Some of the new Pro-jects and Music Halls look interesting, despite afixed headshells.
The used market in my area doesn't currently offer much, but I'll keep looking. I would be very reluctant to buy used without testing it out first.
@elliot _ I can set alignment, azimuth and anti-skate fairly well. What I am more concerned about is changing carts with a one-piece tonearm. Is it a huge PIA? If not, I can forgo the removable headshell. Sounds like auto-return might also be off the table. I'm ok with that.
That being the case, anyone have experience with anything similar to this..? Looks interesting and on sale...
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-27jLsQYlV3J/p_823MMF23SE/Music-Hall-MMF-2-3-Special-Edition.html?XVINQ...
It has VTA and anti-skate adjustment. That's a big plus as I would likely swap out the cart at some point. That's what turned me off to the new P1 & P2. Also, looks like the speed regulation is improved from the base model.
There's no built-in pre-amp in the signal path. Looks nice. Maybe a platter upgrade down the road...
The used market in my area doesn't currently offer much, but I'll keep looking. I would be very reluctant to buy used without testing it out first.
@elliot _ I can set alignment, azimuth and anti-skate fairly well. What I am more concerned about is changing carts with a one-piece tonearm. Is it a huge PIA? If not, I can forgo the removable headshell. Sounds like auto-return might also be off the table. I'm ok with that.
That being the case, anyone have experience with anything similar to this..? Looks interesting and on sale...
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-27jLsQYlV3J/p_823MMF23SE/Music-Hall-MMF-2-3-Special-Edition.html?XVINQ...
It has VTA and anti-skate adjustment. That's a big plus as I would likely swap out the cart at some point. That's what turned me off to the new P1 & P2. Also, looks like the speed regulation is improved from the base model.
There's no built-in pre-amp in the signal path. Looks nice. Maybe a platter upgrade down the road...