This sound chain seemed to dig out even more bass thump from this disco arrangement of The Rolling Stones “Miss You” and the guitars in “Before They Make Me Run” have a razor-sharp quality that I’ve never really heard on any reissues of this album in any format. You can read my Proj-Ject Phono Box DS3 B review for full details.īoth the Stones and Ronstadt LPs had a wider soundstage and even more of that celebrated vinyl warmth when played through this setup. The DS3 B is a versatile and impressive phono stage that allows a listener to plug in two different turntables. ![]() 3 MC cartridge plugged into the Pro-Ject Phono Box DS3 B phono stage was a revelation. Switching to the XLR cable and the Sumiko Blue Point No. A lot of that improvement should be attributed to the $299 Moonstone cartridge, an upgrade available for owners of any turntable that can use a moving magnet cartridge. There was better definition for each individual instrument without losing the warmth that vinyl listeners celebrate. Switching to the Pro-Ject X8 and the Sumiko Moonstone MM cartridge plugged into the NAD revealed new details in both LPs. The SL1200 is a direct-drive workhorse that has been a favorite of DJs for decades, and the Ortofon is an outstanding value-priced cartridge. My baseline setup is a Technics SL-1200 turntable with an Ortofon OM 10 cartridge and stylus plugged into the NAD Phono Preamp PP-1 mentioned above. After both were cleaned with a vintage Discwasher record cleaning brush, they played with an acceptable amount of surface noise. I recently scored an early copy of The Rolling Stones 1978 LP Some Girls at a Goodwill store and purchased a clean copy of Linda Ronstadt’s 1978 LP Living in the USA at my local record store. When it’s over, you’ll need to either get up-or stop dancing-and walk over to the turntable and lift the tonearm so that your stylus doesn’t get damaged by repeatedly banging against the record’s runout groove. (Let’s hope it’s not more than 23 minutes, because no one’s ever managed to make great-sounding vinyl that can handle more music than that on a side.) You place a record on the platter, clean it if you haven’t used a freestanding record cleaning machine already, turn on the motor, lower the tonearm and sit back to enjoy 23 minutes or less of music. ![]() Listening to vinyl with the X8 is a fully engaged experience. The turntable doesn’t automatically return the tonearm to its rest at the end of a side or even stop spinning. There’s a lever to raise the tonearm and then lower it onto your spinning vinyl. There’s an on/off switch under the left front of the plinth and a button on top that lets you choose 33- or 45rpm. ![]() The Pro-Ject X8 is a completely manual turntable. The Pro-Ject X8 turntable’s speed is controlled by a button on the top of the plinth
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