New Guy

[bizzar]

Hi all.
First post from me, from down-under in New Zealand.
Looking forward to being involved here in these fotums.
My gear includes-

M & k 1a satellites.
Mirage OMC2 speaker for center.
2 x Sony TAES55 power amps, 1 for driving the M & K's, and the other bridged for driving the Mirage.
Kef Concertos for rears.
Pioneer and Sony DVD players.
Marantz CD4000 CD player.
Sony STRD1070 for processing things.
Yamaha SWT-1500 subwoofer.
Pioneer SL560 turntable with Shure V15-3 cartridge.

I really enjoy vinyl and look forward to upgrading to a better deck, this along with upgrading the other gear as funds permit.
Must say I was gutted when news of the demise of M & K came out, I have been using their speakers for nearly 30 years now.
Any offers on suggestions on turntable upgrade in the area of $2kUS.
Used to own a Linn Sondek-LVX arm-Townshend Elite MCP555 cartridge years ago, fantastic sound, looking to get back to equivalent set-up.

Cheers.

 

[Audioholics]

Welcome to the forums. I'm nota vinyl guy but perhaps someone else will have some input.

 

[Johnd]

Yeah, welcome to the forum bizzar. I still use my B&O ocassionally to listen to some classics that are difficult to find elsewhere (Hendrix's Nine to the Universe). But I have to admit that it is rare, given my rudimentary knowledge of cd's, dvd's, sacd's and mp3's. Still, I don't think I'll ever get rid of that player or those albums.