Turntables
Pro-ject Carbon DC Esprit / upgrade to Ortofon 2M Blue https://www.needledoctor.com/Pro-Ject-Debut-Carbon-Esprit-DC-Black Lounge Audio Phono Pre https://www.loungeaudio.com/lcr-mr-iii My good friend has this setup, and for 1K all-in, this thing plays music! |
@jmolsberg I was able to get that same setup, turntable, Lounge w/silver, Ortofon Blue and Audio Sensibilities AE Impact cable for under $800 used by shopping around. It did sound good but I ended up with a deal on a Denon DP-60L and Ortofon Bronze so I made the move to vintage. I still have the Pro-Ject and Ortofon Blue that I’m trying to sell locally. |
@loverockinobvoiuly you will get many opinions, and none are wrong as it is all personal preference. i used to run a modest pro-next debut with a Sumiko blue point EVO3. That unit sounded amazing, absolutely loved it. In total I think it is about $800 these days by purchasing them together up front. I used that for almost 10years, as 90% of the quality comes from needle setup and quality of that stylist. Last year I broke the tip off and needed to get it sent in. While waiting I was drawn to another table. And due to lead time I went for it, $5k later I’m very happy (Xtension Evolution with blackbird) but the difference between $800 and $5k was not worth it. To be honest if you set the $1200 stylist next to the $450 they look identical, my dealer stated the specs are nearly identical. For reference the rest of my system is McIntosh preamp/amp (600watt/channel) with B&W 802D2’s. The reason I state this is that the system sounds amazing, and the difference was minimal between the 2 tables. again I highly recommend the Sumiko blue point EVO3 and a modest table such as the pro-ject debut. |
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