It's been a while since we've posted audio gear on the blog. But, I've finally gotten the time to finish a couple of turntables
This is one of my favorite turntables for not only it performs well and dead reliable, the operations are smooth and it looks great to boot! This is one solid turntable.
In my honest opinion, the black finish is great. It matches both modern and vintage pieces. And, of course it has a nice tall platter and strobe to give a classy look.
The Akai AP-206 is a nice direct drive, 2-speed semi-automatic turntable. It's well built and had good weight. It's freshly serviced and ready to go to a new loving home.
Now, I've had to add a couple touches to this turntable to make it whole. It was missing the headshell and cartridge:
1) is a very nice and light weight ADC headshell. It is a great headshell as it has excellent rigidity, but light weight.
2) I've put a very nice Nagaoka MP-15 cartridge. This is not your average entry level cartridge. The current or updated is the Nagaoka MP-150 cartridge. Nagaoka is one of my favorite cartridge manufacturers, especially their lower level cartridges. I've owned the entire line up and the sound of these cartridges are really nice. They have great bass, in comparison to a Shure. They almost have a Grado feel but much cleaner sounding, especially the treble. It's much more detailed than a similar Grado cartridge and much more lively and dynamic sounding over a Shure.
Overall, this is one great table that's in great shape and has a great cartridge. The new owner will be quite happy with this setup!
This is one of my favorite turntables for not only it performs well and dead reliable, the operations are smooth and it looks great to boot! This is one solid turntable.
In my honest opinion, the black finish is great. It matches both modern and vintage pieces. And, of course it has a nice tall platter and strobe to give a classy look.
The Akai AP-206 is a nice direct drive, 2-speed semi-automatic turntable. It's well built and had good weight. It's freshly serviced and ready to go to a new loving home.
Now, I've had to add a couple touches to this turntable to make it whole. It was missing the headshell and cartridge:
1) is a very nice and light weight ADC headshell. It is a great headshell as it has excellent rigidity, but light weight.
2) I've put a very nice Nagaoka MP-15 cartridge. This is not your average entry level cartridge. The current or updated is the Nagaoka MP-150 cartridge. Nagaoka is one of my favorite cartridge manufacturers, especially their lower level cartridges. I've owned the entire line up and the sound of these cartridges are really nice. They have great bass, in comparison to a Shure. They almost have a Grado feel but much cleaner sounding, especially the treble. It's much more detailed than a similar Grado cartridge and much more lively and dynamic sounding over a Shure.
Overall, this is one great table that's in great shape and has a great cartridge. The new owner will be quite happy with this setup!
