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Basis 1400 TT vs Clearaudio Emotion

I have a chance to buy either one of these, and they are about $200 apart in price. Each comes with Tonearm and Cartridge...Clearaudio has Dynavector 4x, and comes with satisfy tonearm I believe.

The other is the Basis 1400 TT with Rega 250 arm and Clearaudio Aurum Alpha Cartridge.

Any feedback would be appreciated....I am getting back into vinyl, since CD's, even with upsampling, still sound like crap to me (I am a pianist, so I know a little bit about what instruments should sound like). Tough for me to audition these....I had heard the VPI Scout and loved that, but a wee bit rich for my blood.

My system is hybrid since I have to use it for audio and video. I am probably going to pickup the Anthem AVM 50 and their MCA 50 amp. So I will also have to buy a phone preamp, which I have not yet researched. Any help at all is appreciated.

Mark
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Hi Mark, it's great you're getting back into vinyl, I just did and it trumps my digital front end by a large margin. Analog just sounds more natural and also seems to me to have a much wider range of resolution.

I bought a Basis 1400 sig, with an rb300 and sumiko blackbird cart. Sound is excellent, the table is beautiful, built very well...solid. Probably can't go wrong with either, I also got the ARC ph5 phono stage, don't skimp on your phono stage or you'll never get the full benefit of your table! Kurt is 100% correct with his rec to get a RCM, it makes all kinds of used albums enjoyable...good luck.
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