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In Reply to: I guess again posted by Penguin on March 26, 2015 at 08:10:50:
Penquin,
If you hear a difference that is great enough to justify the cost between various DD turntables then you know what you should buy. One of my other turntables is a VPI HW19 with an SME Series III arm, so I am sort of a VPI kind of guy. I sought out and listened to the new VPI DD too. And yes it does sound better than the SL1200 with KAB mods, or at least I think so - but honestly I wanted to hear a difference. Like so many of these situations there are enough variables to make a definitive determination problematic. Two different rooms, two different cartridges, different amps, different speakers, yada yada yada. This is our great dilemma and challenge. For me the issue was fairly easy to resolve between the VPI and the SL1200. First there is the money angle, I have about $1800 in my KAB SL1200 plus cartridge. The VPI is a bit more as you know. Second, I have taken to switching cartridges, MM compared to MC, mono, stereo and so on. The SL1200 facilitates cartridge changes. The unipivot on the VPI, well let's be charitable and just say it presents a unique set of challenges in the set up department. Third, two VPI's one for mono, one for stereo? Where is the space, plus the cost for two is getting a little out of hand. Finally, there is the personal issue of priorities. I am an old fart, have a lot of vinyl that has not been played for decades and want to listen to it again. But how much is is worth to me to do so? Well in addition to the TT, we have a phono stage to consider, +$7500 for my cj TEA2MAX, cartridges (I am up to 6 and counting) + $$$. And at the end of the day, none of this sounds as good to me, all things considered, as my digital source, a Sony HAPZ1ES loaded with FLAC files ripped from mostly Redbook discs. And yes I read the recent articles claiming FLAC files are inferior, and yes I have purchased several HiRez versions of favorite recordings, and lots audiophile vinyl - Music Direct loves me. Can I hear a difference? Really, no. This is what happens with old age, I am 67 and that is a factor, don't kid anybody, getting old sucks. Your results may vary. At the end of the day we pays our money and takes our choices. It is all just hifi after all.
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Follow Ups
- RE: I guess again - bill_stevenson@bellsouth.net 08:44:49 03/26/15 (2)
- I own an SL 1000 - Penguin 09:49:20 03/26/15 (1)
- RE: I own an SL 1000 - caligari 13:38:53 03/28/15 (0)
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