End Game Turntable suggestions

Dear @musicmatters1206  : " End Game Turntable suggestions "

End game? really?.  It's almost impossible to have " end game " but the RP-10/tonearm combination is really near to and with a Lyra LOMC cartridge from Kleos to Atlas then Icould say: you are done.

But in my opinion you have a severe tweak system link with that phono stage that not only as 10k on output impedance that goes mainly but not only the HF range but additional its critical and way important to achieve a high quality system levels performance ist that the invese RIAA eq.curve has a high frequency deviation swing of 1db that affects not only the discrete notes but harmonics too and puts a colored/distorted sound reproduction. I know that you like it and my opinion is only that.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,

R.

1200G / Rega 8 or 10 are fabulous looking turntables and whatever’s sonically left isn’t worth worrying about.

It really, really isn’t.

I’ve not heard the Rega 10 but the 8 was certainly impressive.

Despite the low mass approach (or maybe because of it?) it had rock solid stability.

"If i can stretch the budget it really does check every box in my list. Also I heard it at a show last year, but of course how they sound on 200+K systems is a different matter..."

musicmatters1206-

If I were in the buying mode w/$10K burning in my pocket, a used HW40 would be on my short list.

While VPI is pooh poohed by the purists, I've never heard a properly setup VPI sound bad. I use a Classic, and like the traditional look, which the HW 40 follows.

Put a $5K+ LOMC and proper phono stage=done.

Agree.

Dear @musicmatters1206  : The RP-10 comes with an excellent tonearm too, read what M.Fremer posted in his review of the DD SAT XD-1 100K+ TT ( with out SAT tonearm ) using Lyra Atlat, top Ortofon and other top cartridges and comparing against the Continumm $$$$$ BD TT:

" The XD1 shares some sonic characteristics with Rega's revolutionary RP 10 turntable: ultrafast, clean transients throughout the audible frequency range; tight, fast bass; revealing midrange transparency; and overall sonic stability and focus. All these characteristics result, apparently, from careful attention paid to structural rigidity and the removal or prevention of unwanted vibrational energy "

R.