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Chime in if you bought a second table that cost a fraction of your main table.

Let’s say this will be for those who have or had a main turntable setup in which the table and tonearm retail for $7K or more. You then went out and purchased a table/arm that retails for half (or less than half) of $7k. If this is your current or past scenario, what were your impressions. Please note: this is for someone who added the second table for the same setup, or a second system...not someone who simply downgraded. The reason for this thread is not to suggest that upgrades do not offer improvements... It’s geared more for the audio enthusiast who scratched and clawed to purchase what may be their last table. I thought it would be interesting to hear the thoughts of people who then added that lower cost table/arm, and their general experience with it coexisting with their higher priced table.

fjn04

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dover
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For my second TT I bought a Platine Verdier, but it was so bad - sounded like a wet blanket compared to my reference TT - I never used it. It ended up a white elephant.

Replaced it with a Garrard 301 ( that I rebuilt and modded ) with FR64S and although it isn't as good as my reference, it slaughtered the Verdier, its good enough for casual listening and playing around.

So if you already have a great deck - I would be weary of adding a second unless you need it - in my case 78's and farting around with different cartridges enables me to leave my reference alone.

 

dover
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The ease of adjustability on the Kuzma arm has really spoiled me. 

@fjn04 

If you want set and forget the Rega P8/P10 are excellent, and ideal for second deck - their latest MC;s are quite good as well. They are plug and play.

The P10 can embarrass much more expensive decks.

I would prefer these to the DD's mentioned above, which I find grainy and lifeless.

 

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