Finally I got my tools I got a SHURE SFG-2 tracking weight tool, a mirror cartridge alignment tool, and a carbon fiber brush. I am now ready to take try out this turntable.
First setting up the cartridge is needed in order to listen to anything, and precise measurement must be taken into account in order to get the most optimal performance from your cartridge. I got a Dennon DL 110 cartridge to replace the Rega Elys that came with my turntable, since the Elys looked warped and really worn out and I don’t want it to scratch up my records. I personally wouldn’t recommend the mirror aligning tool, the reflection on the mirror with the drawn guidelines make it a bit confusing when attempting to align it. The Shure SFG-2 worked like a charm though.
The DL 110 is significantly bigger than the Rega Elys so I hypothesized that it was going to sound more bassy than the Rega Since the tone arm was at more of an angle so I thought I might end up having to get a VTA adjust to to make the tone arm more or less parallel, but much to my surprise the sound that came out was much better than I had anticipated.
The first record I put on was Refused “ The Shape of Punk to come” which was an anthem to the last few years of my high school days. One of those albums that has changed the way I view other people’s perception. I most likely wouldn’t recommend it to most people since it has a very heavy hitting sound that is an acquired taste. But the drums are certainly amazing, which isn’t too surprising since apparently the drummer wrote this album. I was pleasantly surprised at how it sounded, it was like hearing the album for the first time again. I sat down and listened to it with my eyes closed and I could hear the drums sound like real drums. This album however wasn’t the one that blew me away.
The next album I put on was The Beatles’ “ Let it be... naked”. This is one of my favorite Beatles record, if not the favorite. My wife and I have spent countless hours listening to this album over and over again. It is safe to say that we know this album like the back of our hands. From the beginning you notice a dramatic improvement to what we had been listening for years. From I dig a pony to I me Mine... there were sounds that I had never noticed before. The guitars were just absolutely amazing, the seems so personal like you were right there. The sound was just warm and clear at the same time. I switched back and forth a few time to see the difference. And I used my FLACs of this album, the quality was just superior on the vinyl. There is literally no comparison, I mean the FLACs sound good too, we’ve been listening to it for years, but this was just mind blowing.
No comments:
Post a Comment