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What's the best Turntable new or used under 2K? [message #13461] Wed, 01 August 2007 17:36 Go to next message
Peter Swartz is currently offline  Peter Swartz
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Registered: May 2009
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Looking for suggestions on what turntable to buy. I have my Dad's old Thorens TD-124 in the livingroom and just gave away my Thorens TD-2001 to a good old friend and now I need to get myself a new/ used turntable for my SET/Fostex 206 bedroom system.
Linn LP12? SME 20/2?........ Thanks!

Re: What's the best Turntable new or used under 2K? [message #13463 is a reply to message #13461] Thu, 02 August 2007 12:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
hurdy_gurdyman is currently offline  hurdy_gurdyman
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Asking what's the best turntable in any given price range is much like asking what's the best car in a given price range. A lot boils down to what your priorities are and personal taste, as well if you want to consider used as well as new. Used will usually get you more for your money when it comes to turntables.

I'm a lifetime idler drive fan, myself, loving the pace and timing they have. Others prefer what belt drives do best, while others like direct drives. Matching a tonearm to any of them requires careful thought as to what type of cartridge you plan on using. High or medium compliance moving magnet? Low compliance moving coil? Lots of things to consider. I'd suggest reading up on the subject on various analog forums (this one included) and asking more directed questions about specific models when you think of them.

Here's a few other forums with lots of experienced turntable guys.

http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?board=32.0
http://www.vinylengine.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=18
http://www.lenco-lovers.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=9
http://www.hawthorneaudio.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=10&sid=606d75b7c7f11eb1f85abb75881562f2
http://www.decware.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?board=Vinyl

These are just a few that comes to mind. There are many more. You should be able to make an informed opinion after picking a few brains from some of these guys. ../emoticons/smiley.gif Between the guys here on Audio Round Table and the guys at the other forums listed, there is a lot of turntable knowledge available.

Dave ../emoticons/smiley.gif
Re: What's the best Turntable new or used under 2K? [message #77481 is a reply to message #13461] Mon, 12 August 2013 12:27 Go to previous message
gofar99 is currently offline  gofar99
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Ditto, I like the vinylengine forum. I'm a direct driver....


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Bruce
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