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Pro Ject RM1.3 Any Good!

I am new to the Turntable world and am looking for an entry level TT. Is the ProJect RM 1.3 any good ? Any thoughts, advice would be helpful  !!  Thanks!
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gregkohanmim
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I'm with Ruebent on this one.  A few years ago, I had this table for all of a week before taking it back to my dealer to get something significantly better (and have since upgraded again).  For the money I think it's OK, but seriously, the lack of a dust cover was a real deal breaker for me. 

If you're looking for something inexpensive simply to test the waters with vinyl then either you'll abandon the format completely or want to upgrade to something better in pretty short order.

If you're already committed to vinyl, then I'd consider increasing your budget and moving up the product line.  As you do, you'll also get a table bundled with a better cartridge than the Sumiko Pearl.

Greg

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glennewdick
1,700 posts
 

I think a dust cover is insignificant for a turntable. the ones that are hinged actually add vibrations into the table and really should be removed when listening. so I would not base your table decisions on a dust cover as most high end ones don't have them anyway. The project tables along with Rega and some others are good quality tables for starting out. you may also want to consider a used vintage table as your first table.  A good vibration free place to put your table and proper record care products are more important then a dust cover.

schubert
7,386 posts
 
+ 1 for glennewdick, One thing I love about my new Pioneer PLX-1000 TT
is it has a handsome smoked dust cover with no hinges , just small indents
that hold it when you put it back on .
Other thing is it sounds as least as good as my  2K  Project .
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rsa OP
114 posts
 
Thanks for all the help! I will keep looking!
photodusty
100 posts
 
I owned one for about 4 years....its a decent sounding table. 

However I recently went to a VPI Scout and it is an amazing improvement. People told me to save my money and buy more of a table when I was looking at the RPM....I didnt listen so I will tell you....Save Your Money For A Better Table :-) 

With that said the RPM was in my budget at the time and it served me very well. In the end I wish I was experiencing the music long ago like I am now with the Scout.

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