Happy Thread

[Jared Nomack]

So, there was an audio shop on the corner where the bus stop was in Innsbruck last weekend (I assume it's still there, but the economy is volatile...). It was a real mom 'n pop looking electronics place. The window displays really reminded me of the towns around me growing up. Anyway, they had a window full of turntables, and not a single one started below €1,000. Is it really that expensive just to get into the game?

TT is right. The Pro-ject Carbon is a very nice TT (hey, look at that, turntable and Texas Traveler have the same acronym). Several models by Music Hall are well below that price and good TT's, as well (I have one). U-Turn Audio in Boston makes some very decent TT's priced beginning as low as a couple hundred bucks (ditto). You can get a good vintage Dual rebuilt for under $500 (ditto). There are others.

There are people who won't put a record on anything less than a $10,000.00 TT, and there are shops that will not sell even the decent lower priced ones. The Turntable Lab in Manhattan sells really fine TT's but also stocks some like the above, a good source.

Turntables are kinda like fly rods. No one really has to have one, and you can catch a nice trout with a $20 rig from Walmart. But once you've fished with a nice Sage, you will not want to hold that Walmart thing in your hand ever again.


Edit: BTW, I didn't expect Justin to post it here, we did this via PM's, but I'm thrilled to see that fine young man enjoying the AT.

 

[ChuckJr]

Kind of like everything else, you can spend a little or a lot. Some of the stuff is crazy expensive, but 90% of the records I play are on a vintage Empire 698 that I've modified the tonearm to take modern head shells fitted with a fairly reasonably priced cartridge. Even old Empire tables are a few hundred dollars these days, and they aren't really all that great compared to a nice modern table like the Pro-Ject mentioned above.

I have a Pro-Ject Evo 10CC tonearm that I want to mate up with the motor/platter from a Kenwood turntable one of these days. Just that tonearm is over a grand new these days (I bought mine 2nd hand for quite a bit less).

 

[Mizicke5273]

For anyone looking to get into good audio gear for a headphone or two channel setup; check out Schiit Audio. Great company and products. They are based out of California and now Texas. Their gear is designed and built here in the US.

 

[Scap]

Getting ready to go eat lunch with a prospective employer. I've sold to this firm for a while, and I like how diverse their market is. Not expecting an offer today, but you never know.

Monday is an interview with the next guy up the ladder.
I'm cautiously optimistic, but even if it doesn't pan out, I have a fresh resume and getting my interview skills polished.

 

[kann]

 

[cabaiguan juan]

The patio is coming along!

 

[jfields]

My belated Fathers Day gift from my son finally arrived in the mail.

 

[cabaiguan juan]

And this is how we are looking at days end.

 

[CMontoya79]

Got to spend the day at MLB’s All star Play ball park event today with my daughter and wife. We got Bert Campy’s auto on A’s caps and got a photo with Pedro Astacio of the Rockies (98-2000). Little one got a photo with Rockies mascot and an all star game mascot baseball card! Great day!

 

[Scap]

Fingers crossed!!!
My interview with one of the principals of the company went well, and he said I should expect an offer letter very soon.

I'm gonna sleep good tonight!

 

[ConDaddy]

So my wife and kids are terrible at keeping secrets. For my upcoming 45th they surprised me tonight with my gift a bit early but I’m not complaining!! She knew I wanted to get a decorative stand ashtray for the new house and I guess found someone on Etsy that made this. Absolutely perfect and love everything about it!

 

[cabaiguan juan]

So my wife and kids are terrible and keeping secrets. For my upcoming 45th they surprised me tonight with my gift a bit early but I’m not complaining!! She knew I wanted to get a decorative stand ashtray for the new house and I guess found someone on Etsy that made this. Absolutely perfect and love everything about it!

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Looks very cool! How are you going to bolt it to the floor though? I saw that sand storm Saturday night.

 

[cabaiguan juan]

I just donated blood for the first time today.

 

[ConDaddy]

Looks very cool! How are you going to bolt it to the floor though? I saw that sand storm Saturday night.

Yeah definitely will need to bring this indoors in the event of another sand storm like that.

 

[cabaiguan juan]

Yeah definitely will need to bring this indoors in the event of another sand storm like that.

Indoors like your garage? You could smoke in there while your cars in your driveway get sand blasted. @H. Vachon

 

[H. Vachon]

Indoors like your garage? You could smoke in there while your cars in your driveway get sand blasted. @H. Vachon

It just doesn’t make sense! Why park outside when you have a garage your vehicles actually fit in? Lol

 

[Scap]

It just doesn’t make sense! Why park outside when you have a garage your vehicles actually fit in? Lol

My vehicles sleep inside.

 

[kann]

 

[kann]

I just donated blood for the first time today.

I have been ineligible to donate blood since 2006. I wish I still could.

 

[CBoukal]

So my wife and kids are terrible at keeping secrets. For my upcoming 45th they surprised me tonight with my gift a bit early but I’m not complaining!! She knew I wanted to get a decorative stand ashtray for the new house and I guess found someone on Etsy that made this. Absolutely perfect and love everything about it!

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That's awesome I love it!!!