Looking At Turntable Upgrade

[Antonmb]

You might consider the Rega Planar 6 with Ania cartridge as well, $2200 all-in.

[Jack in Wilmington]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

What Tom said. If were me, would look for a VIP Scoutmaster with the Sig arm.

Also, check with SoundStage in Doylestown. They have a trade-in program that might work.

I have been in touch with Seth and Jay at SoundStage. That's where I buy my vinyl.

[Jack in Wilmington]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

You might consider the Rega Planar 6 with Ania cartridge as well, $2200 all-in.

I've never actually heard a Rega as the dealers near me didn't carry them.

[Formerly YB-2]

Originally Posted by Jack in Wilmington

I've never actually heard a Rega as the dealers near me didn't carry them.

Hmmm........... thought SoundStage was a Rega dealer. They have several Rega models listed on their website (though, like going for the VPI Prime as opposed to the Scout, would stretch my budget a bit and go for the RP8 as opposed to the RP6). Overture also has any number of TT/TA/cartridge set-ups on the floor at any given time. You could check them out.

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.

[Jack in Wilmington]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

Hmmm........... thought SoundStage was a Rega dealer. They have several Rega models listed on their website (though, like going for the VPI Prime as opposed to the Scout, would stretch my budget a bit and go for the RP8 as opposed to the RP6). Overture also has any number of TT/TA/cartridge set-ups on the floor at any given time. You could check them out.

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.

Soundstage is a Rega dealer, but they're an hour away. I see that Overture is a Rega dealer. I must have been in the market for something else and never noticed the turntables. I got my current table at Quest For Sound.

[Catcher10]

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!

[Chubba]

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

[Jack in Wilmington]

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.

[Formerly YB-2]

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.

[Mikado463]

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.