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Offline Jack in Wilmington

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New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« on: August 18, 2018, 10:03:08 AM »
Well the new Music Hall 9.3 is up and running. A couple little glitches but on the whole not too bad. I like some of the upgrades over my previous Music Hall tables. The spikes that go on the bottom is a nice touch and the little discs they sit on keeps the surface from being scratched up. Taking the motor and decoupling it from the plinth is a big advantage when trying to keep down surface noise. Here are a few pictures.
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Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II
Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5
PreAmp..........Cary SLP-03
Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/  Goldring 
Eroica LX MC Cartridge
Rotel RCD-1072
Okki Nokki...….Record Cleaning Machine
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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2018, 01:44:26 PM »
Jack,
Nice table and upgrade ideas. What was the cost and what cart are you using?
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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2018, 01:48:31 PM »
Jack,
Nice table and upgrade ideas. What was the cost and what cart are you using?
Nick


It came with the Goldring Eroica LX cartridge, which was a big jump for me coming from a MM cartridge. It ran $2695 in the walnut and $2395 in piano black.
Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II
Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5
PreAmp..........Cary SLP-03
Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/  Goldring 
Eroica LX MC Cartridge
Rotel RCD-1072
Okki Nokki...….Record Cleaning Machine
DAC...........

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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2018, 09:51:03 AM »
very nice, I almost ended up with that table but a used VPI fell in my lap. I would be interested to know how it would compare to a Classic II. Enjoy it is a beauty!
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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2018, 10:26:41 AM »
Hope it sounds as good as it looks.  :D

Enjoy!
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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2018, 11:09:33 AM »
I just ordered a Okki Nokki record cleaning machine, so I'm hoping the sound of clean vinyl will complete the picture.
Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II
Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5
PreAmp..........Cary SLP-03
Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/  Goldring 
Eroica LX MC Cartridge
Rotel RCD-1072
Okki Nokki...….Record Cleaning Machine
DAC...........

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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2018, 11:14:25 AM »
very nice, I almost ended up with that table but a used VPI fell in my lap. I would be interested to know how it would compare to a Classic II. Enjoy it is a beauty!


I found a beauty of a VPI Scoutmaster on Audiogon when I was looking, but it was gone right before I contacted the seller.
Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II
Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5
PreAmp..........Cary SLP-03
Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/  Goldring 
Eroica LX MC Cartridge
Rotel RCD-1072
Okki Nokki...….Record Cleaning Machine
DAC...........

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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2018, 06:38:01 PM »
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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2018, 06:39:53 PM »

I found a beauty of a VPI Scoutmaster on Audiogon when I was looking, but it was gone right before I contacted the seller.

I have a Super Scoutmaster and am just over the PA border in Oxford, maybe 45 minute drive.

We'll have to get together some time.

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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2018, 09:00:49 PM »
I just ordered a Okki Nokki record cleaning machine, so I'm hoping the sound of clean vinyl will complete the picture.

I have been happily using a VPI 16.5 machine since 1986.

Nothing hits my TT without getting cleaned first.

Well worth the time and effort.  :thumb:
Remember, it's all about the music........

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• McIntosh MC 275
• ARC SP-9
• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2018, 09:57:54 AM »

I found a beauty of a VPI Scoutmaster on Audiogon when I was looking, but it was gone right before I contacted the seller.

I have a Super Scoutmaster and am just over the PA border in Oxford, maybe 45 minute drive.

We'll have to get together some time.

Welcome to AN.

Gene


Sounds like a plan Gene, I'd like that. I'm retired so I'm mostly free.
Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II
Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5
PreAmp..........Cary SLP-03
Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/  Goldring 
Eroica LX MC Cartridge
Rotel RCD-1072
Okki Nokki...….Record Cleaning Machine
DAC...........

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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2018, 05:16:30 PM »
Any thoughts about the sound to the new table.

What did you have before it and  how does the new one compare?
Remember, it's all about the music........

• Nola Boxers
• Sunfire True SW Super Jr (2)
• McIntosh MC 275
• ARC SP-9
• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
• Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC/Rasp Pi Roon Endpoint
• DigiBuss/TWL PC&USB/MIT Cables

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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2018, 06:43:15 PM »
I had a Music Hall MMF 5.1 before this with a Goldring 1012GX MM cartridge. I had heard or read a while back on the differences between moving magnet and moving coil, that the coil weighs less than the magnet and therefore can reproduce the high notes better because it moves faster. After listening to this turntable for a week, I can concur. I'm hearing notes that I'd never heard before. The bass is no longer six feet back in the soundstage, it's upfront and powerful. It's funny when I first got into having a stereo system back in the early 70's, it was all very sort of ho hum. You put together your system and you bought albums and played them. It was all very simple. Sometimes you would take a record off the table and toss it on the bed, so you could play the next one. It's not like that now, hopefully we can instill this sense of pride in todays young audiophile.
Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II
Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5
PreAmp..........Cary SLP-03
Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/  Goldring 
Eroica LX MC Cartridge
Rotel RCD-1072
Okki Nokki...….Record Cleaning Machine
DAC...........

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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2018, 07:01:44 PM »
Hopefully the hobby can generate enough young audiophile period to keep it going into the future as us old geezers start to drop out.

Even if the old guys aren't dying out, as the old time audiophiles start to reach retirement age they A) tend to move into smaller retirement homes and don't have as much space for toys as they once had, and B) don't have the disposable income they once had. So if this hobby is going to survive for any amount nof time it is going to have to find ways to attract younger folks who are ore likely to purchase equipment in volumes that are required to high end companies in business. If not the whole thing will just end up fizzling out

(This is probably a subject for another thread. I don't want to hijack this one.)

And back to the original subject, it sounds like the new table has brought some positive changes to your system.
« Last Edit: August 22, 2018, 07:04:07 PM by tmazz »
Remember, it's all about the music........

• Nola Boxers
• Sunfire True SW Super Jr (2)
• McIntosh MC 275
• ARC SP-9
• VPI HW-19 Mk IV/SDS/SME IV/Soundsmith Carmen Mk II ES
• Pro-Ject Pre Box S2 DAC/Rasp Pi Roon Endpoint
• DigiBuss/TWL PC&USB/MIT Cables

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Re: New Turntable Installed And Ready To Go
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2018, 09:56:32 PM »
Well the new Music Hall 9.3 is up and running. A couple little glitches but on the whole not too bad. I like some of the upgrades over my previous Music Hall tables. The spikes that go on the bottom is a nice touch and the little discs they sit on keeps the surface from being scratched up. Taking the motor and decoupling it from the plinth is a big advantage when trying to keep down surface noise. Here are a few pictures.
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Hi Jack,

Looking at your pics, I have 2 suggestions to try out.

Try playing some records without the dust cover on.

Try putting something between the table and the glass shelf. If you happen to have a maple cutting board laying around that's large enough: Bingo!

Might help improve the sound, might not. If nothing else, it will feed the Nervosa.