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The $1000 question....

** These tables are stocked in a store that would give me a $100 trade in for my current Dual 1019.

I would be curious to you how you would rank these choice, from A-F :)

Cheers![/QUOTE]

Don't know about the available choices, but if your Dual's good shape, they should be giving you more for it.
 
I sold my Dual 1019 on the merchant bays for 200 cheeseburgers (forgive me if I am breaking any rules :-P)
I would rank them as follows
1) Rega RP6
2) VPI traveller
3) Project Xperience
4) Marantz TT15-S1
5) Music Hall 7.1
6) Rega R3/Music Hall MMF 5.1

I forgot to mention, that I trialed all the tables with a fresh pressed brand new 180g 45 re-issued, remastered Fleetwood Mac Rumours and an well used Tracy Chapman album.
 
Seems you made a great choice the right way - first-hand experience and listening. Not surprised in the least that it sounded good at home and that you are happy with it.

Enjoy the Traveller and congrats!
 
congrats on making the choice that suited you best :thmbsp:

I really liked working with the sales guy, who was really relaxed and cool about demoing everything, talked about music, tastes, interests...loved the look, feel and sound of the traveler, decided to go with, give the sales person his due credi
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There is (or was) a hi-fi shop called The cornflake shop not far from me. Back in 1994 I was looking for a 2nd turntable ...something simple and effective...It was precisely such a salesperson that made me walk out of the shop with a rega planar 3 after a return visit for a demo.
He assembled a system very close to my own in terms of cost and performance...added some coffee and an armful of jazz i was familiar with..and let me listen to a planar 2 and planar 3 using the same cartridge.
It took some time to sort between them..the 2 sounding a tad bit more 'lively'..but eventually the planar 3 swung it for me with it's greater control at the bottom end...In effect I think it was more of a shootout between the standard rb250 and standard rb-300 than the rest of the table.

Not content with his already excellent service..he produced a brand new boxed planar 3...added what must have been a 4th cup of coffee and told me to wait while he double checked the cartridge's alignment.
I've had that table since 1994 and it's still going strong...:thmbsp:
You can't beat a good demo when it comes to choosing an analogue front end.:thmbsp:
Enjoy your rig :music:
Enjoy
 
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