Banter TRTT Part 15: David KOCH on Epstein List!!!11!!!!!!

[Doctor Feel]

I'm souring on the whole vinyl thing tbh the prices for albums are insane, but anyway avoid the budget Audio Technica TT's they can sound pretty decent but have flimsy cheap parts until you get to the six or seven hundred price point and beyond. I'd go vintage myself with a heavy plinth & replaceable/upgradeable cart options you'll find the odd person that doesn't know the true value of certain TT's on marketplace etc.

You'll need a good integrated amplifier (powered speakers suck if you ask me & inbuilt preamps on TT's are low quality) so look at marantz, rotel, nad, yamaha etc. or go vintage (vintage marantz & rotel amps can be awesome).

My nod on a decent newish budget amp is a Rotel A10 it has a lovely phono stage.. sold one and regret it.

Marantz im familiar with as I have a few receivers built by them.

I was potentially looking at this based on not much:

Reference RT85N High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable with PA10 Phono Preamp and Ai81 Elite Powered 2-Way Floorstanding Tower Speakers

Everything you need for the ultimate music experience in one convenient package. Designed to perfectly match for optimal system performance, hear breathtaking stereo sound with the Fluance Reference High Fidelity Turntable paired with the PA10 Phono Preamp and the room-filling Ai81 Powered...

www.fluance.com

 

[JimmyBC]

Marantz im familiar with as I have a few receivers built by them.

I was potentially looking at this based on not much:

Reference RT85N High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable with PA10 Phono Preamp and Ai81 Elite Powered 2-Way Floorstanding Tower Speakers

Everything you need for the ultimate music experience in one convenient package. Designed to perfectly match for optimal system performance, hear breathtaking stereo sound with the Fluance Reference High Fidelity Turntable paired with the PA10 Phono Preamp and the room-filling Ai81 Powered...

www.fluance.com

I'm sure it's cool I'm just not a fan of powered speakers, it just doesn't sound like passive speakers with analogue equipment & that's the authentic realm for records it has warmth & it breathes.. Yes I'm getting wanky.

 

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[JimmyBC]

Really struggling with living on a planet where Gerard Whateley thinks he's a cricket expert.

 

[Grave Danger]

There's probably a joke about blue vein to be made here, but I'm not touching that...

 

[Duck Farmer]

There's probably a joke about blue vein to be made here, but I'm not touching that...

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At least it is labelled mature.

 

[JimmyBC]

I haven't eaten cheese for about a month, don't know why just stopped caring about it.

 

[Lagooner]

I haven't eaten cheese for about a month, don't know why just stopped caring about it.

Prolly because it’s achieved parity with gold.

 

[Grave Danger]

Temu sell the weirdest stuff...

 

[Doctor Feel]

Honestly had no idea the test was on today.

 

[_VXV]

Plenty of off-season viewing coming up on Brollie

 

[JimmyBC]

Plenty of off-season viewing coming up on Brollie

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They've got Felicity streaming too.. bloody good.

 

[Doctor Feel]

JimmyBC

What do you reckon?

Dont think i want to navigate the vintage route for now as I don't have the knowledge to.

RT85N Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

Experience unparalleled vinyl playback with the Fluance Reference High Fidelity Turntable. Meticulously engineered for the discerning vinyl listener to reproduce audio recordings exactly as the musician intended.

www.fluance.com

 

[JimmyBC]

JimmyBC

What do you reckon?

Dont think i want to navigate the vintage route for now as I don't have the knowledge to.

RT85N Reference High Fidelity Vinyl Turntable

Experience unparalleled vinyl playback with the Fluance Reference High Fidelity Turntable. Meticulously engineered for the discerning vinyl listener to reproduce audio recordings exactly as the musician intended.

www.fluance.com

Looks nice you'd need a phono preamp to use it with powered speakers if you go down that route, it'd be nice through a good integrated amp for sure.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Looks nice you'd need a phono preamp to use it with powered speakers if you go down that route, it'd be nice through a good integrated amp for sure.

This is the one they sort of recommend as a package with it

PA10 High Fidelity Phono Preamp

Take your turntable music listening experience to an envious level with the Fluance PA10 High Fidelity Phono Preamplifier to reproduce your analog audio with superb clarity and accuracy. Perfect pairing with Fluance turntables or any turntables with Moving Magnet (MM) cartridges without a...

www.fluance.com

 

[JimmyBC]

This is the one they sort of recommend as a package with it

PA10 High Fidelity Phono Preamp

Take your turntable music listening experience to an envious level with the Fluance PA10 High Fidelity Phono Preamplifier to reproduce your analog audio with superb clarity and accuracy. Perfect pairing with Fluance turntables or any turntables with Moving Magnet (MM) cartridges without a...

www.fluance.com

Yea that seems reasonable in price, not much to outlay if you decide on upgrading to an integrated amp & passive speakers down the track.

What I like about that turntable is it's truly analog with no inbuilt preamps etc. in the signal path. Nice cart too.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Yea that seems reasonable in price, not much to outlay if you decide on upgrading to an integrated amp & passive speakers down the track.

What I like about that turntable is it's truly analog with no inbuilt preamps etc. in the signal path. Nice cart too.

I actually have these on my PC atm. Could maybe repurpose them for the turntable.

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[JimmyBC]

I actually have these on my PC atm. Could maybe repurpose them for the turntable.

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Yea I'm sure they'll be fine to start with.

 

[Contested Marx]

'to start with'

it never ends

 

[JimmyBC]

'to start with'

it never ends

It ends when you say to yourself jeezus I ain't paying 70 bucks for an LP & suddenly your cheap ass bluetooth speaker in the kitchen sounds tolerable.

 

[Doctor Feel]

It ends when you say to yourself jeezus I ain't paying 70 bucks for an LP & suddenly your cheap ass bluetooth speaker in the kitchen sounds tolerable.

I'll buy Wheatus' debut album and call it a day. Teenage Dirtbag on repeat.

 

[JimmyBC]

I'll buy Wheatus' debut album and call it a day. Teenage Dirtbag on repeat.

It's a massive rabbit hole and remember new vinyl has issues, you pay through the nose for stuff that's for the most part from a digital source the complete antithesis of an analog medium to start with, it's why an immaculate first pressing of Dark Side of the Moon from some boomers collection is worth more than the turntable.

 

[edgie]

'to start with'

it never ends

Starter speakers? These are finisher speakers! Speakers of the gods!

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[Contested Marx]

My turntable is running through Bluetooth speakers lol

 

[edgie]

Mine runs through a single Bluetooth speaker of those Kmart speakers Jimbo recommended

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