yeah already love the 1200 and i've had it less than 48 hrs., but it will never replace the love i have for the Kenwood so much memories/nostalgia my first vinyl love.it's what got me into vinyl and when functioning properly a excellent direct drive table been with my family since the mid '70s.
He’s listed as a Boston Terrier/Plott Hound mix. Should stay under 30lbs. Guess we’ll see. He’s got his vet appt on Friday.
The folks on Vinyl Engine can be helpful in troubleshooting turntable problems.
Nice! Hope that works out for you.
Very true. I fixed (restored may be a big word in absence of recapping and other circuit repairs) two vintage turntables, a Sansui and a Denon, following the directions found on VE (and Audiokarma, another good source). Used them trouble free for years after.
Bostons are awesome! I still miss mine. The most laid back dog ever. I could (and did) eat a steak dinner with Murray on my lap and he didn’t care one bit.
I considered the audio lab transports. An open box deal, the pretty, and the drawer loading were what eventually made me go with the marantz. It’s cool to hear different dacs as well.
My last stand alone CD spinner was a mid ‘90’s Adcom 5-disc carousel I bought new. I still have that up in the attic somewhere. It’s been at least 8 years since I had it in the system, so I can’t compare sound quality, but I don’t remember it having near this level of build quality. The drawer on the Ascom was its weakest link. Plastic, noisy, I was always waiting for it to break (never did). The slot load on this Audiolab seams pretty solid. And quiet.
Nice! I’m a Triangle fan. I heard the BR03 a couple of years ago and was impressed so I went a level up in the Triangle offerings and picked up a set of Comete EZ which I think are excellent. Smooth treble, wide soundstage and decent bass. They are outstanding when subwoofer(s) is added.
I'm genuinely impressed, especially at the price. And they look much more expensive than they are - I bought the dark green and oak models, which should go beautifully with any midcentury-styled furniture they might get. I think my friends are going to be thrilled - they're currently listening to music on their TV's built in speakers.
The Fortes make nice speaker stands!
A little taller than ideal, but they're doing the trick.
