I’ve written about my struggles with collecting vinyl. My basic problem has been with surface noise, enough of which can spoil the music listening experience. It has been a bit of an obsession at times to try and minimize that and get to the analog goodness that the format can offer.
When Technics announced the SL-50C turntable, I was impressed.1 I didn’t consider myself in the market, but was tempted to try to get something that could salvage my vinyl experience. Moon Audio and several other retailers now have the turntable for $200 off and it seems like the right time to jump. Moon Audio is right down the street and I knew if I experienced any issues I could hop over there.
So, I pulled the trigger and ordered my first new turntable in 20 years last night. We’ll see if this helps me get past the shortcomings of the vinyl format. If not, there is always that 30-day return policy.
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Also kind of startled that it was available in a terracotta brown color. ↩︎
