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New turntable help

It's time for me to purchase a new turntable .
I've been looking at the Rega RP3, clearaudio concept and a vpi scout..
Don't really know which one to buy.. Any recommendations? I'm going to use a clearaudio maestro cartridge.

My set up:
Parasound Halo JC 2 pre
Halo A21 amp
Parasound Zphono. ( JC 3 soon)
Psb synchrony one towers.

I've been using a project debut carbon and I'm getting tired of it.
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zenblaster
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Those three turntables couldn't sound more different from one another, so it going to come down to your prefrences. They are all very nice, well thought out and heavily built. I sold my Scout and kept a Traveler so listen to this one also. I hope you can audition all of them, that will be important.
Do you have the Ebony V2 Maestro? That is one of the best sounding carts I ever heard. With that Boron cant and micro hd stylus (i think it's the same stylus as the $13k cartridge fron CA) That is a tremendous value catridge. Lucky man.
zenblaster
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Zenblaster.. Why did you use the traveler over the scout?
It sounded more musical in my system. And it is a simple yet very well thought out design that is built like a tank. Listen to the both and you will see that there is a difference, the choice is subjective.
The beauty of the Maestro is the solid boron cantilever and Trygon P2 stylus, both from the $13,000 Clearaudio Insider. The Virtuoso connot keep up with this kind of engineering.
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