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TurnTable Quest

Hello,  I would like to start saving for a TTable. I still have a crush on my first real TTable, a Denon DP62L. So sorry I sold it years ago.

WTS, I really like the separate motors, platter ect. Not sure what to look for in that direction. Feel free to offer suggestions. I wont be ready to buy for a while, hopefully the sticker shock wont be that bad.

Thank you, KG

kgveteran
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zavato
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I think the first think you should establish is a budget for a table/arm/cartridge. Sticker shock to some is entry level to others. 

No question that for $1,000 you can get an Excellent setup (Rega comes to mind). Have more $ to spend? While I'm not a person hat instinctively recommends VPI I heard an excellent sounding VPI Prime with a Grado cartridge last year
kgveteran OP
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I think budget is a good place, seems money is always the bottom line, and $1K seems a good place to start........
jperry
2,454 posts
 
Go on........

I have owned a lot of turntables including VPI, Basis, Rega, Thorens, Linn etc; and to me the classic Garrard 301 and 401 tables, restored with a high quality base sound better than any turntable I have owned.

Unfortunately, $1,000 will only get you there if you make a great garage sale buy and build your own base.
kgveteran OP
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  • "I have owned a lot of turntables including VPI, Basis, Rega, Thorens, Linn etc; and to me the classic Garrard 301 and 401 tables, restored with a high quality base sound better than any turntable I have owned.

    Unfortunately, $1,000 will only get you there if you make a great garage sale buy and build your own base."
 I dont follow this, is the Garrard a retro table and guys are just replacing the old plinth with a more solid, and isolating platform ?
jperry
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kgveteran "I don't follow this, is the Garrard a retro table and guys are just replacing the old plinth with a more solid, and isolating platform ?"

Yes, see the link below to Loricraft

http://www.garrard501.com/


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