Since getting my new speakers in February I’ve found both the sound and experience of my turntable and records had left me a bit underwhelmed.
The speakers took an ice age to run in which didn’t help.
I had found the ease of playing music off a usb stick stuck in my CD player very convenient and satisfying enough.
The long hot summer has kept me away from the turntable and my listening in general had almost come to an end.
Today I have found myself with both time and patience to have another go with the turntable. The Goldring E3 I once loved just wasn’t singing anymore, so I dug my old favourite Nagaoka TS12 out and following me buying a protractor I had another go at setting it up on the Marantz.
It took a bit of fiddling, but the TT15 is easy enough to tweek (when you have the right tools).
It took a few albums to settle in, but it’s now absolutely singing.
I’ve tried 4 carts on here, but the TS12 is the only one that seems to perform how I like things to sound.
So I’m back, enjoying spinning records, getting off my ass every 15 mins to flip them over.
Another thing that has definitely helped is losing 3 stone over the summer.
I don’t feel lazy and lethargic anymore. So turning a record over isn’t the ordeal I once judged it to be.
The speakers took an ice age to run in which didn’t help.
I had found the ease of playing music off a usb stick stuck in my CD player very convenient and satisfying enough.
The long hot summer has kept me away from the turntable and my listening in general had almost come to an end.
Today I have found myself with both time and patience to have another go with the turntable. The Goldring E3 I once loved just wasn’t singing anymore, so I dug my old favourite Nagaoka TS12 out and following me buying a protractor I had another go at setting it up on the Marantz.
It took a bit of fiddling, but the TT15 is easy enough to tweek (when you have the right tools).
It took a few albums to settle in, but it’s now absolutely singing.
I’ve tried 4 carts on here, but the TS12 is the only one that seems to perform how I like things to sound.
So I’m back, enjoying spinning records, getting off my ass every 15 mins to flip them over.
Another thing that has definitely helped is losing 3 stone over the summer.
I don’t feel lazy and lethargic anymore. So turning a record over isn’t the ordeal I once judged it to be.
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