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)
So happy to see a Gramovox on the list. I love mine, have it paired with a beautiful tube amplifier. It’s like a working work of art to play and visually see the works of sonic art I listen to. It’s especially pretty with coloured vinyl!!
I used to have the Pioneer SX-1000TW and the PL-115D II. That receiver was Pioneers first solid state tuner/receiver, from about 1969-70. Good units. Upgraded to a Marantz 2030 and now have Mcintosh amps/preamps and Linn Sondek LP12 turntable. I reccomend those Audio Technica AT-PL120 turntables to people all the time who want to get back into vinyl. Very nice unit for the money. Great thread!!
Several very nice setups here!
I spy a repeat, angelina and robbie – roommates??? haha. Some great set up and records under the tmr roof!
Some nice looking record players not sure about some of the music choices…
On the topic of recommendations, what do you guys recommend to reduce shelf wear? My Dodge and Burn LP from last year already looks like a relic.
Swank!! I love my Manny turntable, too. That thing rips records that my Audio-Technica can’t. And I have to admit to getting a huge, silly kick out of playing “adult” records (Prince’s Scandalous Sex Suite, anyone?) on a “kid’s” record player. And, damn, Katty’s showing everyone up.