Sell or keep my Turntable

Before you sell the Rega, why don't you set it up one last time and spin some records for a couple nights, and see how much you still want to sell it afterwards? Maybe you'll decide you want to keep it...maybe not...but why ask us a question that you should really be answering yourself?

Have you sold your TT and later regretted it?
- No, but we stopped listening to LPs in 1985 when we got sucked in by the convenience of CD's. Fifteen years and 800 CDs later we realized we had pretty much stopped listening to music altogether. We certainly regretted that. Something was wrong so we upgraded everything. It sounded a lot better but the same something was still wrong, though much less so. Finally, after hanging around here way too much last year, we bought a new TT/arm/cartridge. Nothing's wrong any more. All I regret is fifteen years of declining musical satisfaction, but the rediscovery has been a blast.

Are current TT's that much better so I should sell the Rega and buy a TT if I happen to get back into vinyl someday?
- Yes, current TT's are that much better. Current cartridges are WAY better. Unfortunately, they can also be expensive.

If I decide to sell the Rega what would be a reasonable asking price?
- Check the ads here, there's always lots of Rega stuff for sale.

Before making your decision do what Dirtyragamuffin suggested. His advice was excellent. It's your music, let your ears decide.

Don't sell. You'll get very little for your P3 and RB300 - certainly not enough to make a purposeful upgrade. Buying 150 new CDs will cost you more than you'll get from your P3 and 150 LPs. Buy a new cartridge, say a DV10X-5 and play your music again.

What a great thread! I've been wrestling with this question a bit myself lately. I have a P25/Benz Glider that I haven't used in a couple of months because I don't currently have a phono stage. And, any used phono stage that I want is at least $1000. Plus another IC. Plus, I really want to upgrade my TT if I do that.

I have several digital formats going at the moment, CD, SACD, 96/24 HDAD's, & DVD. I really think digital technology has gotten to the point where it's a lot more cost effective than vinyl (once you figure in a good record cleaner, phono stage, & get beyond the entry level TT & cartridge), But, I'm not going to sell all my vinyl--I have a lot of LP's that "mean a lot" to me.

Are you really attached to your vinyl LP's? If not, then maybe sell the lot & your P3. To quote Onhwy61:
*You basically haven't used the TT in 16 years. That says it all - SELL IT!*

As for me, I'm bugged with all the dues & expense & inconvenience of vinyl. But I'm also thinking of upgrading my TT to one of the better Basis or VPI models. This is partly because "I want more cool toys". No one says that a hobby always has to "make sense".

Good luck!

Great thread indeed...I sold all my LP's! Thanks David!

So they are sold - No more emails please, and thank you for all who wrote. There's a good reason for keeping your turntable Steve - 369 LP's for the price of 10 CD's!! Not bad!

Marco