ninetynine
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what is a good turntable for $700 dollars canadian including or not including a cart? I'm looking for something new anything out there other than the usual, Rega, NAD, Pro-Ject, Music Hall??
There are other dealers selling the table with the Rega tonearm for $765 including shipping. Skip the Grippa, throw on an AT440, M97XE, or OM20 Super and you'd have yourself a very nice TT for about $850. And down the road if you were so inclined you could always upgrade the arm with all the tweaks that are available for the RB250 and/or pop for a more expensive cartridge. Although the MMF-7 is a very nice table the Project arm probably isn't in the same league as the RB250 and there isn't much of an upgrade path for it aside from replacing the cartridge. Obviously a kit isn't for everybody but there isn't much more to building the BIX kit than there would be to setting up any other turntable after you take it out of the box. I don't own one myself, and I'm not trying to push it on anybody, it just seems like a pretty good deal to me if you are only looking for a new table. Of course you'll get a lot more bang for the buck buying a used table locally or from somebody you can trust to pack it right for shipment, but 99 specifically asked about new tables alternative to the Rega, NAD, Music Hall etc.Thatch_Ear said:The Bix looked like a great deal, till I realized it was just the shipping charge that was $125. Get the Grippa and the good Shure and before you build it it costs a mere $1,430 to get it to your door.
That's what I have (the mk2), except for the feet (I live in a relatively vibration-free environment - and the speakers are in another room). Adding the tone arm damper was the magic touch. Overall build quality is impressive.harhau said:I'd say get a new or gently used Technics SL-1200mkX or SL-1210mkX (X=2,3,4,5) and upgrade it with a KAB tone arm damper and sorbothane feet. This is something other than the usual belt-drive TTs and beats the Regas I've known in terms of build quality, ease of use and flexibility. Heck, produced since 1978, the SL-1200mk2 could even count as a 70s vintage TT. Check it out!
- Harald