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Hello in there!
I have recently purchased the DC-six software and flat preamp for transfering my vinyl to cd. I am now thinking of buying a new turntable but I am not sure if it would be a step up, or back. My current table is a B&O beogram 1602 that I purchased used. The previous owner had upgraded the cartridge from a MMC10E to the MMC20CL.(MMC20CL currently in use) My budget would be $300 to $500. I have looked at the Goldring, Music Hall, and NAD tables. My main concern with this current table is that it is the only table I have owned and have nothing to compare it to. I don't know how Good, or Bad, I have it. Tables with conventional cartridges seem more adjustable for sure. The NAD dealer said that their table would blow this beo out of the water. Of course he is a bussiness man. Any advice appreciated!
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A few variables in the equation:a. How many LP's to be converted?
b. What condition are they in?
c. How important is end product (CD) sound quality?If the answers to b. and c. are "Good" and "Very", then upgrade TT
the b&o tables look like a million dollars but they werent the last word, even in their time they got the short shrift from most reviewers, for their lack of flexibility [ie: cartridge choice, etc, ] though they were impeccably engineered.... personally l would, look around for another 'table that is more flexible in other areas, cheers and good luck VAL
I had one of those Beogram LT's and at the time thought it was very cool, but the captive market cartridge thing is what queered the deal for me
I have around 200lps that I want to transfer. They are all in good condition. I think I would appreciate an extra turntable anyway I was just afraid I might be let down with the sound. From what I have gathered the Beogram was a fairly good table. Do you think the "budget" tables I mentioned would be on par or better? Any recomendations on where to order? I live in Arkansas and the nearest dealer is Memphis Tenn. Mail order is almost a necessity.
Just thought I'd toss out a voice from the other side. I have a BeoGram 3404 and use it to transfer my LPs to CD and I have to say that my CDs sound fantastic. As long as your cartridge is in great shape you should be good to go -- the 20CL is the top of the line for B&O. Of course, if the cartridge is on its way down then a new one will run you quite a bit.The BeoGram is certainly a mid-fi table and would get buried by plenty of the super-rigs. But I've felt that it holds its own for the non-audiophile music enthusiast. You won't find an easier turntable to use, which is one of the features I love - I don't want to be constantly fiddling with it. But, that means that you can't fine-tune it to your heart's content and if you're looking for a turntable that's fully customizable than the BeoGram is not an ideal deck.
Keep you eye on the Audiogon Table listings, for the price of any of the new budget tables you can pick up any number of much better used TT's and they are generally set up decent and have any of the bugs worked out as well, just make certain the seller has some good feedback and they know how to pack a table for shipment, I've bought more TT's off eBay and Audiogon than I care to admit ;-) and I've only had one bad experience so far, and that was some weasel from toronto who excersized no care whatsoever just put the table in a box and shipped it and then when I tried to get a refund he said I must have damaged it intentionally to burn him GGGRRR !
Regards FredJ
Fred,
You should have sent your friend, Wally "Two Fingers" Toscano up to Toronto for a courtesy visit.
Henry
The seller was such an ass$%le that I briefly considered calling Uncle Bob who lives in Toronto and has a grand total of at least 175 stitches in his head from semi pro Hockey to have a chat, or even pay him a visit myself, but it was an under $200 Cheap Micro Seiki
and I cooled off.
I have considered how nice it would be if every PC or telephone contained a meaningful amount of Det. Cord and or C4 and I had the button ;-)
Regards Fred
Living, as I do, in South Africa, I very much doubt I can be of any assistance in identifying a source of either new or "experienced" turntables in your area. Also, US pricing is an unknown quantity from here, but will make a few suggestions (mostly from UK products, as US vinyl replay equipment is hellishly expensive here):a. Goldring GR2 (UK price: GBP265.00)
Speeds Offered: 33 & 45 rpm (selected manually via belt/pulley change)
Tonearm Inc'd?: Yes (similar to Rega RB250)
Cartridge Inc'd?: Yes (Goldring's own 1012GX MM with Gyger II stylus)b. Rega P2 (UK price: GBP200.00)
Speeds Offered: 33 & 45 rpm (selected manually via belt/pulley change)
Tonearm Inc'd?: Yes (Rega RB250)
Cartridge Inc'd?: Noc. Pro-Ject 1 Xpression (UK price: GBP 210.00)
Speeds Offered: 33, 45 & 78 rpm (selected manually via belt/pulley change)
Tonearm Inc'd?: Yes (similar to Rega RB250)
Cartridge Inc'd?: Yes (Ortofon OMB5E)d. Pro-Ject Debut III Phono SB (UK price: GBP 180.00)
Speeds Offered: 33 & 45 rpm (selected buttons on plinth)
Tonearm Inc'd?: Yes (similar to Rega RB250)
Cartridge Inc'd?: Yes (Ortofon OMB5E)
Phono Stage Inc?: Yes (allows you to connect two decks to your amp)If sound quality is premium, I'd go with the Rega P2 and add a decent cartridge.
Otherwise, the Pro-Ject Debut III Phono SB makes a compelling case - by including an in-built phono stage, which would allow you to retain your Beogram via the pre-amp's phono input and use a spare line input for the Pro-Ject, a nice bit of flexibility.
I hope that is food for thought... Couldn't find anything on the NAD TT...
Thanks to all. Lots of useful info. Now if I could only decide on which headphones.......
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