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Rega RP8 or Pro-ject Xtension 10

I'm looking to buy a new turntable and wanted to know thoughts on my two finalist. The Rega RP8 with the Apheta 2 cartridge or the Project Xtension 10 with the Sumiko Pearwood Celebration ll cartridge. I have the PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium preamp and PL Dialogue Premium HP mono-block amps driving a pair of Magnepan 20.7's. I am also auditioning the Rega Aria phono-stage and the Lehmann audio Black cube SE ll. If you have any experience with any of the above your opinion would be much appreciated.

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donvito101
278 posts
 
The SME 10 is more than twice the price of the Rega RP8!
invictus005
597 posts
 
@donvito101 SME 10 can be had new for under $4500, from various legitimate sources. Minus the tonearm. I'll leave it up to you to find them.
donvito101
278 posts
 
Acoustic Sounds is the only source for SME in the USA!
 http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&searchtext=sme
invictus005
597 posts
 
It's not the only source in the US. And US is not the only country one can get it from. 
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simao
1,819 posts
 
They're both good, well lauded tables. I would think the RP8 is slightly better build quality and I'd prefer the Apheta to the Sumiko, but either will do you just fine. 
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