Vpi 19mkIV or linn sondek 12

For the 1200 range, I recommend a rega 25. That's what I have. A friend of mine who's a turntable guru said I should stick with that instead of 'moving up' to a Linn. Another who has owned both commented that the Linn was very frustrating because it constantly went out of whack while his Rega 25 was set and forget. I've used mine for six months now and have never needed to adjust it. I use it with the super-elys cartridge/ARC PH-3/BAT vk5i/Virgos and get excellent sound. Blows my $3000 Sony XA7ES CD player out of the water. I might upgrade to a planar 9 someday, but frankly I don't see any need for improvement.

alright people are going to start thinking im bl@#%ing this guy i keep mentioning him so often but check out salvatore's site at http://www.high-endaudio.com/ and click on audio critique. from there you'll see 'recommended components' and you can read his thoughts on turntables, especially the linn vs. vpi.

Thanks for the input. Seems like Linn could be a pain. Looks like Salvatore is for the VPI. Any more opinions on VPI vs. Rega?

Hey Kublakhan, are you bl@#%ing this Salvatore guy or what? :)

Am I mistaken, or is there not a single solid state product among his recommended components?

Oh, and in this price range, what about Basis, Michell and Rega tables? All are supposed to be excellent.