S Bibby
Prominent Member
Hi,
I'm thinking about getting a little turntable, mainly because I find a number of albums I want are unavailable or rare on CD (I listen to some fairly old music). Also, the prices of secondhand LPs seem quite reasonable and I don't mind the odd scratch or surface noise. Having said that, my knowledge on the subject is quite slight so I would appreciate some info.
First of all, is it worth buying a half-decent cartridge to start off with? I was thinking of the Shure M97 or something similar. I'm going to go secondhand so reliability is an issue, not too sure about which model. I tried to get hold of my Grandad's old Thorens 160 but it went to a jumble sale (!) My local Hifi dealer recommended the Technics SL-10 and I found one of these on Ebay. There are a few Beograms about, maybe that's worth a shot? Apart from all that I'm open to suggestions..
Thanks,
Simon
I'm thinking about getting a little turntable, mainly because I find a number of albums I want are unavailable or rare on CD (I listen to some fairly old music). Also, the prices of secondhand LPs seem quite reasonable and I don't mind the odd scratch or surface noise. Having said that, my knowledge on the subject is quite slight so I would appreciate some info.
First of all, is it worth buying a half-decent cartridge to start off with? I was thinking of the Shure M97 or something similar. I'm going to go secondhand so reliability is an issue, not too sure about which model. I tried to get hold of my Grandad's old Thorens 160 but it went to a jumble sale (!) My local Hifi dealer recommended the Technics SL-10 and I found one of these on Ebay. There are a few Beograms about, maybe that's worth a shot? Apart from all that I'm open to suggestions..
Thanks,
Simon
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