[BC] Turntables (WAS:Achieving good S/N)

[khcs@juno.com]

In a message dated 01/01/2006 6:58:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
rorban at earthlink.net writes:

> If you are doing a lot of vinyl archiving, you could do a lot better than the Garrard. I would recommend a belt-drive table and a reasonably high-end arm. The main goals are to avoid rumble and resonances, both from the arm and the turntable platter.


and Willie responded:


Curious... what about direct-drive turntables? I thought they were supposed to be the best.

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I have found the Technics SL-1200 to be reasonably adequate for the task.  I note that now there are some lower-cost clones, from Stanton and others, that may be suitable.  Check with Sam Ash, Musicians Friend and others for pricing.  Unfortunately, the best pickup that I have ever used, the Audio-Technica AT-30HE seems to be no longer in producation.  Bummer.  Perhaps Ortofon stll has a moving-coil unit that may be satisfactory; most pickups now are designed for scrathing and require a tracking force of 4 or 5 grams.  ISTM that there are some real high-end pickups, Grado and others, but they sell for $3000  and up -- hardly in my price range.



Glen Kippel
KHCS
Palm Desert, CA