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You might consider the Rega Planar 6 with Ania cartridge as well, $2200 all-in.
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I have been in touch with Seth and Jay at SoundStage. That's where I buy my vinyl.
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Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5 PreAmp..........McIntosh C2600 Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/ Goldring Eroica LX MC Cartridge Phono Pre...…..Sutherland Insight CD Player Rotel RCD-1072 Record Cleaning Machine...….Okki Nokki DAC................Bryston BDA-3 Headphones.....Drop + Dan Clark Audio Ether CX / Sennheiser HD-660S Headphone Amp.....Bryston BHA-1 Cables....Amp to preamp - Morrow MA4 Preamp to DAC - Morrow MA4 Preamp to Headphone Amp - Morrow MA2 |
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I've never actually heard a Rega as the dealers near me didn't carry them.
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Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5 PreAmp..........McIntosh C2600 Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/ Goldring Eroica LX MC Cartridge Phono Pre...…..Sutherland Insight CD Player Rotel RCD-1072 Record Cleaning Machine...….Okki Nokki DAC................Bryston BDA-3 Headphones.....Drop + Dan Clark Audio Ether CX / Sennheiser HD-660S Headphone Amp.....Bryston BHA-1 Cables....Amp to preamp - Morrow MA4 Preamp to DAC - Morrow MA4 Preamp to Headphone Amp - Morrow MA2 |
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You could do this one step at a time. Go for the VPI or Rega or whatever and listen with your current cartridge and preamp. Then think about an upgrade of the cartridge and/or preamp after you know the TT/TA combo. You could join us for one of SE PA get-togethers in the fall. We are do mostly vinyl and I'll bring along a Ray Samuels F-117 you can compare to your Project. We would also have a few cartridges to listen to so you can get some ideas on MCs compared to your MM.
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Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5 PreAmp..........McIntosh C2600 Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/ Goldring Eroica LX MC Cartridge Phono Pre...…..Sutherland Insight CD Player Rotel RCD-1072 Record Cleaning Machine...….Okki Nokki DAC................Bryston BDA-3 Headphones.....Drop + Dan Clark Audio Ether CX / Sennheiser HD-660S Headphone Amp.....Bryston BHA-1 Cables....Amp to preamp - Morrow MA4 Preamp to DAC - Morrow MA4 Preamp to Headphone Amp - Morrow MA2 |
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Keep in mind that Rega arms are not fully adjustable, you cannot adjust for azimuth by just rotating the arm pipe, like you can on your mmf-5.1. You have to use shims if you find during setup it is off.
If you delve into higher end MC carts or carts with line contact stylus, azimuth is a critical adjustment. Have fun! |
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I Like my Music Hall 9.1 very much.It came with a Goldring Eroica LX cart which now is on my Dual 604.I then put a Dynavector 20x2L on it and now I have a Benz micro Glider low on it.This tt was in my budget and to me sounds good/great with every cart I have had on it.The 9.3 should be better? Cheers
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I've eliminated the Rega RP6 from the mix because of the lack of VTA. I like the VPI but would have to shell out another $300 for a dust cover so I'll scratch that one also. I hated to do that because there is a cherry Scoutmaster on the "gon" for $1900. It was setup, but never used. Sound Stage is willing to give me a nice price on my trade-in, so I can up the anti a little or put that towards a vinyl cleaner.
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Speakers........Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II Amp...............Pass Labs X150.5 PreAmp..........McIntosh C2600 Sources..........Music Hall MMF 9.3 Walnut w/ Goldring Eroica LX MC Cartridge Phono Pre...…..Sutherland Insight CD Player Rotel RCD-1072 Record Cleaning Machine...….Okki Nokki DAC................Bryston BDA-3 Headphones.....Drop + Dan Clark Audio Ether CX / Sennheiser HD-660S Headphone Amp.....Bryston BHA-1 Cables....Amp to preamp - Morrow MA4 Preamp to DAC - Morrow MA4 Preamp to Headphone Amp - Morrow MA2 |
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Cleanliness is one of the keys to good sound with LPs.
Unfortunately, almost none of the better TTs come with a dustcover these days. As you've discovered, they can be expensive. I use one of these http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=AVAS600 with my VPI and am quite pleased with it.
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Glenn... Canton Reference 9 Clearaudio SM Pro Focal Bathys JLA 10" Dominion Kuzma Stabi S w/MC & MM Magnepan 1,7i McIntosh MA8950 & MR88 Oppo 203 Roon Nucleus Rose Hifi RS150B Shunyata Gemini-4 Sony ST-A6B, TA-F6B, ST-J75 & PS-X75 Sorane SA1.2 & TA-1L Stillpoints LP1v2 WW Pt, Au & Ag Last edited by Formerly YB-2; 05-04-2018 at 07:57 PM. |
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Jack, save your $$ so as to stretch your budget a bit, I'm serious, having recently listened to the combination I suggested earlier it's worth every penny and this is coming from someone who has more that 3 times that in his vinyl rig.
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