Just ordered my first turntable!

marjen

So I have started collecting vinyl recently. I have about 12-13 records some pj of course, gaslight, cage the elephant and a couple others but so far I have had nothing to play them on. I have been following the orbit urturn project since it was finishing up on kickstarter and today I finally pulled the trigger and placed an order. It looks like it wont ship for a good month but eagerly waiting its arrival. I built a custom blue one with a slightly upgraded cartridge. Now I need to find a decent phono/headphone amp. Thinking maybe the Bellari - VP129 if I can land one on ebay. Got a pair of brainwavz headphones a couple weeks ago and cant wait to fire it all up.
Anyone else try a u-turn orbit yet?

Yarden

is this it? looks cool. i love vinyl but i'm no expert when it comes to turntables. good luck with your collection!

marjen

Yeah thats it. But I got the blue one.

shecky

Congratulations marjen! I'm excited for you.
I grew up listening to records but haven't had a turntable in years.
I'm saving for one and researching at the same time so I'll read up on your choice.

cutz

I HOPE you hit the lottery now>LOL!!

mfc2006

Nice!

brianlux

Congratulations! Welcome to the excellent world of analog sound. :-)

Tim Simmons

I've heard good things about it. It seems to be a great entry level table.

smarchee

looks pretty sweet, welcome to the club

marjen

Thanks guys. I am going to resist paying crazy prices for vinyl, At least thats my plan. If I cant get it for retail forget it. Which means I wont be listening to a lot of PJ material unless they re release all their middle albums.
Any suggestions on a phono amp?

Dr. Delight

Wasnt this TT a Kickstarter campaign product?

Tim Simmons

marjen said:

Thanks guys. I am going to resist paying crazy prices for vinyl,

Ha. good luck with THAT.

Tim Simmons

I don't have any pre-amps so I can't help.

marjen

So finally after weeks of waiting my new u-turn audio turntable showed up. It seems sell built and was easy to set up. So far sounds good. I am still playing around with the rest of the setup. I got a Bellari VP129 phono pre/headphone amp and not a huge fan so far. Right now I have it running through a very old pioneer receiver and it sounds pretty good. Getting some cracks and pops, i heard I might have to clean my records even new ones?

brianlux

marjen said:

So finally after weeks of waiting my new u-turn audio turntable showed up. It seems sell built and was easy to set up. So far sounds good. I am still playing around with the rest of the setup. I got a Bellari VP129 phono pre/headphone amp and not a huge fan so far. Right now I have it running through a very old pioneer receiver and it sounds pretty good. Getting some cracks and pops, i heard I might have to clean my records even new ones?

Congrats! I've often heard cleaning new records is a very good idea because they often have industrial contaminants that can affect a good stylus. I clean every record I get- new or used- with my Spin Clean. Many record spinners are not as fussy which is cool too.

Last week, I received my new Pro-Ject Debut Carbon that I purchased to replace a Goldring that refuses to adjust properly and has a lid that falls... only I've been too busy to set it up- too many damn books in the way (I have no idea how that happens, LOL).

brianlux

I finally took the time to get my Pro-ject Carbon Debut turntable set up. It's a great turntable for the money- so glad to finally have one that's well made in pretty much every way. The only problem was that setting the tonearm weight according to the instruction booklet was impossible. I had to find an on-line video tutorial to get it right. I would suggest that unless you have a lot of prior experience, anyone setting up a new turn-table try to find an on-line tutorial for your model. It can save you a ton of headache (and unnecessary record wear).

JWPearl

How much did it cost you ??

monkeypimp

Looks like a great entry level option....as for not paying crazy prices for vinyl. Good luck as even new vinyl can be crazy priced. Mother Love Bone was $45, Mad Season was $40. The total you will spend on equipment and music for vinyl can be mindblowing without even really trying. When i start to total up what i have spent on records, it blows my mine. And then when I add that I had to have the Pro-Ject Xpression iii and the Pro-ject Phonobox 2 preamp....its depressing how much this stuff costs compared to a $0.99 mp3.

brianlux

monkeypimp said:

Looks like a great entry level option....as for not paying crazy prices for vinyl. Good luck as even new vinyl can be crazy priced. Mother Love Bone was $45, Mad Season was $40. The total you will spend on equipment and music for vinyl can be mindblowing without even really trying. When i start to total up what i have spent on records, it blows my mine. And then when I add that I had to have the Pro-Ject Xpression iii and the Pro-ject Phonobox 2 preamp....its depressing how much this stuff costs compared to a $0.99 mp3.

Vinyl/turntables are not the least expensive way to go, that's for sure. It can be cheap- you can always get an inexpensive all-in-one player like a Crosley for $100 and just have fun with it. I like analog sound and good music enough to push my spending limit to what I consider my maximum such that I have what most people probably would consider mid-range equipment- the Pro-Ject Carbon Debut, a used Marantz and Polk Audio bookshelf speakers. There are turntable cartridges out there that alone cost as much as my whole set up. I'm neither so rich nor indulgent to put that kind of money into a sound system (not that having top-end equipment wouldn't be nice) but I like the analog experience so much so that I don't have any MP3's at all and mostly only listen to CD's while driving. If I could only listen to digital music I would find that very depressing!

SVRDhand13

monkeypimp said:

Looks like a great entry level option....as for not paying crazy prices for vinyl. Good luck as even new vinyl can be crazy priced. Mother Love Bone was $45, Mad Season was $40. The total you will spend on equipment and music for vinyl can be mindblowing without even really trying. When i start to total up what i have spent on records, it blows my mine. And then when I add that I had to have the Pro-Ject Xpression iii and the Pro-ject Phonobox 2 preamp....its depressing how much this stuff costs compared to a $0.99 mp3.

That's why I stick to second hand stuff on discogs. I only buy new vinyl when its an absolute priority for me, like with Lazaretto, Ten coke bottle, and A Letter Home recently.

BikePHL

marjen said:

So finally after weeks of waiting my new u-turn audio turntable showed up. It seems sell built and was easy to set up. So far sounds good. I am still playing around with the rest of the setup. I got a Bellari VP129 phono pre/headphone amp and not a huge fan so far. Right now I have it running through a very old pioneer receiver and it sounds pretty good. Getting some cracks and pops, i heard I might have to clean my records even new ones?

I also have a Bellari (different model) and am not a big fan. I use it to listen with head phones. The first one I got had a crazy loud hum, so I brought it back to the store. The new new is a bit better, but still has a hum when you turn the volume up. I tried using a better power source because I read that it help other folks, no luck for me. I want to like this thing. It is made in America and reasonably priced, I can't recommend them.