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Need Turntable advise

I have a CJ Sonograph CD player, a CJ PV-8 preamp, Golden Tube Audio SE-40 amp on the top end, and a Pioneer Spec 4 anp on the low end. I'm driving a pair of Snell A-3's. I have just put this system together and am using Geortz and Monster interconnects and straight wire speaker wire borrowed from a friend for now. I have a Technics 1200 Mk2 direct drice turntable with a Yahama MC cartridge.
My question is - is this a good high end turntable? Should I be using a belt drive table? What is a good inexpensive high end table? Any advise will be appreciated.
richardzerambo
djnorth
13 posts
 
The best turntable value of all time is the Rega Planar 3 with the RB300 tonearm. This combination is now called the P3. It is very basic, straight forward to use, lasts forever, and sounds too good given the price! Once I heard a direct comparison of a Rega Planar 3 with a Grado Platinum cartridge against a Lin LP12 with Circus upgrade and Lingo power supply, Ekos tonearm, and Archiv cartridge. The Rega smoked it! We were all shocked! Another good inexpensive table is the old Systemdek IIX, now made by Audio Note. If nothing else, make sure you get a table with a Rega RB300 arm. No arm under $2000 sounds better!
sean
6,231 posts
 
Is the VTA adjustable on a Rega RB 300 arm ? Sean
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djnorth
13 posts
 
On the Rega RB300, VTA is set using spacers/shims in fixed increments. A few companies make adapters for the Rega to give it continuous VTA adjustment. I think VPI makes one.
richardzerambo OP
15 posts
 
Thanks everyone for the advice. I'm going with a used Systemdek IIX. And a special thank you to Clamps2000 for the spelling lesson.
Rick
khrys
446 posts
 
I thought you simply had forgot the semicolon. But the advice you got was good nonetheless.
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