That the Beresford is the clear winner for anyone who want more bangs for their bucks. HM

The 1200 is nice and easy to set up and spares are every where to be found. However, budget wise you can get great belt drive decks out there for less money. Rega, Thorens, Micro Seiki. These are some fabulous turntable makers whose decks go for relatively cheap money at times.

For that sort of money I would get it right away. Some people would like you to believe that it is not as good as XYZ, etc. I find it one of the nicest looking budget deck, and with great tweaking potentials. Just make sure that you get some bearing oil and a new belt. Look on eBay for those...

Quote: Originally Posted by JazzG I notice you sold your one, not trying to be nosey here but was it sold more to raise funds for something better or you didn't like it anymore? You seem to think quite highly of it so was a bit surprised to see you sell it. .

Price is not the issue. You got to also look at the quality of the laser and the circuit.

Didn't you see the Beresford own version on his site? I think it is called TC-3618. 200 odd glass fibre strands the specs say.

Quote: Originally Posted by doomlordis i can get it for £200 delivered or walk around to Richer sounds and get one for £199, i dont care what it costs you or anyone else the difference for me is £70. Thanks for clarifying that the price difference is based on your personal...

Wasn't there a Behringer unit with those facilities within that sort of price range? I remember seeing one on-line a few months ago. It could have been a used on on eBay though.

Quote: Originally Posted by doomlordis i have this issue, while the beresford scores very well the dacmagic is clearly a more versatile and overall a better dac for just £70 more. Looking at the Beresford website I worked out that for £135 or less the Beresford can be delivered...

I wish there was a 'one size fits all' headphone, but I can't find one. You'll probably end up like most of us and have several headphones for different listening needs. Many HD650 owners also own the K701 as its complement. The new HD800 looks nice, but I would like to own the far cheaper...

Quote: Originally Posted by linuxworks I'm actually working on a digital switch (in the background) that might also provide digital inputs to a single digital output - but its actually easy to update a gamma1 dac and just add more inputs. Very good idea. If it comes off, maybe...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr Pink57 The build quality vs a HD650 is lacking, these things look like something Sony would put out on their low end line. pink Trying to kid us? Put your money where your mouth is and tell us where the build quality is lacking.

Quote: Originally Posted by BigTony I have the Beresford Mk6/3, Consider having MOD21 fitted in order to bring it up to 6/4 spec. It's a completely new and more exciting experience Multi layered music now has a better depth and definition, and signal decay like on guitars and...

Quote: Originally Posted by joe_cool These seem to be from the same master but the mix is rather different with respect to various instruments (bass, piano, guitar, etc.). The vocal seems almost the same when the volume is at equal levels. There is where the men are separated...

Quote: Originally Posted by Greeni MF explained its secret with the V-series as follows: “Most high-end components offer incredibly bad value. Why do we say this? Because, as crazy as it sounds, about four to five percent of the cost of good value high-end electronics is in the actual...