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I had a great time at Analogue seduction this afternoon, and to my own surprise I bought a Pro-Ject 2-Xperience SB DC turntable. I listened to this deck plus a Pro-Ject Classic and a Clearaudio Concept. Yes, I really did decide to not buy a Clearaudio Concept! I'll write some blurb in case...

That's great and convenient news Al, thanks very much. I thought the variables and commonalities involved in both models such as awards received vs reviews vs year of introduction vs cartridge vs tonearm material vs price etc brought them both to be about on a par with each other. Cheers.

I was hoping to add a Pro-Ject 2Experience SB DC to my demonstration tomorrow but it's not been possible. I'm lined up for a Rega RP3, Clearaudio Concept and a Pro-Ject Classic. Has anyone heard a Pro-Ject Classic in comparison to a Pro-Ject 2Experience SB DC? I'm curious right now, because I...

Thanks for the advice Big H. I'm now at the stage of trying to decide which handful of records to take with me to the demo. I'll take some Glen Brown reggae for bass and drums, Funkadelic's first album for guitars, and perhaps a Rhythm & Sound one for some electronic music. And if it arrives...

Loads of the varied output from 2 German chaps called Mark Ernestus and Moritz Von Oswald. They made a series of 12 inch singles as "Rhythm & Sound" with and without reggae singers. It gets described as "dub techno" which confuses me. It sounds like the dub end of Reggae but made by people...

Thanks Quest for the 13th note - my amplifier is next on the list of upgrades, and I need to move to a house with bigger rooms before I get some better speakers. The amp upgrade will definitely be happening before the speaker upgrade. Harry - I'll try and squeeze a Pro-Ject expression into...

DavidF your comments inspired me to find some other reviews on the CC MMV2 cartridge and there's loads of gushing praise out there, so I can certainly agree with your perspective - without hearing it yet. Having stared at a few cartridges this month, the cantilver seems to really stick out far...

A minute ago I read this review of the cartridge that comes with the Clearaudio Concept and it gets 3 stars: https://www.whathifi.com/clearaudio/concept-mm-v2/review I think I'll not notice the finer points of why it only got a 3 star score because I'll be occupied with the overall increase in...

Thanks Big H. It sounds like all roads lead to Peterborough and a choice between the Pro-Ject Clasic and the Clearaudio concept. The next challenge is to pick some records to take to the demonstration. I'll take a few favourites that I can hopefully pick out differences in the sound quality...

Thanks again Al ears and Penguin. I'll arrange a demonstration of a Pro-Ject Classsic and a Clearaudio Concept, and a couple of lower priced turntables if the shop will let me. Having read every word of this month's What Hi Fi reviews of these 2 turntables I think I need to base my decision on...

Thanks for the info and ideas. Al Ears - I imagined upgrading from the stylus that comes with the new turntable after I wear it out through use or damage it, (one of these will eventually happen) and lots of Pro-Ject turntables come with a 2M silver cartridge which doesn't get much praise here...

I’ve read all of the forum posts in the past 12 months that requested advice on upgrading a turntable, and although I’ve learned a lot by doing this reading I also need to now request advice on upgrading my turntable. I’ve got a Rotel R04 amp that has a phono input, plus B & W 684S speakers. I...

I understand now Major, thanks. I ordered an OM10 stylus a minute ago. It's £30 on W Thakker's ebay if you buy the product described in the german language, but £38 if you buy the same product described in the english language. That's £8 to spend on some vinyl!

Hiya Thanks for the advices. I saw on William Thakker that the Ortofon stylus 10 is £38 and a Ortofon OM10 cartridge plus OM10 stylus is £40. I think I'll go for the OM10 cartidge plus stylus and suffer the annoyance of changing the cartidge wires unless anyone wishes to dissuade me? Cheers...

Hiya I have a Pro-Ject debut 3 turntable that has the factory fitted Ortofon OM5E cartridge with the letters "OMB" on the side of the cartridge. A few years ago I upgraded the factory fitted Ortofon 5 stylus to an Ortofon OM10 stylus. Now I need to replace my worn stylus, and I'm wondering if...