Entry level turntable for my son

My personal preference at this moment in time is anything in the Music Hall lineup. They all appear to be very well built and performnace is excellent

I have a Rega, that I have tweaked and rebuilt over the years, but at a cost that equates to an MMF 9.3, so I would not recommend them for someone starting out
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Regards

Thanks to all of oyu who prosted about the U-Turn - I just looked at it and find myself hooked.

Can anyone tell me what kind of material the sub-platter is made from ??? - thanks

I had been casually looking around for an affordable, but well designed second table and the Utirn has most ALL of what I had been looking for...

• Drive belt around the outer rim of the platter - quieter operation
• Motor as far away from the platter as possible - should not cause cartridge hum as with certain cart’s

• The center of gravity of the counter weight is lower than the arm tube - something you find on high quality arms
• acryilic platter option
• great colour choices
• simple operation
• has an acrylic cover that can easily be removed for playing
• Starting at $179 - WOW - what a BARGAIN!!!

This TT reminds me of the Rega II of 30+ years ago

1. Afforable
2. basic operation
3. quality

U-Turn has incorporated the latest desing practices which would appear to make them a clear leader in affordable TT’s

Thanks - Steve

@skipper320 ...

Do you think it would be better to use an outboard phono pre amp or have them build it in?

Technically - I think the built in option would provide better sound quality than their outboard version because the tonearm wire would connect directly to the phono stage

• eliminates the issue of selecting a "worthy cable" for that connection
• but it limits future growth

Personally, I really like their onboard option - its great for a second turntable...

• no fussing/expense of a second phono stage and TT-to-phono interconnect
• I only want one to play "less than perfect" recordings to reduce wear on my existing cartridge, so "perfect sound quality" is not really necessary

For someone getting into vinyl - since it is their only TT...

• the external option allows them to upgrade either the TT or phono stage as required - so that might be the best approach.
• but others may want that simpler approach, which the internal option provides

I think U-Turn offers some very flexible, audiophile oriented options and configurations that could suit a lot of people from beginer to advanced.

I like it when a company like U-Turn comes out with products that cause "ripples" in the "normal pond"

Other established brands (too many to mention) could learn from them

Regards - Steve