I bought my 1228 new in the stone age, early 1970s but it sat unused since moving to CDs in the late 80s. Set it up again with my son who's gotten into vinyl, spun 2 albums and it no longer turns. Any thoughts as to whether repairing is worth the cost and if so where in NYC or surroundings I might go. Thank you.
Vintage Dual 1228 Turntable : worth to upgrade cartridge ?
I have from my college days (1977) Dual 1228 with original fitted Shure M95ED cartridge . It is maintained well , not used for about 20 years in between , but just cleaned , lubricated , resoldered some loose connections , etc and just runs great for me.
I am not too much into analogue , so not planning to do big time investment into new TT , Phono preamp , but if can get larger benefit by replacing the Shure M 95 ED with some new cart upto $ 200-300 , I would like to do it .
My Phono preamp is very low end Cambridge Audio MM 551P . To go with new upgraded cartridge , I may even consider to buy used Phono with budget of $1000 .
I would appreciate advice form FMs here , where I should spend my money to get most benifit on sound improvement . New cart , new phono ?
I am not too much into analogue , so not planning to do big time investment into new TT , Phono preamp , but if can get larger benefit by replacing the Shure M 95 ED with some new cart upto $ 200-300 , I would like to do it .
My Phono preamp is very low end Cambridge Audio MM 551P . To go with new upgraded cartridge , I may even consider to buy used Phono with budget of $1000 .
I would appreciate advice form FMs here , where I should spend my money to get most benifit on sound improvement . New cart , new phono ?