Turntable Set Up

[kungfugrip]

Hey All

Let me start by saying that I am very much a newb to audio equipment.. so go easy

I have recently dug up some audio equipment that I would like to put to good use. My goal is to rediscover the enjoyment of the 1000s of LPs and 45s that I accumulated growing up for personal use in my home.

I have thhe following equipment:
-Technics 1200 SL1200 MKII (very dusty and dirty at this point)
-Ortofon Concorde Cartridge (fairly dusty as well)
-2x Klipsch 3.1 Speakers
-Kenwood VR-307 Receiver

I have read the suggestion to replace the tone arm with the Jelco and am considering that. As well as potentially replacing the cartridge with the Denon.

Ok now to the questions...

-What further equipment do I need to correctly produce audio from the turntable to the Klipsch speakers?

-Is the Kenwood receiver even something that I can utilize?

-Does the turntable need professional cleaning and adjustment or is that something I can accomplish myself?

The budget is very tight these days so I would like to utilize what I have as much as possible.

Thanks for the help and sorry if these questions sound very basic

 

[WmAx]

Going to the Jelco 250ST arm is certainly going to give you a high grade table right off the bat. You need to get the adapter plate to install the Jelco, of course, as the stock tonearm has a different mounting pattern/type.

Contact this eBay seller for the appropriate adapter for your table/arm:
http://myworld.ebay.com/f1sport/?afsrc=1

I would get an external phono pre-amp. The Music Hall PA1.2 is probably the best value around, or at least one of them. A simple, purely transparent device with variable input loading and MM and MC cartridge type selections options.

I would not bother with the old cartridge. I recommend Denon DL-110 or DL-160 as the best value cartridges, by far, available. These are built to the same standard, and use the quality/precision of stylus, that one usually only finds on far more expensive units. Despite the low price, these are still hand assembled and quality controlled in Japan by Denon.

-Chris

 

[TLS Guy]

The Ortofon Concorde, is not a terrible cartridge, so you could start with that. I don't think Ortofon have produced a really dreadful cartridge, and actually among the best in each price range over the years.

 

[3db]

The Ortofon Concorde, is not a terrible cartridge, so you could start with that. I don't think Ortofon have produced a really dreadful cartridge, and actually among the best in each price range over the years.

Alot of the ProJect tables come equipped with Ortofons.