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by jurgis rudkus_Archive
jurgis rudkus wrote:enframed wrote:as far as i last heard from someone who knows, music hall and pro-ject are essentially the same tables made in the same factory in czechoslovakia. music hall is marketed far better than pro-ject. that's the main difference between them.There's still a Czechoslovakia? Weird.Anyway, to belatedly answer Circusking from last night:I own a Planar 1 (that's what they called it back then) and 15 years later it's still great. I suppose I could go for something nicer now but with a nice cartridge the P1 still satisfies me.Can't see dropping $1-2K just to have a shiny new contraption in my house. I'd probably be better served spending that $$ on amp/speaker upgrades... the Rega is plenty good to reside in a nicer overall system.After perusing the web, I am going to suggest you skip the P1 and go P2. Back when I bought my Planar1, it was $500 (new, here in Chicago) and had the glass platter and same tonearm as the Planar2. I just read that the new P1 has an MDF platter and cheaper tonearm.So, the new entry-level Rega is significantly inferior to the old one. And at only $550, it seems the P2 is the current equivalent of the old Planar1.I use a Micro Benz Gold cartridge. It's affordable and has performed well. I am sure I paid less than $200 for it (new, in California) but for some reason I only see it offered at $375 or so now. Perhaps I'm not looking in the right places.Last thing: since I bought my nice, reserved, all-black Planar1, Rega seems to have gone all gaybo on the graphics and colors... WTF? I mean a lavender P3? Suitable only for playback of Lilith Faire artists, I presume.
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