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turntable upgrade

looking to upgrade my turntable. Currently have a music hall 5 which i damaged replacing the cartridge but managed to resolder. Tonearm will still need to be rewired so i thought it would be time for a change. Budget is around 1500-2000 of which the scout ,michell tecnodec,Thorens td-800 and the new marantz tt-15 would qualify if i bought new.
only able to demo the scout locally.Have thought about used but never bought used equipment before. Have only about 200 albums and have already invested in a naimcdx5
cd player which ido most of my listening.However ido want a quality turntable that i acn listen to. would appreciate any advice.
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rauliruegas
13,101 posts
 
Dear friend: I agree with Spencer about second hand TT. here it is some links that you could choose:

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1142666180

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1142972929

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1143343842

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1143764757

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1145029454

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
mapleleafs3
190 posts
 
Get a used table. Well Tempered are very nice. If tour handy it will be a nice unit. Can be had for 1K 1.5K Good buy. Oracle also has nice tables. Used is the way to go.
schipo
1,268 posts
 
I have seen many VPI HW19 tables for sale. They are well built, easy to set up, and large enough for just about any arm configuration.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
Are you upgrading because of the tonearm wire or just wanting to do so? I once rewired a Poject arm on a MMF 7 I owned and it wasn't that difficult and the results were great.

I agree with the others, buying used is the most bang for the buck. Most important thing to watch for with used tables is does the seller still have all of the original packaging.

There are a couple of used Basis tables with Rega tonearms for sale on A'gon that would fit your budget and give you excellant playback. Don't know the sellers but I've owned a few Basis tables in the past and they are solid performers.
dan_ed
2,451 posts
 
I do wonder why you created two nearly identical threads using two different names?
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