Mark Lansing wrote:Then I made the mistake of A and B-ing the Rega P2 and the Rega P3, and the slope got slippery after that ...

yeah, that's how it works! i have a P2, i like it, and i refuse to get caught up in the obsessive audiophile logic of "since i'm spending $700, might as well spend $1000; since i'm spending $1300, might as well spend $1700.."

Check these outfits for turntable photos and info.

http://www.acousticsounds.com
http://www.musicdirect.com

Frank

For what it's worth I'll throw in another vote for the Rega P3... had one for quite a few years... it's nice.

I'm not as much of a turntable geek as some on here tho.....

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(and btw, it's my understanding VPI turntables are no longer available in the states, though their way cool record cleaning machines are).

That isn't true.
http://amusicdirect.com/products/swsear ... l&srch=VPI

i have a P2, i like it, and i refuse to get caught up in the obsessive audiophile logic of "since i'm spending $700, might as well spend $1000; since i'm spending $1300, might as well spend $1700.."

You get what you pay for.

I looked at the Project 1.2 and thought it was a really nice turntable, but it was priced at $420 while the Rega P2 was $490, so I figured I may as well spend the extra bucks and get the Rega, which really is a more solid piece of gear.

It also sounds better. Yay! Now for the fun part.

Buying records...Wheeee!

Anyone from Chicago familiar with Stereo Exchange on Western and Lincoln? http://66.166.111.117/

I brought a couple receivers--an old 70s Sansui and a late-80s Sherwood--in to be repaired back in November. Fortunately, they fixed the Sansushi right away. But they didn't have a part for the Sherwood at the time. The dude doesn't keep regular hours. So when I finally got around to following up, the place had been besieged by Noah's flood or something.

I left repeated messages and emails with them that went unanswered. Their web site says they had water damage in their building, which shut them down (which I assume wiped out the Sherwood). Fortunately, it was a receiver I wasn't using anymore and was just getting it cleaned up in case I ever had a need.

I got the feeling this place was a front for something else (The rent has to be too much given how the neighborhood has been overtaken by LPTs.).

So I was just wondering if anyone in this forum has had dealings with the place.

Just go to garage/estate sales and pick them up as you go. I cuurently have two working trunrtables, inlcuding a cool front-loader from the 80's that plays both sides. I never pay more than $10-$15 for any piece of gear.

A Bang & Olufsen Beogram TX2 fell to me, only it's minus the platter on which the record rests.

I'll check the parts listings in this thread, but if anyone knows a resource for B&O parts, cheers...

Since you already got one, I guess this post is null but here is what I would of suggested.

http://turntablelab.com/dj_equipment/1/132/

Instead of starting yet another turntable thread (there are tons) I thought I'd just hop on the end of one with my problem.
I'm looking for advice on purchasing a new turntable. I have about 6-700 dollars to do this with. Any search of turntable on here brings up people all shouting the praises of Rega...great, if you can get it? On eBay it is 90% Rega P1s for $350.00..are these that great? That's about all I can find in my price range.
Also contemplating a Music Hall MM5 turntable ( http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_ ... 7&section= ). It comes with a Goldring G1012 and Goldring cartridges seem recommended around here. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Some other insite is available here:

http://www.furious.com/Perfect/vinylanachronist.html



Michael Fremer writes about turntables for Stereophile, though many of his reviews are of very high-dollar stuff.

http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/


You can search for used stereo gear here:

http://www.audiogon.com

Frank