Best turntable for the buck
I now amazingly find that my analog system has fallen behind my digital system in SQ and I want to investigate how to improve it.
Currently I have a heavily modified Rega RP3 turntable, with two power supplies, a new platter, sub-platter and other internal enhancements. My cartridge is the Clearaudio Virtuoso.
Not that it’s bad, but I want to look for something that will significantly improve the sound of my current setup.
Will about a 4K investment do that?
@bassdude You don’t have to break the bank on a cartridge to get the G sounding killer. I’m running mine with a Grado Gold3. Sounds stunning. I probably went a bit overboard on my phono stage- a Sutherland Duo, but my goal is to build my last system. I’m in a good place.
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@rvpiano If you do, Music Direct has the all black 1210G in stock. My wife didn’t get it- until she heard it. |
@nferre66And... I guess... there is very little difference in the sound of cartridges - or - at least you don’t have to spend a fortune to obtain good sound from some of them. Frank Schroeder opened my eyes in one of his interviews on YouTube in which he noted that the two best sounding cartridges were: Denon 103 and the Now, I’m sure his point was... you don’t have to "mortgage the house" to obtain good sound quality from a cartridge. But... in listening to various cartridges it does seem that those two sound about as good as the Lyra Delos, which is far, far more costly. The "sweet spot" seems to be in the $400-$1000 range - with those two competing quite well. Finding that "sweet spot" may be a bit more challenging with phono stages - but - I’m sure it can be found. Like you I have been drawn to the Sutherland phono stages, but that’s still a bit more than I’d like to spend. |
