... makes a good point... Do you want good sound with little fuss... or... the frustrations of pursuing "audio nirvana" with a "finicky" TT?!? This guy's had both - and he made his choice. Your choice...
Best turntable for the buck
I now amazingly find that my analog system has fallen behind my digital system in SQ and I want to investigate how to improve it.
Currently I have a heavily modified Rega RP3 turntable, with two power supplies, a new platter, sub-platter and other internal enhancements. My cartridge is the Clearaudio Virtuoso.
Not that it’s bad, but I want to look for something that will significantly improve the sound of my current setup.
Will about a 4K investment do that?
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@nferre66Yeah... I’ve got a Linn Sondek LP12... and... I think I’ll opt for the 1200G too, for the reasons Guttenberg and others have noted. Just want good sound... without the hassles. And... as you likely have seen in my related posts... I was debating the 1200GR vs 1200G - but - comments like yours have pretty well "moved the needle" to the 1200G. Now... I just have to come up with the best value (cost/performance) in a phono stage and cartridge - which may be a little more difficult to determine. |
@nferre66And... I guess... there is very little difference in the sound of cartridges - or - at least you don’t have to spend a fortune to obtain good sound from some of them. Frank Schroeder opened my eyes in one of his interviews on YouTube in which he noted that the two best sounding cartridges were: Denon 103 and the Now, I’m sure his point was... you don’t have to "mortgage the house" to obtain good sound quality from a cartridge. But... in listening to various cartridges it does seem that those two sound about as good as the Lyra Delos, which is far, far more costly. The "sweet spot" seems to be in the $400-$1000 range - with those two competing quite well. Finding that "sweet spot" may be a bit more challenging with phono stages - but - I’m sure it can be found. Like you I have been drawn to the Sutherland phono stages, but that’s still a bit more than I’d like to spend. |