Next step in a turntable upgrade path
Dear vinyl snobs (in a good way😄), I want to keep my eyes open for an upgrade from my Music Hall mmf-2.1 with a Grado cartridge. Still keeping the price low as I don't have a huge collection (or budget). I'm looking for something better as a base, and with more of an upgrade path. Vintage is great by me, but also open to new tech. Thanks for your support! Peter
Nice inviting room and cool Marantz 8b. "I'm looking for something better as a base, and with more of an upgrade path." With that in mind, I'd also include a tube phonostage. Schiit Mani is great for what it is, but you're ready to invest in gear to hear what the fuss is all about. Prepare for an onslaught of sensible and unrelated responses. A used VPI can go far, with some research. |
I've been using one of these for over 10 years. VPI Industries Classic 2 For Sale | Audiogon Probably could negotiate the price lower. The latest gimbal arm is a drop in upgrade, if so inclined. Put one of these as a later upgrade for speed control. Superior to the VPI speed management product-ADS. Eclipse Roadrunner – Sota Turntables With a proper setup, LOMC and nice pressing , you'll hear 90% of an uber $etup. That's of course assuming appropriate phonostage upgrade also. A new base model VPI Classic will be over double the price, but you won't hear 2X sound quality "improvement."
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