New Turntable Advice
Good Morning
I's time for a change ! My current system is A VPI Prime with ADS speed control, on my second replacement cueing device, dual pivot added. With Ortofon Credenza Bronze MC cartridge, and Parasound JC3+ preamp.
What started search was just another let down with the VPI, cueing terrible, and the ADS couldn't bring the platter up to 45 RPM!!!
OK I'm heading in the direction of ~ $5000 table without arm or cartridge , Supa Trac Blackbird, and going to audition DS Audio W3. I was looking at a refurbished Nakamichi Dragon CT with album centering feature, but I think there maybe better technology from this vintage design.
So can you help with your advice on my next table, thanks Very Much
Bruno
I am a big fan of two tonearms, and I highly recommend the Luxman PD444 DD Turntable I helped my friend acquire, setup.
here’s one, several are listed on hifishark
We added long and short arms, Micro Seiki 505’s, easy VTA and Azimuth adjustment, I highly recommend them also elegant concealment of excellent technology several Micro Seiki 505 variations exist https://www.hifishark.com/search?q=micro+seiki+505
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you can find this SP-15, or a 2 speed SP-10, separate, build a plinth for one or two arms in a Base,with dust cover with the EPA-B500 Tonearm base and optional arm wands scroll down, look at the specs, incredible https://vintagetechnics.audio/turntables.php here’s one with an S arm wand with removable headshell
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First of all I empathize with you. I had a Prime and never did get comfortable with it, eventually it morphed into an HW-40. There are a lot of good options. I like all of Elliott's suggestions. My 2nd TT is an SL1200GAE and I can attest that Technics TTs, really any of their better ones, are likely to perform to your satisfaction. |
