Well, if we're considering DIY/restorations, try something at least as good as a Garrard or Thorens, likely better than any belt-drive regardless of price, and cheaper than either Thorens or Garrard: go Lenco, of course! Easier to fix up and improve than either Garrard and Thorens too. Mount your Rega tonearm and cartridge to it (even in original plinth with no mods except replacing the tonearm). With the money you save over the more "accepted" and hence expensive Garrard and Thorens, buy a better preamp known for a decent phono stage, like, perhaps, the NAD to start, or even better than that. That said, your 'table is decent, the weakest link is otherwise the preamp. A good phono stage goes a loooonnngggg way! Merry Christmas!
Where to spend some money?
Would welcome anyone's thoughts on how to spend some money to step up the quality of my vinyl playback. This is by no means a mega buck system, but here is what I have; Rega P-2 with RB-250 and Exact cartridge. I Have installed the Incognito rewire set, machined sub-platter, and an Iron Audio thick acrylic platter. I clean my vinyl with a Nitty Gritty and a carbon brush. The preamp is a Hagerman Cornet and the interconnects are PBJ's. This is fed into a Rotel RB1080 200wpc amp and out to Paradigm Monitor 11 towers. I use the preamp section of a Rotel RX1065 receiver to control processing functions. It does sound pretty good in my opinion, but I know there is more to be had
Where would around $1500.00 to $2000.00 best be spent?
Thanks for your time.
Where would around $1500.00 to $2000.00 best be spent?
Thanks for your time.
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