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)
Main system: Linn LP12 turntable with VanDen Hul MC10 cartridge, Musical Surroundings phono preamp, either a Mcintosh C28 or Mcintosh MX134 preamp processor, Mcintosh MC2500 amp for the subs, Mcintosh MC2300 or MC240 for main speakers, Mcintosh MC2505 and MC2105 amps for surround and center channels, Focal Electra speakers. 2nd setup: Marantz 6100 turntable with a Grado Gold cartridge, Marantz 2015 receiver, Akai GX-77 reel to reel player, JBL speakers. C.A. Quintet never sounded better or creepier!
and while i am off topic, my avatar is my favorite bass which is available in the music room, an Ernie Ball Music Man Sting Ray Special Tony Levin Sledge paint edition
I love my music hall mmf – 5.1. se. Out of production now, but the 5.3 looks great. The “se” for the 5.1 is a nice wood finish rather than the black/white/red (i think) options that were offered as generally available when I bought this a few years ago. I run it in my office through an ADL GT40 DAK so I can get great quality to my two Rockit 5 studio monitors, or have a strong piece of equipment to help record vinyl to digital when I want to do that. In what used to be my music room upstairs I have a Denon 200USB running through a Denon AVR-1712 7.1 setup – I say “used to be” because that room is now primarily my 20 year old son’s recording studio, with full digital and analog recording capabilities, a separate sound booth for vocalists (converted closet!) and a full drum kit, percussion set, guitar and bass selection with accompanying amps for clients that don’t bring their own stuff. I’ve gotten off topic, but I am so proud of him and his growing business!
Main setup: Thorens TD-165 turntable with AT440MLA cartridge, Thorens MM-008 preamp, Marantz SR7001 receiver, Klipcsh synergy speakers. 2nd setup: AT-LP-120-USB turntable with AT95E cartridge, Pioneer SX-828 receiver, Bifrons HOX-05 speakers. Listening to Sublime-40oz. to Freedom :)
That new Natural Child is sooooooo good.
Why would anyone actually use that vertical turntable??? Those are so stupid…
I’m loving my TMR U-Turn turntable. Everyone should pick one up if you are in the market for one. This was a fun post, thanks for sharing.
How can you use Crosley’s turntables??!!
Love this feature, def fun seeing everyone’s setups! My Music Hall MMF-5.1 has been rocking the Joe Mensah reissue the past couple weeks.
Cool setups and great records! My current setup is a 1975 Dual 502CS, a 70’s Marantz 1030 and a pair of Finnish BBX 485 S-BR speakers, 85 litres and 35kg each :D
The last record I spinned was the first album by The Sonics.