Need advice on what to look for in a turntable - budget $6K to $10K
If I may briefly hijack the thread with a couple of tangential questions for theothergreg: so you find the HA-3000 to match well with the Kiseki? I have the Allnic H-3000, too, and I’m on the brink of ordering an HA-3000. I’ve also been considering the Kiseki, but its unusual combination of high DCR (42 ohms) and nearly 0.5mV output would seem a challenging match for the Allnic’s step-ups. The head amp works well with it, though? Bill |
Hi Bill, I had the same concerns as you but figured I would give it a try since, if it didn't work, I could always put it in a secondary system. I really like it in my system and find it transparent and detailed while still being listenable for extended sessions. Your level of satisfaction may depend on the cart you are currently using. The PurpleHeart is definitely a big step up from the Dynavector I used previously. |
Dear @mmporsche : Price is not a precise reflect of a TT quality performance. Exist several very high price TT that can beats by a humble Rega. Range price is only for you, superior limit on your budget. Some one posted that you have to listen as many options as you can and it's important but been a " rookie " on analog adventure you need a seller that can support to you locally and not only with the TT set up but with the tonearm and cartridge. In the other side you will learn but this kind of learning it does not takes 1-2 weeks but months/years. So to me makes no sense to invest a very high price in the analog rig ( TT, tonearm, cartridge, IC cables. ) till you learn how to achieve the best for that expensive analog rig. In the mean time you can learn and enjoy your 100 LPs and have fun buying hundreds of LPs. The @sbank offer is very atractive . You say that live in Denver and things are that there is a TT manufacturer/designer: Galibier designs, his owner sometimes post here: tom_mackris. Regards and enjoy the music, R. |
wrm57: I owned the Kiseki Purple Heart NS for about 6 months. I used it with a VPI HR-X video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_cJrj5DwwQ I liked the cartridge but was underwhelmed compared to others including Harry @ VPI..... I went to the Transfiguration Proteus after that at about 40 percent more.... video link on same tt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgmHbORQ5Ew .it is noticeably better in most areas, especially overall musicality....most interesting was I heard the Transfiguration Axia at around 1000 less than the Kiseki and it got about 95 percent of the way to the Proteus, which was pretty remarkable...... A lot of this is just synergy between the cart and phono stage etc.....so you might have better results with the Allnic etc. FWIW, I used a Hashimoto HM7 stepup at 30x coupled with the phono section in my all tube CAT SL1 Renaissance w/ Phono preamp..... |
