Dear Morper: On that price range nothing that I know can beat the Acoustic Signature TT: www.acoustic-signature.com
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.
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If you're buying a TT based on how it looks, no one can help you but you. Buy the Oracle like Jaybo said and be happy. If you're interested in best sonic performance in that price range, I tend to agree with Raul. A third possibility, which combines solid sonic performance and looks which may (or may not) impress you is the demo Teres 255 being offered on their website. This would give you a table that usually sells above your budget for $2,800. It's certainly worth a look. http://www.teresaudio.com/promotion.html |
I own an oracle and I'm very happy with it. It throws a huge soundstage and with a recent upgrade to Cardas Golden reference interconnect it now has the bottom end I was craving. No it doesn't have the Linn bottom end but then most linns that I have heard don't have the air that the Oracle has either. It's a trade off for sure and I bought my Oracle because it reminds me of an oil rig in the North Sea. |
i use an old mk 2 version with a graham phantom and an 80th anniversary koetsu fed through tom evans electronics into gnp valkyrie speakers the sound is spectacular i dare say there are better designs out there but the point is with careful component matching and setup most decent turntables can be optomised to punch well above their weight good luck uk tel |