What if you had a 1200 GR and a 1500C next to each other with identical phono cartridges, would one turntable better the other?
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I'm really thinking of the 1500c as I get back into vinyl after many years. I like the idea of a built in phono plus, I can use external phono as well. I could upgrade the RED stylus to a blue. The phono has decent reviews. I would guess its a typical under $200 phono. I can get a really good deal on a 1210GR thu my dealer, however with a blue cartridge and cheap phono, I'm looking at $1800. Whereas I'm all in with the 1500c at $1200 (or $1400 with blue stylus). It's tempting to go with the 1210GR... |
Different strokes for different folks. You've got good reasons to do what you want to do, Abery, but if your requirements were not what they are, the point is that the 1200GR is almost certainly the "better" turntable, given that the differences in favor of the 1200GR may not be meaningful or useful for your needs. In other words, go for it. |
You've got me thinking. I'm willing to bet the built in pre of the 1500c is no better than the cheap options like the Schitt or even this one (I have 78's as well---and will be getting a dedicated mono/78 cartridge) https://www.needledoctor.com/Esoteric-Sound-Rek-O-Kut-Ultra-Phono-Preamp |
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