mopardave Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Ever see one of these? Any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Project TTs are right popular with some. Ortofon 2m red decent cartridge. Bump ☕ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Looking at purchasing something in the next few months. Here a couple others i'm looking at. What do you guys think? I understand Pro-Ject also makes these for EAT. B sharp and C sharp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Do you have a preference between belt drive or direct drive? Nice looking tables... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Just now, billybob said: Do you have a preference between belt drive or direct drive? Nice looking tables... Prefer belt driven. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Cool... others will be here to say more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, billybob said: Cool... others will be here to say more. Ok, cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, mopardave said: Ok, cool. Guess also, you are looking at a manual player as opposed to any auto features. Have you pretty much settled or open? Thinking the price is open and now looking around 500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 7 minutes ago, billybob said: Guess also, you are looking at a manual player as opposed to any auto features. Have you pretty much settled or open? Thinking the price is open and now looking around 500. Well, number one, i look at the beauty of the player. It has to look good to be on my audio shelf. Two, the specs. It has to be a great audio player. Three is the price. Being i am just getting into albums again. I don't want to be disappointed with the audio compared to my Marantz 8005 cd player and as a result the money i wasted. So, i'm looking at less than $2500.00 for now, but not etched in stone as i like the EAT C sharp at about $5100 with a jo no5 mc cartridge. I like the API's too, but that is really stretching my budget. I like this API, but its way over my budget and i wonder how much better it could be at over twice the price of the EAT player. I doubt it would give twice the performance. The specs are very close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXLawyer Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 You might look at George Merrill’s PolyTable. It is a fine match with my Forte IV’s, MoFi and PS Audio equipment. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Micromara here on the forum comes to mind. He and others ahead of me with TTs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, mopardave said: Ever see one of these? Any good? https://www.klipsch.com/products/klipsch-debut-carbon-walnut-turntable Discontinued. Grab one if you can for no other reason than to have something cool to look at if you are a Klipsch head. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakeydeal Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Specs on a turntable will tell you nothing. Pick a tried and true design and get someone to do a professional setup if you aren’t capable. I would spend almost as much on the phono stage as the table, this is where the rubber meets the road. A 300.00 cartridge on a good table with an excellent phono preamp will sound better than a 3k cartridge with a mediocre table/pre. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjcmt Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I'm not sure I'd pay a premium for a Klipsch rebadged Project TT. Depends on the price you have to pay. I really like the new Thorens TD-1500 w/ Ortofon 2m Bronze made in Germany. https://www.thorens.com/en/thorens®-td-1500-en.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelwjones Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, Shakeydeal said: Pick a tried and true design... I would spend almost as much on the phono stage as the table... Agreed. There is a reason Linn turntables have only improved, not become "gee whiz" concepts, since 1972. Think of them as the La Scala of turntables... Ditto for Technics if DD is your style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, mopardave said: Prefer belt driven. I am going to disappoint you , but the Best TT's in 2022 are not belt driven , because of pitch variations which are history on a Technics SL1200MK7 (1200$ ) , a used Linn LP12 ,( 2500$ and up ) is the closer equivalent if you prefer Belt Drive as the machining is exceptional . - here is the Latest Technics SP-10R , the Coreless motor is currently cutting Edge ( also used in the SL1200 since 2016 ). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, mopardave said: Well, number one, i look at the beauty of the player. It has to look good to be on my audio shelf. Two, the specs. It has to be a great audio player. Three is the price. Being i am just getting into albums again. I don't want to be disappointed with the audio compared to my Marantz 8005 cd player and as a result the money i wasted. So, i'm looking at less than $2500.00 for now, but not etched in stone as i like the EAT C sharp at about $5100 with a jo no5 mc cartridge. I like the API's too, but that is really stretching my budget. I like this API, but its way over my budget and i wonder how much better it could be at over twice the price of the EAT player. I doubt it would give twice the performance. The specs are very close. i guessing you mean VPI and not API Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 You may find some usefull infos here .... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 3 hours ago, Budman said: i guessing you mean VPI and not API Yes, VPI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopardave Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 4 hours ago, Shakeydeal said: Specs on a turntable will tell you nothing. Pick a tried and true design and get someone to do a professional setup if you aren’t capable. I would spend almost as much on the phono stage as the table, this is where the rubber meets the road. A 300.00 cartridge on a good table with an excellent phono preamp will sound better than a 3k cartridge with a mediocre table/pre. Why are the specs not worth reading? Would it be because the measures are not audible to the human ear anyway? Kevin on here has agree'd to set up a TT for me if i wish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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