G'day Maties, and greetings from down unda...
we're having a blast of all sorts of whether but mostly hot! Dry and sweaty... On some days it hits 42c then drops to 14c and tapers off to 21c. Definitely not good for audio, listening through tubes, the listening area gets hot.
Now that things have settled in nicely, with the power conditioning unit off to a side, monoblocks and preamp in perfect harmony driving the CLX's to full swing, I noticed a significant difference in overall "quality " in the analog when I tried out a Rega RP8. It was marvelous, and the increase in performance was profound competed to my current RP3.
The RP8 is definitely within reach, however I wanted to check here with the experts on what my final 5 TTs should be before deciding.
Note: all of these are within a certain price range, with few of them being much higher than the others, but nothing major:
1. Music Hall 11.1 ($5,200 superb value for this flagship model, very reasonable).
2. Michell Gyro deck ($10,000)
3. Linn Sondek LP12 ($10,000)
4. McIntosh MT5 or MT2 ($14,000 & $8,500).
5. Rega RP8 ($3,200)
Based on the above, I've heard all except the Music Hall. Not one dealer has any on demo, only the entry level series.
I'm quite keen on the MH since it is their top of the line and the price beats everything, it's unbelievable for that price mostly thanks to the Euro vs the AUD.
The other major factor to consider, so I was told, is that the Gyro deck & Linn require adjustments and aligning every year or so. Also on both decks the springs / suspension mechanism starts to waiver off after a while, again requiring further adjustments down the line...
Hence, for hassle free operation, the MH & Rega can't be beaten, simple set up and forget... No major complications with the deck and requires very little attention, if at all. This is definitely something I'm after and value highly.
The cartridge I'm using will be the same, Benz micro glider SM, with the Rega Aria phonostage. I'm not changing these two items as yet.
Therefore, having these two things in place, and the list as above, what are your thoughts / suggestions? Should I also consider any other brands? And if so at what price range are we talking about? Is the MH 11.1 any good? Anyone have direct experience with this TT and if so, what are your thoughts?
Eagerly waiting for your replies, and would appreciate it if someone could also advise the best possible path to proceed towards an upgrade, from currently having a RP3, what's the more appropriate move to consider?
Cheers, RJ
we're having a blast of all sorts of whether but mostly hot! Dry and sweaty... On some days it hits 42c then drops to 14c and tapers off to 21c. Definitely not good for audio, listening through tubes, the listening area gets hot.
Now that things have settled in nicely, with the power conditioning unit off to a side, monoblocks and preamp in perfect harmony driving the CLX's to full swing, I noticed a significant difference in overall "quality " in the analog when I tried out a Rega RP8. It was marvelous, and the increase in performance was profound competed to my current RP3.
The RP8 is definitely within reach, however I wanted to check here with the experts on what my final 5 TTs should be before deciding.
Note: all of these are within a certain price range, with few of them being much higher than the others, but nothing major:
1. Music Hall 11.1 ($5,200 superb value for this flagship model, very reasonable).
2. Michell Gyro deck ($10,000)
3. Linn Sondek LP12 ($10,000)
4. McIntosh MT5 or MT2 ($14,000 & $8,500).
5. Rega RP8 ($3,200)
Based on the above, I've heard all except the Music Hall. Not one dealer has any on demo, only the entry level series.
I'm quite keen on the MH since it is their top of the line and the price beats everything, it's unbelievable for that price mostly thanks to the Euro vs the AUD.
The other major factor to consider, so I was told, is that the Gyro deck & Linn require adjustments and aligning every year or so. Also on both decks the springs / suspension mechanism starts to waiver off after a while, again requiring further adjustments down the line...
Hence, for hassle free operation, the MH & Rega can't be beaten, simple set up and forget... No major complications with the deck and requires very little attention, if at all. This is definitely something I'm after and value highly.
The cartridge I'm using will be the same, Benz micro glider SM, with the Rega Aria phonostage. I'm not changing these two items as yet.
Therefore, having these two things in place, and the list as above, what are your thoughts / suggestions? Should I also consider any other brands? And if so at what price range are we talking about? Is the MH 11.1 any good? Anyone have direct experience with this TT and if so, what are your thoughts?
Eagerly waiting for your replies, and would appreciate it if someone could also advise the best possible path to proceed towards an upgrade, from currently having a RP3, what's the more appropriate move to consider?
Cheers, RJ