Best turntable for the buck

The skeletal Rega 8 is very good.

I heard one last year at a show and was surprised at how much better than any Rega 3 it was.

Inky black silences and rock solid pitch and timing.

No Rega 3 did that, and that’s hardly surprising is it?

That said, the near textbook perfect, virtually indestructible DD Technics 1200G easily beats it for sheer convenience.

Plus you’ll never ever regret its removable headshell either.

It would be nice to own both, but if it had to be one, I’d have the Technics.

@sokogear

Make sure you have the turntable isolated properly, especially if you are on a suspended floor.

Absolutely. I don’t know of a single turntable that doesn’t be benefit from this.

Some need it more, and some less, but they all need it.

To test feedback / resonance resistance should be easy for any modern reviewer, yet so few of them even think of doing it.

Why is that?

Even worse, some manufacturers don’t even want to publish detailed specifications.

What might they be trying to hide?

The Rega P8 is more than acceptable.

It's one of the very best decks I've ever heard. It handles surface noise extremely well.

To get an even more expansive sound than that might mean a trip into vinyl insanity.