Old B&O vs. new Rega P1

Yes.Rega and nice $300 cart will lead you unto path of Hell.Be forewarned!!!!!Abandon all hope.Might as well sell you car now and get hat $10K deck with three arms and $7K tube be phono stage and save yourself the in between models.Hope yours is strong marriage as well.No seriosly if you can find shop with Rega AND VPI check out he Scout.New or used it's a killer diller though you may not be enough into it/have enough Lp's etc to wan to go hat out.But I had the B&O RX in HS and 15 years latter got NAD (Rega cheapie) and went down the road.Another cheaper deck maybe in between are some of the Music Hall models.Call Bes Nivera who has wide selection at Music Direct and tell him Chazz said he's "treat you right".His catalogue has Rega,VPI and Music Hall and others so if you can wait order catalogue
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To what Piedpiper said I went from that NAD (Rega 1 to P3 before I went to $5500 VPI and thier is big jump from P1 to P3.But under $1K I'd look a Music Hall Line as well.P25 is good for some but I think used Scout will get you there for $1K throw nice Grado ( I worked at shop with Grado being my fave of limited line) say a $500 Sonata new and you might not feel and need for a better table i.e. that'
s sweet spot of most bang for least buck.Plus if you do want to mod i you can get the Scoutmaster double plinth or a havy platter both of which allow ring clamp to be used (stock Scout does not) also arm upgrade.Linn pioneer4d this lose your mind gradually approach and it can be loads of fun.Plus VPI maybe best for those who want more than one cart since you can add an extra arm tube (like some where you can add extra head shell but this takes more time to individually hook up leads).
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