#1 Turntable stand
Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:43 pm
I've been thinking. Yes, dangerous I know but I've been thinking I might like to start playing vinyl again.
For that, I need something to put the turntable on and that's what I'm asking about here.
I need something to stand on a carpeted floor, there is no alternative as my media stuff stands in front of a set of sliding glass patio doors. Two sides of this room have these doors and it was the only logical layout for me.
So, could anybody recommend something? I haven't looked myself yet, or would I be better off making something from some wood and a small paving slab or something?
Ideally 50cm high to match the existing housing.
At the moment I have an Hitachi HT-350 direct drive turntable fitted with a Shure 75C cartridge. I believe this turntable dates from the early eighties and it used to belong to me Mum.
It will do for now but when funds permit I hope to get something old and interesting like wot you lot ave got.
My setup consists of the amp and switcher I've talked about here before - the Elektor magazine design 2 x 10W valve monoblocks in a box - CD player, DAB/FM tuner, media computer and an i-Pod dock.
They're using 4 of the switcher's 5 channels and I was saving the 5th channel for when I can afford a telly. If a turntable/phono/RIAA stage becomes a permanent fixture when I get a telly I'll lose the i-Pod dock, not a biggie.
I noticed that several friends of mine were going back to vinyl, I enjoy playing vinyl in my bedroom when I'm recording to digital in there, I have quite a lot of albums so I thought 'Why not?'
But although I have a lot of albums I certainly don't like all of them as most were bought to do discos with so there's a lot of heavy metal there, which I'm not really mad keen on tbh.
I'm also now racking my head about storage for vinyl. I figure I currently have enough space to accomodate between 380 - 420 vinyl albums which will be a start but I'll have to arrange some more space somewhere, which may prove problematic. We shall see.
Anyhow, carpeted floor turntable stand.
I'm thinking maybe a pine base with a small paving stone on top but wondering how to fit a way to adjust the level.
Or if there are any reasonably priced commercial ones available I'd be pleased to hear from you.
And I've just thought of something else. The turntable currently plays through a Pioneer A400 amp which has a phono input but of course I'll need a phono/RIAA stage to play through the switcher.
I have a cheap and nasty phono preamp that I think I bought from Tandys quite some time ago to get me going but I'd prefer something better.
Hopefully something home made with tubes.
Again, suggestions for homebuilt and commercial units apreciated.
For that, I need something to put the turntable on and that's what I'm asking about here.
I need something to stand on a carpeted floor, there is no alternative as my media stuff stands in front of a set of sliding glass patio doors. Two sides of this room have these doors and it was the only logical layout for me.
So, could anybody recommend something? I haven't looked myself yet, or would I be better off making something from some wood and a small paving slab or something?
Ideally 50cm high to match the existing housing.
At the moment I have an Hitachi HT-350 direct drive turntable fitted with a Shure 75C cartridge. I believe this turntable dates from the early eighties and it used to belong to me Mum.
It will do for now but when funds permit I hope to get something old and interesting like wot you lot ave got.
My setup consists of the amp and switcher I've talked about here before - the Elektor magazine design 2 x 10W valve monoblocks in a box - CD player, DAB/FM tuner, media computer and an i-Pod dock.
They're using 4 of the switcher's 5 channels and I was saving the 5th channel for when I can afford a telly. If a turntable/phono/RIAA stage becomes a permanent fixture when I get a telly I'll lose the i-Pod dock, not a biggie.
I noticed that several friends of mine were going back to vinyl, I enjoy playing vinyl in my bedroom when I'm recording to digital in there, I have quite a lot of albums so I thought 'Why not?'
But although I have a lot of albums I certainly don't like all of them as most were bought to do discos with so there's a lot of heavy metal there, which I'm not really mad keen on tbh.
I'm also now racking my head about storage for vinyl. I figure I currently have enough space to accomodate between 380 - 420 vinyl albums which will be a start but I'll have to arrange some more space somewhere, which may prove problematic. We shall see.
Anyhow, carpeted floor turntable stand.
I'm thinking maybe a pine base with a small paving stone on top but wondering how to fit a way to adjust the level.
Or if there are any reasonably priced commercial ones available I'd be pleased to hear from you.
And I've just thought of something else. The turntable currently plays through a Pioneer A400 amp which has a phono input but of course I'll need a phono/RIAA stage to play through the switcher.
I have a cheap and nasty phono preamp that I think I bought from Tandys quite some time ago to get me going but I'd prefer something better.
Hopefully something home made with tubes.
Again, suggestions for homebuilt and commercial units apreciated.