The Best $10,000.00 Table + Cartridge

Well I guess JMO must have glossed over my post and didn't get the fact that I was kind of poking fun at ALL of us. I just find it a bit humorous all the money we spend - and in fact how much it really does cost to get first rate analog playback.

As far as Jazzdoc's suggestion about the Schroder 2, I think that suggestion is for someone who who already has an arm. The backorder is very long.

Jopi - I wish you luck in assembling your system. I'm sure whatever you end up with will bring you a tremendous amount of enjoyment. I would definitely include a VPI 16.5 in the budget - yes a record cleaning machine is indispensable, but the Loricraft is too pricey to include, (I think anyway and I own one)

I went to a *so called* high end audio store for the first time in over four years. What a waste of time...some jerk mentioning the price of each and every item I was looking at! And then, when I explained that nothing in the store could match the life and breath of a four monoblock sat/sub system there was disbelief. Of course, if you sell an expensive German sub and place one in the corner...

I'll gladly send the man who wants to spend 10K there!

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Emailists,

My mistake you are correct I did just gloss over your post and I responded before I had my caffeine fix. Damn, that caffeine back to the oj to start my mornings. :O)

JMO, I never used the word "expert". That's your characterization.

My opinion is based on ownership of over 100 turntables over the past 50 years.

Undoubtedly there are participants here with more vinyl experience than me.

But not many.

And certainly not you or Stringbean.

Thanks for your comments.

How about a McIntosh MT10 and the right $2000 turntable stand? There was one that Art Dudley raved about (tt stand), but I'm too tired to look it up.