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Oracle Delphi MarkII or Music Hall7? Which one?

I would like to know some feedback concerning 2 turntables. The first turntable is an Oracle Delphi MarkII mint, brought up to specs(new suspension) without tonearm or cartridge. Or a music hall 7 with original project9 tonearm and no cartridge(1 month old).They are both similar in price How are they comparable, which is best. I like the oracle look, classics, and I heard the sound from a music hall 7 is great, it is newer also.Also what type of tomearm is best suited for oracle.Any feedback would be appreciated.thanks
carlsc
judy426
228 posts
 
Go with the Oracle. Music Hall is at best mid-fi hi-fi. It's a decent start but no more. The Project 9 tonearm extremely limits your cartridge choice.
narrod
1,064 posts
 
No contest. The Music Hall is a toy in comparison to the Oracle. Still a great table that holds its' own and a piece of audio history.
newbee
4,796 posts
 
Uniformly great advise, especially the comments by Jhorowitz which are quite useful. With any luck you might find the tone arm mounting plate the previous owner used will be suitible for your new arm. There is a fairly large group that use the same plate. Not only is the Oracle one of the great TT's, its great eye candy and will draw lots of comments.
rwwear
2,887 posts
 
The Oracle is very bouncy and should be on a concrete, very stiff floor or shelf mounted. And it is a pain to set up. I can't speak for the Music Hall.
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