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Turntable recommendations
Looking to upgrade my Marantz tt51 built by clear audio. Thought I have been very happy with it other than the cartridge getting bent. Which I replaced with a Soundsmith Mimic Star. I am looking to make my final tt purchase and want to make sure I get a significant upgrade to justify the money spent. $ range 4-9000 ish inc to earn. I know it’s a big spread, and prefer not spend more than I need to to make my final jump, though I don’t want to box myself in at a too low of price point and I really want to be satisfied. My current gear, primaLuna hp premium integrated amp, focal Electra 1028 Be, Luxman D-n150., soundsmith mk II phono stage. It wasn’t until I added the CD player in almost Gave up on cd’s made me realize I believe there could be improvement on tt. Any help would be appreciated. Anyone know about Vertere?
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Peter, some solid recs here, Kuzma, Origin Live both make solid products. Stay away from idler wheel turntables. These were for commercial use in radio stations and such where the bass rolls off sharply below 50 Hz so rumble was not a concern but if you ever get a subwoofer and adjust it correctly the rumble will drive you nuts. There are extremely few modern turntables that bother with that design for this reason and they are more complicated with more parts to wear out and break. In most residential situations a suspended turntable will work best. Examples of these are SME, SOTA and Basis. Of the three SOTA makes an unbeatable product at a great price. If you get a SOTA Sapphire and put either an SME 4 or a Kuzma 4 point 9 on it you will be able to use any Soundsmith you like and will never feel the need for another turntable. The company is great to deal with as a bonus. https://sotaturntables.com/ You will be able to jump up and down in front of this turntable or hit the cabinet with a hammer and it won't skip a beat. Mike |
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