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P3RS, P6, Marantz TT or RP8

I am trying to decide which turntable I want to purchase. It has come down to these. New or used. I am also considering an older Clearaudio Champion level 2. I would be using my current Benz wood cartridge no matter which turntable.

dpm2340
dpm2340 OP
173 posts
 

the clearaudio has an 808 tonearm

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billstevenson
1,218 posts
 

Given your cartridge choice, I say the Marantz is the best option.

wolf_garcia
6,900 posts
 

I still can't get past the lack of VTL adjustment on Regas...shim schmim...

billstevenson
1,218 posts
 

@wolf_garcia Rega turntables work flawlessly with their own cartridges.  Adjustments like VTL are not necessary as everything is set to spec by design.  For the customer who wants to know that everything is right, that his/her records will sound their best, but who does not want to mess around with all of the variables involved with set up, the Rega approach makes a lot of sense.  

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