It’s turntable time again, so let’s look at the classic Denon DP-30L direct drive turntable for the first time in 8 years! Welcome back, everyone, as we take a brief and probably overdue look at another of my favourite turntables, the venerable Denon DP-30L. I last wrote about the Denon DP-30L back in 2017 in […]
Join me as I service and revive another lovely Marantz 6300 direct drive turntable! Welcome back during one of my busiest times of the year. I hope you enjoy this article about the gorgeous Marantz 6300 direct drive turntable, surely one of the most beautiful turntables from the golden era of vinyl. My review of
The Yamaha GT-2000 is one of my favourite golden-era turntables. Let’s take one of the first published looks inside this great deck. It’s true, I do love the Yamaha GT-2000 direct drive turntable and have written about the model several times. I’ve reviewed a Yamaha GT-2000 and documented replacing the audio cable with a custom-made
If you love high-end turntables and a good story, you’ll love my new reference turntable resurrection project – coming soon! The resurrection of this reference turntable has taken me a year and involved plenty of pain, suffering and obstacles. It’s been totally worth it though. Bringing this extraordinary, heavyweight vinyl playback machine back to life
Every so often, a customer brings me something that reminds me just how much I love vintage hi-fi. The Dual 1219 idler drive turntable is just such a thing. The Dual 1219 idler drive turntable is a relic from an era when almost everything was made out of metal and wood. The Dual 1219 is
Here’s a closer look at a Denon DP-30L direct-drive turntable and a reminder of why turntables need expert attention. This particular Denon DP-30L direct-drive turntable came in having just been fitted with an Ortofon 2M Red moving magnet cartridge and new audio cable. You’d think she be good to go, right..? For more Denon DP-30L
I’ve just completed an on-site installation, commission and set-up of a Luxman PD-171A turntable + Ortofon Cadenza Black cartridge in a Luxman super-system. My friend Kent previously owned Douglas Hi-Fi, one of the last few proper hi-fi stores in Perth. Douglas Hi-Fi supplied some elements of the system you see in these images, including the
