There's a Classic 1 here for $1700. Are you upgrading or starting off?
Rega P9 or VPI Classic1 - Which would you choose??
Help me out here ladies and gentlemen. Relative sonic differences between the two? Obviously vastly different design approaches but what is the result? Assume the cartridge would be the same.
P9 has RB1000 and power supply speed control. VPI has the OEM tonearm.
Thanks!!!
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@billandsol - I’m Not a fan of Rega - so out of the two I would go with the VPI, but even that has some design deficiencies, despite the +ve feedback from owners. My preference (if I were buying) is Music Hall - they are very well designed and do not suffer from the design deficiencies of the other two. The MMF 9.3 is in the same snack bracket mmf-9.3 turntable with music hall’s unique triple plinth construction (musichallaudio.com) THE Music hall MMF 9.3 offerS the following design features
The mmf 11.3 is even nicer, but a little more expensive Hope that helps - Steve |
Be sure to check out what kind of tonearm is on the VPI. I have a Classic II and was unaware that it comes/came with a "Uni-pivot" tone arm. A uni-pivot is like a small nail sticking up from the tonearm base. You place the tonearm cup over the nail which is the sole support. This system works well in a child-free environment. This was all new to me as I was used to "Gimballed" arms that securely hold everything in place. The Classic II makes nice music and I don’t have a problem with the uni-pivot but you might. FWIW: I formerly owned a Music Hall (7.1 ?). I was installing a new cartridge and broke a lead. I contacted MH who said they could not help me rewire the tonearm.
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