@flynnrd You clearly have not read thru this thread, or you would know I am certainly not a "shill" for Cambridge Audio or the dealer. Maybe a shill for Rega or Marantz, but certainly not the product for which I won in the contest. I have also stated in this thread that I have the Alva listed to sell on the Audiogon marketplace, and on reverb, which seems to do the opposite of promoting a positive image about a product. It is a great turntable, but just not what I am looking for with my current setup. Also, think about the people on this forum... do you really believe they would be swayed to gain interest and purchase a product from simply reading a forum post about selling the dang product?? SMH.
@stevencason I am not trying to do a comparison of tables, because I don’t plan on using a specific cart. Because these mid-level tables generally are sold as a specific "package", that is what I am inquiring about, the entire package. Some people here and on other forums have owned or at least listened to both the Rega P3 with Exact and the Marantz TT-15S1 and can provide helpful details about their listening experience. Waiting and listening is an option that I have explored, but in the end, I know I want a different listening experience that doesn’t require component workarounds. Tubes are a different story though. Also, the point of selling or trading the two tables is so that I am NOT shelling out a ton of cash.
@davidclarke I will take a look on ebay.
@robert53 I don’t mind the expense of buying tubes over time, because that is like buying and collecting nice bottles of wine. You can experiment and play with tube rolling, so I have learned. And the price of tubes seems to be much cheaper than swapping/upgrading carts, from what I can tell. And yeah, when I feel like splurging, I might look into the tubes from the 50’s and 60’s. Gotta roll these tables first. :)
