new turntable in DA HOUSE!

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 26,000
edited July 2009 in Electronics
Well, I went and did it... I picked up a Yamaha PX-3 today from the original owner. He claims to have used it for about 5 or 6 months before going digital, amd never went back. He was boomer in the Air Force, so when he was sent to his next duty staion, he sent it home to his parents house... Guys, the dust cover has never been installed on this one, as well as no makes or blemishes of any kind. I am still setting it up and will post my impressions later. For now, here are a few pics.:cool:


p.s. I need a better camera
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • fbm211
    fbm211 Posts: 1,488
    edited July 2009
    What cart does it have
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited July 2009
    Congrats John,

    Looks nice...in fact, it looks so nice that you were too nervous to steady your camera on the first two shots! Just kidding....only you know...but those first two shots are blurry.

    cnh
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,000
    edited July 2009
    I am running the Yamaha supplied MC-705 cartridge. So far I am impressed with the purity of sound this table produces. It is very warm and open sounding. The table itself is dead silent with no audible hum or other distortion even at maxed out volume levels, but I do have a question for those that run vinyl... I have at least a 15 db differences in volume level between the Denon and the Yami. would this ba a result of the cartridge or is there something else at work here.

    In terms of sound quality I perfer the Yamaha, but for rocking the house, for now the Denon wins..

    John
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • Retro152
    Retro152 Posts: 985
    edited July 2009
    Congrat's John, nice purchase! Havent made the trek into vinyl myself, but looks like you scored a nice unit. Much luck.:D



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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited July 2009
    ...mission accomplished !

    very nice
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,327
    edited July 2009
    Off to the dark side are we!!! :eek: Looks sweet!!! Enjoy your new toy!!!
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited July 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    but I do have a question for those that run vinyl... I have at least a 15 db differences in volume level between the Denon and the Yami. would this ba a result of the cartridge or is there something else at work here.

    The cartridge on the Yami is probably a lower output cartridge than the Denon. Does your preamp have a gain adjustment in the phono stage? If so boost the gain. If not you can get a phono pre and adjust the gain in that. If you don't want to go that route, raise the volume on the preamp when you are playing records.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,000
    edited July 2009
    pearsall001 wrote: »
    Off to the dark side are we!!! :eek: Looks sweet!!! Enjoy your new toy!!!
    I have been on the Dark Side for a couple months now, but a couple days ago my Denon took a crap on me, after picking up a few hundread bucks worth of vinyl. I got what I thought was a sweet deal on the Denon, but man there is no comparison to this one. The Yami is as sweet as holding my wife in front of a warm fire, and as crystal clear as any cd I have ever heard. The only words I have at this point are SPECTACULAR and WOW!!!:cool:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited July 2009
    Congrats!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,000
    edited July 2009
    thanks man... I am absolutely mesmerized to the sound coming from the TL's and this table... My neigbor came over to hear what was happening... and after an hour his wife came knocking. He was astounded by the sonic image that was being painted in front of him, as am I. This table dispells all statements that Yamaha is mid-fi gear at best. In January of 1985, they built a world-class turntable, and this is one of them.

    On the subject of a decent phono-pre, does anyone have a suggestion?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • Paden501
    Paden501 Posts: 286
    edited July 2009
    Congrats! I just picked up a new (to me) Phono as well.

    Happy listening!
    ~Matt
    My System

    Front L/R: Definitive BP10Bs
    Surrounds -Polk Audio Monitor 4As
    Preamp: B&K Reference 20
    CD: Jolida JD100a
    L/R Amp: Carver TFM-24
    Turntable: Pioneer PL-516 W/ Shure M97xe
    TV: Sony 52" XBR9
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  • BB3
    BB3 Posts: 297
    edited July 2009
    nooshinjohn, I'm Jealous.........Man Is That Yamaha Nice.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2009
    interesting looking turntable... congrats.. looks sweet.
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,727
    edited July 2009
    John,
    You having its' placement between your SRS's, and that NOT affecting the turntable is quite amazing. Who would've thought...

    Nice turntable:D
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.

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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited July 2009
    Nice find bro!!
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    "The day that I have to give up my constitutional rights AND let some dude rub my junk...well, let's just say that it's gonna be a real bad day for the dude trying to rub my junk!!"
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