Rega P2, Thorens TD-180 or Music Hall MMF-5.1?

I have a new MMF-7.1 and am thinking of upgrading to a Rega P5 or VPI. The Pro-Ject arms aren't very tweak friendly.

Rega all the way

Ekobesky says
>>The RB30 arm is phenomenal<<

Well, if in fact you meant the RB300, you're quite incorrect.

The RB300 is a solid, serviceable, and reasonably high value tonearm but hardly phenomenal.

Thanks.

I have an MMF-5.1 and agree with the claim that it's hard to tweak. Adjusting the azimuth was a real pain, and I still think I don't have it right. Instructions say that VTA, azimuth, and cartridge alignment are setup at the factory. Don't trust that claim; my cartridge was not aligned perfectly, and neither was the azimuth. Who knows if the VTA is perfect either.

With that said, I believe this TT is a bargain for the way it sounds, but I haven't heard many other tables to make a real comparison.

I would agree with the above assessments. Bear in mind that the new P3,
refered to above, that can be upgraded with the external power supply is the
P3/24, an upgraded version of the P3 that came out about a year ago. The arm
on it is the RB301 and has, among other things, a different mount than the
RB300, or RB250 for that matter, similar to the RB700.

You might find a used P5 for close to the price of a new P3/24, or even a used
P3/24 that would fit into your stated budget.

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