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Old 03-03-2012, 04:20 PM
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I am in the midst of the same debate, but so far digital is winning.
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Old 03-03-2012, 04:33 PM
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I took the Rega home, setup a temporary stand and threw on some vinyl......................I listened for 3 hours straight. I can't stand the crackle, but other than that it's amazing, I feel like everything has opened up. It sounds much more organic than digital. I had a few brand new albums that we're still sealed and even though they were almost dust free, I still heard a few crackles.

I'm going to keep listening....more to follow.

A lot of the crackle (as well as some of the snap and pop too) can be ameliorated by a good record cleaning - and some can be made much less noticeable by careful setting of your cartridge - especially VTA, stylus rake angle ( SRA) and azimuth.

Look at the article at The VinylZone: Cartridge Alignment for a good explantation of the various elements of cartridge alignment.

I love vinyl, I love vinyl, I love vinyl - I listen to CD's and SACD's too - but only for their convenience.
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MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices.


DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs .
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Old 03-03-2012, 04:51 PM
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Congrats...enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! I listen to more digital than LP due to convenience, but, when I have the time, I love to immerse myself in the vinyl experience. My RP1 got the ball rolling, for me...I think it's a great table.
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For me....Vinyl is a pain in the a#*. It's fun to show friends that records didn't sound that bad back in it's day and it does sound pretty good, but it's a hassle.

At times I will play records for 2-3 days and then not lift the needle for 6 months. To each there own.
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Old 03-03-2012, 11:31 PM
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And here I am reading this with three turntables, and presently spinning vinyl on one of them. I absolutely love the EAR 324P I bought from Serge, it's wonderful...so quiet and transparent yet musical. And I love being able to switch TTs at the push of a button. Right now I'm listening to Bill Evans on the Michell and the Koetsu, and Lucky Cat is curled up in my lap...he loves Bill Evans.
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For me....Vinyl is a pain in the a#*. It's fun to show friends that records didn't sound that bad back in it's day and it does sound pretty good, but it's a hassle.

At times I will play records for 2-3 days and then not lift the needle for 6 months. To each there own.
This was my concern exactly. I think the Rega PR1 is at a perfect price point to really try it out. If I find that in 6 months I'm still loving the TT, then I would consider something outstanding.
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I also thought I would ask if anyone has tried a different cartridge on the PR1? My performance package came with the Bias 2 cartridge.

Any thoughts????
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This was my concern exactly. I think the Rega PR1 is at a perfect price point to really try it out. If I find that in 6 months I'm still loving the TT, then I would consider something outstanding.
Vinyl's wonderful, once you get hooked there's no going back. If you are looking for a better TT in 6 months, I strongly suggest you pick up a nice clean used Rega P5. Trust me on this...
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Vinyl's wonderful, once you get hooked there's no going back. If you are looking for a better TT in 6 months, I strongly suggest you pick up a nice clean used Rega P5. Trust me on this...
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I love for people to try vinyl and decide it's too much trouble - or a pain in the a** as someone said- in spite of the fact that with good equipment it does sound better than the alternatives.

When they decide to dump their records, I will offer to take them off their hands - either free, or at very low cost.

I have gotten thousands of like-new LP's in just that manner.

If you don't want your old junk records, give me a call!
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MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices.


DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs .
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