Not likely to sound world’s apart when fitted with the same cartridge. They all have a similar design philosophy in that they’re non-suspended belt-drive tables. I’d send an email inquiry to each company as a test of their customer support. I’d wager that you will only get a response from one of the three, at most. Buy from the one that responds.
Clearaudio vs EAT turntables
Looking for a mid priced turntable/arm set up for my second system. Trying to keep cost under $5K or so inclusive of a cartridge.
Options I'm considering: Clearaudio Performance DC with Satisfy arm, and EAT C sharp.
Or I've thought about a new SOTA Sapphire with a modest tonearm of some sort, though honestly if I bought a SOTA I would be tempted to go whole hog and get a NOVA with vacuum and a top flight arm, all of which is way over budget for my second rig.
The system for this: Naim CD5 digital player, Classe Audio DR5 preamp, Pass XA 25 amp, Joseph Audio Pulsar 2 Graphene on Sound Anchors, Synergistic cables. Current table BTW is a vintage Pioneer PL600 with a Hana EL cartridge.
Of course the new table needs to be a significant step up from my current, which in all honesty is quite good for the $500 investment I have in it.
Anyone have experience with the above tables and can chime in??
Thanks.
Options I'm considering: Clearaudio Performance DC with Satisfy arm, and EAT C sharp.
Or I've thought about a new SOTA Sapphire with a modest tonearm of some sort, though honestly if I bought a SOTA I would be tempted to go whole hog and get a NOVA with vacuum and a top flight arm, all of which is way over budget for my second rig.
The system for this: Naim CD5 digital player, Classe Audio DR5 preamp, Pass XA 25 amp, Joseph Audio Pulsar 2 Graphene on Sound Anchors, Synergistic cables. Current table BTW is a vintage Pioneer PL600 with a Hana EL cartridge.
Of course the new table needs to be a significant step up from my current, which in all honesty is quite good for the $500 investment I have in it.
Anyone have experience with the above tables and can chime in??
Thanks.