Will I Hear A Difference?


Currently I’m using an Orbit U-Turn Turntable with an Ortofon Super OM20 Cartridge/stylus that I’ve had for approx 3 years. First utilizing it’s OM5 that it shipped with, then upped to an Super OM10, then about a year ago upped to the Super OM 20…Playback is through a Ifi Zen Phono Preamp running to a Carver Crimson 275 and playing out through Magnepan.7’s …Generally it sounds pretty good.

Recently while at a local hifi dealer I got to play around with an EAT B Sharp Turntable equipped with an Ortofon Blue on the same set of .7 Maggi’s I have and it sounded great. I loved the tonearm and the build quality.

My question is will I hear a enough difference to warrant spending the money for the upgrade. Mind you, I’ve become quite the power user at this point playing vinyl for pretty much most of my listening, often more than several hours a day. 

The Orbit has served me well but at this point I feel I’m ready for the upgrade, I know i’ll feel the build quality difference, just not sure if I’ll hear a diffrence.

Anybody have any thoughts or experiences with the EAT B Sharp they could share?

Thanks

 

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@flasd , that is a question only you can answer. It will probably sound a little different. Better or worse is for you to decide. 

You ask, “will I hear a difference “, and then you report that you did hear a difference that is likely to translate to your home system. So +1 for Mijostyn.

Yes, understood only I could truly make that call  … was just curious what other users may have experienced using the EAT B Sharp.

Keep in mind I heard it on a set up similar to mine, but in a pretty nicely set up sound room, so any insight from EAT Turntable users on their experiences once shifting over to EAT Turntable would be helpful. 

Buy the Ortofon Blue and put it on your Orbit. You can then decide if you need to go a step further.

 

Don't know the EAT but you will hear an improvement on a similar priced unit from Clearaudio, SOTA, or VPI.