and a half. Considering the low hours on both the table and the cart, there's a good chance that if you go this route, you'll never feel the need to upgrade again. Of course, to maximize the TT's full potential, you'll need to eventually match it with some nicer speakers / amp / pre-amp / etc etc. It's a slippery slope, I know, but this gives you a really strong foundation from which to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 My thoughts exactly, cannot be beat at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushbacktosquare Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Wow, that looks like the queen of all turntables. I hope one day I make enough money to buy one. ^.^ maybe like in a decade, ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac1 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Then wouldn't you know it, but one week later I see a craigslist ad for a lightly banged up MMF 5.1SE for cheap and bought it, no questions asked. Added a power supply, skate-weight and this unit has been working great and meets all my needs. Here is the photo of my keeper mentioned above. The best thing about the MMF is the simple level bubble. I splurged on a acrylic platter, rek-o-deck weight and a rega 45 adapter. Then spent $125 on a high end Phono Cable from Morrow Audio. All this combined with the HK 3390 (as I mentioned in another thread and is on sale for $229) gives me what I want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 That's the SE edition right? My BFF had the 5.1 for a long while. Great table. $600 is a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almightyseancore Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 i have a technics sl-1400 direct drive. i love it, and it sounds great with my grado cartridge on it. i'd totally recommend this to anyone with rambunctious cats. edit: they're vintage, by the way, so finding one might be tricky, but it's a great table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearchuck Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 i have a technics sl-1400 direct drive.i love it, and it sounds great with my grado cartridge on it. i'd totally recommend this to anyone with rambunctious cats. edit: they're vintage, by the way, so finding one might be tricky, but it's a great table. There's actually a fully restored sl-1400 for sale at Lunchbox Records in Charlotte, NC right this very second. I literally just saw it an hour ago. $150 bones ... and I know the guy who did the restoration and he knows his turntable shit. But yeah ... anyone in my neck of the woods, there ya go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearchuck Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Slightly off topic, but mac1 mentioned high-end audio cables and I thought that I'd chime in with a few good, cheaper options. There's a lot of debate as to whether you should spend much money on expensive interconnects and if it really affects the sound in a perceptible way. I'm not sure which way I lean, but most people will agree that well-shielded, low-capacitance cables are best. A shielded cable should theoretically cut down on hum or interference. As for capacitance, I won't get into the technicalities, but generally speaking, increasing capacitance can alter the sound of your setup. Nothing super drastic ... it's more like a change in tonality that contributes to the roll off of higher frequencies. Similarly - and again, way off topic - you can decrease the resistive load of your phono stage by adding a resistor in parallel (fun experiments here: http://daveyw.edsstuff.org/vinyl/loading/) and alter the tonality that way. Shit is crazy and I'm sure you're all bored to tears now, but the point is if you're really interested in upgrading to some nicer interconnects, check out Blue Jeans Cable. You can get 2 - 3 feet of cable for about $30 ... http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm Even cheaper (dirt cheap, actually) are monoprice cables. I don't know about shielding, but I know people who have measure the capacitance and it's very low. http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10218#1021814 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 +1 for Blue Jeans Cable. Great company, great product. Or build your own! http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61442 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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