How about a Revox B790 with an Ortofon VMS20 cartridge for $800 + shipping from Switzerland. It is listed on EBAY. DD and an excellent linear-track arm! I have one! A true Hi-End TT!
Best TT under $1k
I’m looking to get into vinyl but don’t really no where to begin. I’ve been doing ample research on what TT to buy but am seeking the opinions of the A-gon community. I’m looking to spend under a grand, $750 if I can get away with it. (new or used)
Some units that I’ve looked at online:
Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC Esprit SB Turntable – $599
Rega Planar 2 Turntable – $675
VPI Cliffwood Turntable – $900
Rega Planar 3 Turntable – $945
Technics SL-1200MK2
Criteria in order of importance:
- Sound quality
- Must include cart
- Excellent build quality
- Upgrade-able. Usable now but can upgrade down the road.
- Easy to setup/ use/ maintain
Thanks,
Joe
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Thanks so much for all of your replies. I'm leaning toward @helomech's suggestion of the Pioneer PLX-1000 with the Audio-Technica VM540ML cartridge. I know it's not the most important consideration (perhaps not a consideration at all for some folks), but I love the old school look of the mk1200 and the plx-1000 is its successor. I want to make an immediate purchase and most of the VPI HW-19's available right now seem to have missing parts or need work. There also seems to be a preference for buying vintage. While I love the idea - given my current knowledge of TT's - it doesn't seem practical. I know the Rega RP6 got several votes, but it is a little out of my price range. Any other love for the Pioneer? |
this Pioneer Pl-61 is an excellent table to start out with. get a new cartridge (a Ortophon 2M blue for around $225) for this and you will be set for for a while. https://www.ebay.com/itm/PIONEER-PL-61-Record-player-Turntable-beautiful-cabinet-vintage/18342857414... |
The Pioneer PLX-1000 is a good deck. Any decent table will play fine as long as it is reasonably isolated and you make a good match with the cartridge. The cart resonance tool at Vinyl Engine is great for making sure you cart and tonearm are a good match. https://www.vinylengine.com/cartridge_resonance_evaluator.php Next big step is cables and phono preamp. Cables from the preamp to amp don’t matter as much but from table to pre, you want to keep the capacitance low. Blue Jeans LC-1’s are cheap and effective. There are a bunch of great entry level phono pre’s under $500 now if you want to go in that direction at some point. (Lounge LCR is my fav for the money... Sutherland for higher end... vintage for fun) As long as you get a good match with your tonearm, you should be really happy with that table for most systems at that price point. In a year or two if you are thinking of moving up the range there’s lots to choose from under $2k (my recommendation is the GEM PolyTable http://www.hifigem.com/polytable.html) Have fun! |
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