Yet another turntable recommendation question
Ok, thanks for your input, people. I fully realize that compromises are a forgone conclusion at my budget level. I don’t expect miracles, I was just looking for some possibilities that I had not yet considered, and to avoid as many mistakes as possible. VPI used might be a possibility. It checks a lot of boxes. i will look into the pioneer, thanks again. |
Some of the new Pro-jects and Music Halls look interesting, despite afixed headshells. The used market in my area doesn't currently offer much, but I'll keep looking. I would be very reluctant to buy used without testing it out first. @elliot _ I can set alignment, azimuth and anti-skate fairly well. What I am more concerned about is changing carts with a one-piece tonearm. Is it a huge PIA? If not, I can forgo the removable headshell. Sounds like auto-return might also be off the table. I'm ok with that. That being the case, anyone have experience with anything similar to this..? Looks interesting and on sale... https://www.crutchfield.com/S-27jLsQYlV3J/p_823MMF23SE/Music-Hall-MMF-2-3-Special-Edition.html?XVINQ... It has VTA and anti-skate adjustment. That's a big plus as I would likely swap out the cart at some point. That's what turned me off to the new P1 & P2. Also, looks like the speed regulation is improved from the base model. There's no built-in pre-amp in the signal path. Looks nice. Maybe a platter upgrade down the road... |
