Immedia RPM 2 vs Clear Audio Emotion cmb

keep the clearaudio

I respectfully disagree with Jaybo. In it's day, the immedia RPM combo was about as high end as one could get. I suspect that it would outclass the Clearaudio combo, although I haven't actually listened to that table. Reading what's available on the web, the Clearaudio appears to be a good turntable in the mid-high end. It's not super cheap ( >$5000).
I have an RPM tonearm and I find it competitive with tonearms like the Triplanar and Grahams. Not necessarily the best but it can play in that league. I'd jump on the RPM combo if I were your shoes.
---Gary

My previous message got garbled. What I meant to say was that the Clearaudio was neither very cheap nor very expensive. It appears to be going after the "value" market as opposed to the state of the art. This is in contrast to the Immedia, which was an attempt at defining the best possible in it's day. My gut tells me it would be the better choice.
---Gary

thanks guys, the clearaudio table I was thinking about was the emotion cmb/satisfy combo, about two grand without cart, the immedia rpm2 with armboard upgrade was six thousand in 97, the arm alone was $2,400 , it weighs fifty eight pounds !!! after reading some reviews on stereophile on line it seems that Immedia was going after state of the art at the time. I think I might just try it out. Does anyone know if it can be serviced still? what if it needs a new belt, ect, Thanks , chris

Immedia is still in business and supplies parts. One word of caution -- installing a belt on the Immedia is extremely difficult and frustrating. Other than that it's a great turntable/tonearm.