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help choosing a turn table

good evening,

I will be purchasing my first turn table..  it will be for a second system using a Lyngdorf TDA 1120 combined with a pair of monitor audio gold 100 speakers .  Budget is preferably < 2k and ideally < $1,500..  music to be played is likely classic rock, 80 s music, maybe some alternative.. want detailed sound that is not fatiguing .. appreciate everyone’s input thanks 

rbgator94
grislybutter
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a $1500 turntable won't compete with 10K turntables. It will compete with other ~$1500 turntables.

lewm
12,565 posts
 

Yoyo, thanks for correctly interpreting my meaning, when I wrote that “if Rega are right, everyone else is wrong”. I was indeed referring to the extreme low mass/high rigidity mantra. Nearly everyone else approaches the problem of isolation and energy dissipation in ways different from Rega.

grislybutter
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“if Rega are right, everyone else is wrong”

can they both be right?

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pindac
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Funny how Rega have a Question Mark against there designs, but their Tonearm Designs are probably the most plaguerised in the past 30 years. 

As stated before, even the Rega Design is responsible for SME IV and V Models

 

overthemoon
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@rbgator94 my first thought is...do you have a trusted audio dealer?

My rationale is they may have a great used opportunity and possibly one you can audition.

If new is your goal, I really appreciate the combination of simplistic solution and strong performance of Rega.

There's a lot of good turn tables out there with various design philosophies and Rega has tables like the P3 that perform and are easy to set-up.  I personally upgraded to the P8 because the simplicity is really attractive to me in higher end applications.

Yet there are great products from companies like VPI who stand behind their product and will get you where you want to go.

Good luck and enjoy the journey. 

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