mandarin
Standard Member
well, I had a record player when I was about 10 and I made it play zippadee doo da, but that doesn't count....
Now I'm playing grown-ups and I have the following:-
Arcam A90 (hf) and P90 (lf), B&W DM604 series 3, Arcam CD37, silver spiral genesis bi-wire......
Absolutely love the CD37. Sounds so real. But still, I want that feeling of having, caring-for, playing records. Something more engaging and more organic about it, in theory. Perhaps I'm just as nostalgic as I am about fountain pens. Anyway.... looking at prices, I see some horrendous maniacal prices and designs. I would hope that I can get something really good that will satisfy me for a few years, for under 1000 pounds including a phono stage, cartridge and turntable.
Seems Dual still make them. Pro-Ject I had never heard of before but they look nice, namely the RPM5.1 ...
And I've heard that an external phono stage is going to be better than adding one to my A90.
What thinks you? thanks very much in advance!
PS: Jazz and classical mostly
Now I'm playing grown-ups and I have the following:-
Arcam A90 (hf) and P90 (lf), B&W DM604 series 3, Arcam CD37, silver spiral genesis bi-wire......
Absolutely love the CD37. Sounds so real. But still, I want that feeling of having, caring-for, playing records. Something more engaging and more organic about it, in theory. Perhaps I'm just as nostalgic as I am about fountain pens. Anyway.... looking at prices, I see some horrendous maniacal prices and designs. I would hope that I can get something really good that will satisfy me for a few years, for under 1000 pounds including a phono stage, cartridge and turntable.
Seems Dual still make them. Pro-Ject I had never heard of before but they look nice, namely the RPM5.1 ...
And I've heard that an external phono stage is going to be better than adding one to my A90.
What thinks you? thanks very much in advance!
PS: Jazz and classical mostly