U-Turn Turntables - Discussion, questions and advice.

folsom_lives said:
I think I am. I've been going back and forth with the StudioDeck and the Orbit I have and to be honest I can't get past the motor hum and belt squeak, however slight they are. I also really didn't find as big of a jump in sound quality as the new speakers and preamp gave me. I just find the U-turn more approachable, fits my needs, and is more my comfort zone. I think the Theory will give me enough to play around with new carts and I think I've got more than enough room to grow the the preamp and speakers. Plus the look of it fits the bill for what I ultimately plan in my listening space. I know, I know looks shouldn't matter, but I mean come on I am going to be a sucker for solid walnut.
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I'd be all over that Theory for the price if I didn't already purchase something else.
 
marshall said:
Are you ordering without a cart? To my ears the Blue is a nice warm cart. The Bronze is a bit bright. It's like red/bronze, blue/black.
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No option yet for no cart, but I have some new neighbors who are looking for some new gear.

I still give it a spin, don't get me wrong but I fell prey to a certain HiFi Dude and his SAE cart frenzy... and those were supposedly made by capital G god himself. So I don't really need another cart.
 
folsom_lives said:
No option yet for no cart, but I have some new neighbors who are looking for some new gear.

I still give it a spin, don't get me wrong but I fell prey to a certain HiFi Dude and his SAE cart frenzy... and those were supposedly made by capital G god himself. So I don't really need another cart.
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Ha. Yep I've had my earmuffs on with the the SAE frenzy. Enjoying the Golding that @AnthonyI set me up with and I still have a Grade Gold3/8mz as a backup. You'll be able to move the Blue easily to your neighbor, but you might actually like it. I ran a Blue before I upgraded decks and thought it was a good neutral cart.
 
marshall said:
Ha. Yep I've had my earmuffs on with the the SAE frenzy. Enjoying the Golding that @AnthonyI set me up with and I still have a Grade Gold3/8mz as a backup. You'll be able to move the Blue easily to your neighbor, but you might actually like it. I ran a Blue before I upgraded decks and thought it was a good neutral cart.
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I haven't actually seen the rig he's running yet, so this may be a lost cause. He just caught me raking leaves in a Plaid Room shirt. I think he might be a newbie still but soon he will be one of us...
 
folsom_lives said:
I haven't actually seen the rig he's running yet, so this may be a lost cause. He just caught me raking leaves in a Plaid Room shirt. I think he might be a newbie still but soon he will be one of us...
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Ha busted! I need one of those shirts and maybe a Colemine. I need to road trip down (from Flint/Detroit) to the shop soon.
 
marshall said:
Ha busted! I need one of those shirts and maybe a Colemine. I need to road trip down (from Flint/Detroit) to the shop soon.
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I know. He was looking at my shirt and I was like "eyes up here buddy"...

I was surprised after talking to my neighbors how many actually had a small collection. I then slowly realized I am the only one with "a problem".

😬
 
folsom_lives said:
Well the holiday bonus looks to be clearing the checking account tomorrow morning. So the question will really become how good it will look and sound with an SAE cart...
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Looks are subjective, but I think it’ll look great.

Performance wise, I can’t see a reason why the Theory/SAE wouldn’t be a good combination.
 
Up and running. All I can say so far is that this table feels like a familiar friend. Everything was in the same place and setup was a snap. I can also see why one of the reviewers focused mainly on the sound qualities of the Ortofon because that’s all I really notice. The table is adding nothing in a good way.

Build quality feels a good step above the Orbit but not light years. The arm is the real star. The counterweight is also good but the scale for weight is not as accurate as I would like. But it does make fine adjustments a breeze.

The motor is dead silent and NO BELT SQUEAK!

So far pretty pleased. I think this’ll be it for me on tables.

Now to hook up an SAE 1000…

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folsom_lives said:
Up and running. All I can say so far is that this table feels like a familiar friend. Everything was in the same place and setup was a snap. I can also see why one of the reviewers focused mainly on the sound qualities of the Ortofon because that’s all I really notice. The table is adding nothing in a good way.

Build quality feels a good step above the Orbit but not light years. The arm is the real star. The counterweight is also good but the scale for weight is not as accurate as I would like. But it does make fine adjustments a breeze.

The motor is dead silent and NO BELT SQUEAK!

So far pretty pleased. I think this’ll be it for me on tables.

Now to hook up an SAE 1000…

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I think the SAE’s gonna tickle your fancy.
 
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