TT Recommendation
My current system consist of a Pro-Ject 2Xperience TT with Ortofon 2M Silver cart, Mcintosh MA5300 being used as a preamp, Mcintosh MC462 power amp and B&W 802D3 speakers. I'm looking to upgrade the TT and looking for recommendations. I thought that I had narrowed my search down to the Rega P8 or VPI Prime 21 but yesterday someone told me that I should include the Feickert Volare as well.
What are your thoughts of the three I've listed here. Are there others that I should be looking at? My budget including cart is around $5,500 - $6,000.
Find a place to audition the turntables. I have a Rega P8 with the Ania cartridge and I am very pleased with the sound. Easy to set up too. There's a lot of good options and be realistic with how much you like or dislike setting up and tweaking. If you don't P8 is great set-up and forget - if you do VPI and others may be a better fit for you. And if you want to really go down the analog path at some point the internal phono stage will be your weak link. |
I’ve been singing the praises of Pure Fidelity. Give them a good hard look. My Harmony (with an OL Conqueror Mk4) is knocking my socks off! Sounded amazing out of the gate but the OL Silver Hybrid wire was long on the break in and the whole package is now coming into its own. Top flight build quality, custom finish options beyond the standard veneers (which are gorgeous!), sound for dollar value is off the charts. I’m working on a full blown “review” which should air before the holidays. Professional reviews are spot on (refreshing change) so have a look at those. If you are looking for a table that is built to last, sounds great, looks great, PF should be very high on your shortlist! |
Rega p8 alphetta 3
Screaming good deal
Cart 2000 Table 3100
Bought together 4400 That means you are getting a 2000 Dollar cart
For 300 that saves you 1700 and you are getting a fantastic reference grade cart for a song And they are designed together so the cart and table are synergustic
The p8 alphetta 3 combo embaresses a ton of expensive tables The p8 combo is clean fast with superior detail retrivel
And agrega is pre setup and never needs any realadjustment
Get easy get done get rega for superior sound for the money.
DAve and troy AUDIO INTELLECT NJ REGA DEALERS |
@solypsa , Funny you should mention that. I saw two STST Turntables last weekend at Soundsmith. Peter Ledermann is enamored by them. It is the first suspended direct drive turntable I have ever seen. It has a thick delrin platter and a low torque DD motor which should create less magnetic perturbation in the vicinity of the cartridge. Since the Turntable is German and Peter Ledermann has a close relationship with Frank Schroder having his arms on all his tables, I suspect it was Frank that got him into this turntable. For some reason his own demonstration system still uses a VPI with a Schroder Reference arm on it. Peter says the STST might be the best turntable ever made. Unfortunately, they were not hooked up to his demonstration system so I was unable to hear them. For a top end table the price is not all that bad either. I there a version that can take any size tonearm? |
My choice in this price range is the Music Hall 11.3 because MH has included many of the features that makes for a truly outstanding turntable - such as...
There are several finishes to choose from, for example... https://musichallaudio.com/product/mmf-11-3-turntable-copy/ Install a Zavfino interconnect cable and just listen to the music Regards - Steve |
