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What is a good place online to buy a new Rega turntable?
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RickG
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west, I ordered a new Rega P3 and a Benz Micro M2 Glider from:
http://www.redtrumpet.com/main.php?sid=1006818360
I was so pleased with their service that I have ordered many LPs from them since. Highly recommended!
http://www.redtrumpet.com/main.php?sid=1006818360
I was so pleased with their service that I have ordered many LPs from them since. Highly recommended!
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You can also try Acoustic Sounds. I have never purchased from them, but I just received their summer catalogue.
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why get rega, especially when there is VPI
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i got my rega planet 2000 from www.audiolab.com
nice people, good service. i'd recommend calling them to place your order though.
nice people, good service. i'd recommend calling them to place your order though.
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Thanks for the nice words, Rick. The P3 is a wonderful turntable at the price, and the Glider works very nicely in it.
The good news is that there's lots of competition these days, which makes LP lovers everywhere happy! The Music Hall MMF-5 ($439, retail $500) and MMF-7 ($879, retail $1000) are both excellent models, and as Tim noted, VPI makes superb products as well. Their HW-19jr sells for $650, or $900 with a Rega RB-300 arm, which is what most customers choose. The new VPI Aries Scout is clearly the product to beat at $1500, including arm! None of these are categorically "better" than the P3 (the Scout might be, but it's double the price), but it's almost an embarrassment of riches these days.
What a wonderful time for LP folks. And thanks again for the recommendation. We'll do whatever we can to keep that ol' black vinyl spinning!
Take it easy!
Peter
| Originally posted by RickG west, I ordered a new Rega P3 and a Benz Micro M2 Glider from: http://www.redtrumpet.com/main.php?sid=1006818360 I was so pleased with their service that I have ordered many LPs from them since. Highly recommended!
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Thanks for the nice words, Rick. The P3 is a wonderful turntable at the price, and the Glider works very nicely in it.
The good news is that there's lots of competition these days, which makes LP lovers everywhere happy! The Music Hall MMF-5 ($439, retail $500) and MMF-7 ($879, retail $1000) are both excellent models, and as Tim noted, VPI makes superb products as well. Their HW-19jr sells for $650, or $900 with a Rega RB-300 arm, which is what most customers choose. The new VPI Aries Scout is clearly the product to beat at $1500, including arm! None of these are categorically "better" than the P3 (the Scout might be, but it's double the price), but it's almost an embarrassment of riches these days.
What a wonderful time for LP folks. And thanks again for the recommendation. We'll do whatever we can to keep that ol' black vinyl spinning!
Take it easy!
Peter
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There's a lot of fantastic turntables available now....and the VPIs are certainly among them. However, what I love about the Rega/RB 300 arm is the simplicity. You set it up....then forget about it. You can then spend your time spinning records as opposed to tweaking.
| Originally posted by TimSchirmer why get rega, especially when there is VPI
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There's a lot of fantastic turntables available now....and the VPIs are certainly among them. However, what I love about the Rega/RB 300 arm is the simplicity. You set it up....then forget about it. You can then spend your time spinning records as opposed to tweaking.
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Yeah, you do have a good point. Oddly...there are no purely level places in my house...so i've actually created a sandbox (i use those little plastic beads that optimitrists use, not actual sand) as well as a bubble leveler, and I am able to set it up perfectly. Science is a great thing. I'm thinking about getting one of those old upper-end systemdek tables in the future as well.
| Originally posted by RickG There's a lot of fantastic turntables available now....and the VPIs are certainly among them. However, what I love about the Rega/RB 300 arm is the simplicity. You set it up....then forget about it. You can then spend your time spinning records as opposed to tweaking.
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Yeah, you do have a good point. Oddly...there are no purely level places in my house...so i've actually created a sandbox (i use those little plastic beads that optimitrists use, not actual sand) as well as a bubble leveler, and I am able to set it up perfectly. Science is a great thing. I'm thinking about getting one of those old upper-end systemdek tables in the future as well.
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