[tim28212]

Congrats! How many reel to reels do you have now?

[static14]

3 currently, but I'm leaning toward selling the Tascam now that I have the Revox.

[tim28212]

:)
I thought you had a few

[Bezulsqy]

The reason I wasn't spinning a lot of records was because out of the 6 decks I have only one was without issues. I can fix some of the others but didn't want to spend the time doing it. Maybe I still will in the future.
However, I did went looking for a new simpler player. The B&O's I have are too difficult because of all the electronics. I wanted a fully manual direct drive, like my only working Technics SL-1800, but then better looking and more special.

I found this Luxman PD-262 with a Grado Gold element near where my stepson lives (200k from my home). It was from a collector who wanted to slim his collection. Completely recapped and with a Grado Gold element.
It is absolutely stunning. And while I type this the first record I am playing on it is still spinning. The difference in sound quality with the Technics and the basis AT cartridge it has is insane. Wasn't even considering that when getting this...
Very happy and now hoping it won't break :-)

[inksb]

The reason I wasn't spinning a lot of records was because out of the 6 decks I have only one was without issues. I can fix some of the others but didn't want to spend the time doing it. Maybe I still will in the future.
However, I did went looking for a new simpler player. The B&O's I have are too difficult because of all the electronics. I wanted a fully manual direct drive, like my only working Technics SL-1800, but then better looking and more special.

I found this Luxman PD-262 with a Grado Gold element near where my stepson lives (200k from my home). It was from a collector who wanted to slim his collection. Completely recapped and with a Grado Gold element.
It is absolutely stunning. And while I type this the first record I am playing on it is still spinning. The difference in sound quality with the Technics and the basis AT cartridge it has is insane. Wasn't even considering that when getting this...
Very happy and now hoping it won't break :-)

That table looks awesome! Congrats on the pickup, I didn't even realize Luxman made turntables, my receiver is a Luxman and I love it.

I recently made some changes to my set up. I decided to retire my towers I've had for 15+ years. I built new shelving and bought a set of bookshelf speakers, Ascilab CB6. These things are some of the best rated (from a technical standpoint) in their price range. And while it's been a bit of an adjustment since the low end is definitely lacking (the towers had two 8" drivers in them for low end) these do sound fantastic

[inksb]

Here's a pic of when I installed the new shelving, the one on the right which is empty in the photo is already half full, I transferred two full cubes from the right shelves to them plus some extras

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[Bezulsqy]

That looks beautiful @inksb! So cool you make your own cabinets. The person I bought the Luxman from is a furniture maker and he made his own cabinets as well.

[inksb]

That looks beautiful @inksb! So cool you make your own cabinets. The person I bought the Luxman from is a furniture maker and he made his own cabinets as well.

thanks! it's been a slow process converting this set up over to the ones I built. My eldest cat passed away back in the fall and he was the reason I didn't swap out anything on the bottom for new ones bc he loved to chew on the plastic jackets. Now that he's gone it's time to replace those black kallax, which will probably be done this summer. Not looking forward to completely removing all the records and breaking down the system though

[ScoJo]

@bez congrats on your new baby. Wonderful stuff. Now I want a Luxman.

@inks enjoy your new setup, a half-completed rearrangement is a joy in itself. My OCD however cannot sanction those partially overlapped picture frames. Ulp. 😅

[inksb]

@bez congrats on your new baby. Wonderful stuff. Now I want a Luxman.

@inks enjoy your new setup, a half-completed rearrangement is a joy in itself. My OCD however cannot sanction those partially overlapped picture frames. Ulp. 😅

haha, those are coming down, just haven't got around to it. Need to find a new wall for them though

[static14]

looking good @Inks and @Bez! I commented in the now playing thread about the Luxman table before seeing this. :)

[EvanCampbell]

inksb - Space looks great! Needs to do something like that myself!

Bez - Lovely deck!! I have never owned a Luxman Deck...mainly Denon's over the years. I am a big fan of Lux products and have had many over the years as far as amps and tuners. Reading your joy with the new sound is making me think about it! :)