At your budget, you would be really hard-pressed to beat the DPS Ayre turntable. It's right at your price point, and I've heard it in the same context as the $30K SME 'table, and it sounds like it's in the same league. You don't have to spend a lot of money on an isolation platform for this one because DPS's constrained layer damping is so effectively enginnered. This is a very linear, very musically involving turntable with rock-steady speed thanks to Ayre's contribution of power supply and speed controller. The tonearm DPS designed for this table is very impressive, and it totally kicks butt with a Lyra Helikon or Skala cartridge.
Good turntable needed, need recomendations.
I am not a vinyl guy but want to become one I have a pair of Vandersteen Sevens coming in and want a source to match. With speaking with my dealer he recommended a Basis turntable. Everything I read states they are good and the vacuum system is the way to go. This puts me into a 20K table though. I am thinking that is just too much money for what I see there.
My problem also is that although the basis tables look nice they all looks like a 3K table, unless you go to the insane models.
So I really think 15K on the top end is my budget I rather be around 10k. But really want something I will like to look at as well.
Part of my issue is being an amateur machinist and a wood worker a piece of cnc plexi glass for thousands of dollars just doesn’t excite me.
Any recommendations, or is the Basis the way to go, thanks in advance for you input.
My problem also is that although the basis tables look nice they all looks like a 3K table, unless you go to the insane models.
So I really think 15K on the top end is my budget I rather be around 10k. But really want something I will like to look at as well.
Part of my issue is being an amateur machinist and a wood worker a piece of cnc plexi glass for thousands of dollars just doesn’t excite me.
Any recommendations, or is the Basis the way to go, thanks in advance for you input.