You asked and we answered! Read on to find out what kind of turntable TMR staff members use at home, and see what they’re currently spinning.
Have any turntable recommendations? Know what we should be listening to next? Comment below and let us know!
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Kelsey
Turntable: Yamaha YP-B4
Record: Donovan “The Hurdy Gurdy Man”
Ben Swank
Turntable: Manny Children’s Turntable
Record: Natural Child's latest “Okey Dokey”
[Natty C natural progression into a nice n sleazy easy listening is a late summer beers on the porch dreamboat of a record.
Call it psychedelic garage blues soul kraut rock meets country jazz in an AM Gold battle for your dial. Or whatever. It's just distinctly them and I love it.
The cover art by Michael Eaton is some of the best on record shelves in 2016.
Angelina
Turntable: U-Turn Turntable
Record: Neutral Milk Hotel “Live at Jittery Joes”
Todd
Turntable: Rega RP1 turntable, Marantz Model 112 tuner and 1040 amp.
Record: The Commodores
Jamie
Turntable: Pioneer PL-15D II
Receiver: Pioneer SX-1000TW
Speakers: Pioneer CS-77A
Record: David Bowie “The Man Who Sold The World”
Katie
Turntable: Technics Quartz SL-1200MK2
Record: Slim Smith “Keep The Light Shining”
Cam
Turntable: Audio-Technica AT-PL120, Audio-Technica ATN95E stylus.
Record: Game Theory “Real Nighttime” (Omnivore Records)
Jess
Turntable: Pioneer Pl-990, Sherwood RX-4508 receiver
Record: “Hot Tropics” by The Growlers
Katty
Turntable: Gramovox’s Floating Record Vertical Turntable
Record: The Clash Self-Titled LP
Brett
Turntable: Ion TTUSB10 with a Pioneer cartridge/Shure stylus.
Record: The Bluesbreakers with Clapton “Beano” LP.
Ben Blackwell
Turntable: Technics 1200
Record: Phil Cohran “Armageddon"
Ali
Turntable: Crosley CR-40
Record: Honey LTD
Roe
Turntable: Marantz 6300
Record: Francoise Hardy ”Mon Amour Adieu”
Kim
Turntable: TMR Pro-Ject turntable
Record: Frank Sinatra “September of My Years”
Robbie
Turntable: U-Turn Turntable
Record: The Complete Artie Shaw
Rebecca
Turntable: Audio-Technica turntable and Audio Engine speakers.
Record: The island press of Pulp's “Different Class”
Ariana
Turntable: Kenwood turntable
Record: “The Soul of Black Peru" by David Byrne and Yale Evelev
Dave
Turntable: Technics 1200
Record: OH BOLAND “Spilt Milk 2016” tour edition
Chet
Turntable: Crosley Cruiser
Record: Muddy Waters “Back in the Early Days” (Syndicate Records)
Cody
Turntable: Sony PS-LX300H
Record: Future “Dirty Sprite 2”
Karl
Turntable: Pro-Ject Genie 1.3 through an old Onkyo receiver
Record: Dinosaur Jr. (Song: I Walk for Miles)
7" the hungry ears: Failure to Speak b/w Spy Rock
check em out thehungryears.com
Neal Daniel Couldn’t agree more. I totally get that not everyone can afford to spend $1,000.00 on a turntable, but if you’re putting down $240.00/yr on a Vault membership, consider putting at least twice that amount on a nice turntable and cartridge to protect your investment. I would also recommend getting a stylus gauge and protractor to set up your turntable- maybe another $30.00, but well worth the cost when you consider the benefit!
So cool. Thanks for sharing!
Jamie wins.
I have a pair of those pioneer speakers too. Not only do the grills look cool as hell, they sound great through old pioneer receivers. I got mine hooked up to a Pioneer SX-626.
I’m surprised I didn’t see any JBL L100s in someone’s setup
No offense, but I think it’s practically criminal to recommend Crosley turntables. People will unknowingly destroy their precious Vault releases.
@Sky Ray: You might do some of this already, but here are some thoughts. If you want to reduce shelf wear, put your jackets in plastic sleeves and store vertically (not flat or leaning). You don’t want the jackets rubbing against one another without a protective layer in between. Plastic sleeves are essential for this purpose and are also great for keeping dust penetration to a minimum. Also, don’t pack your shelves too dense. Let the records have a little wiggle room between them. I’ve done this for years with records old and new with no problems. Finally, if you have a record that fits too snug into a jacket you can always get a plain white cardboard jacket for the record to help preserve the actual record jacket. I’ve done this with some of my more prized albums that have weak jackets.
@corrado vw? I got the 91 g60. Fun car.
Good job guys…..
Thanks for doing this TMR. However, I’ll pass on some of it. lol
And final comment from me, NO, #EnemaWatson, you are not the only one missing the JWIII set-up (or at least one of his). HEY Jack and TMR Vault Team, how about one more post!!!!