Best turntable up to £1000 new or second hand?

[gbhsi1]

as per title which turntable would you buy?

 

[DandyCobalt]

A rega P3 (in my case a P-3 24) then send it to Inspire for their upgrade package. Sublime! Approx £1k but probably worth twice that much?

 

[John Duncan]

Michell Gyro SE with arm. A Gyro SE with tecno was recently on the 'Bay for £1,095 and didn't sell, so I suspect you could get it for £1k. Even with an RB250 it would be my choice up to a grand.

 

[chebby]

Clicky

Ah, what the heck, you say i've got £1000...

Clicky

 

[John Duncan]

Or you could get two of the first one chebby. I can see you as a master of the decks.

 

[John Duncan]

Blue lights, you say?

 

[chebby]

Blue lights, you say?

Are you going to photograph your Michell with an LED torch shining through the perspex?

 

[oldric_naubhoff]

GBP 1000? I think it's hard to beat this one fella here... (complete with arm and cart)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLEARAUDIO-TP-CONCEPT-PLATTENSPIELER-KOMPLETT-PLUG-PLAY-TURNTABLE-/310434395039?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item484754f39f

 

[chebby]

Or you could get two of the first one chebby. I can see you as a master of the decks.

I'd go for one of the SL-1210M5G decks for £699 and a £50 Origin Live Rega arm board leaving £250 for a Rega RB250 and a decent cart.

Hi-fi and shiny, with cool blue LED lights to make it a bit of a show.

 

[Frank Harvey]

I agree with John.

And Gyrodecs don't need LED's to look cool 8)

 

[chebby]

I agree with John.

And Gyrodecs don't need LED's to look cool 8)

Indeed, a cupboard or a curtain will do

 

[Al ears]

I agree with John.

And Gyrodecs don't need LED's to look cool 8)

Indeed, a cupboard or a curtain will do

Ouch!!

I think Oldric has found a goody!

 

[John Duncan]

I think Oldric has found a goody!

Agreed, that's a nice price. Though it doesn't look like this:

 

[gbhsi1]

what about the pro-ject perspex 6? trade in mine and defo come to £1000. Think it's better looking and it's got a cover 🙂

 

[ifor]

A rega P3 (in my case a P-3 24) then send it to Inspire for their upgrade package. Sublime! Approx £1k but probably worth twice that much?

+1

I would aim to pick up a second hand Regar Planar 2 or 3 for about £150 on eBay. With the full Quest package from Inspire you'll still have about £300 left to spend on vinyl.

 

[lindsayt]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/RARE-DENON-DP-59L-TURNTABLE-WITH-ORTOFON-OM-20-PU-AMAZING-TURNTABLE-/130769716619?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item1e727b858b

or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Plattenspieler-JVC-QL-Y-55-F-Rosenholz-High-End-Turntable-TOP-mit-TA-System-/251151427114?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item3a79caa62a - this one may go over budget

or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Denon-DP-2000-/130771959131?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item1e729dbd5b - sadly very high chance this will go over budget, but you never know...

or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sony-TTS-8000-Direct-Drive-Turntable-/251154245987?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item3a79f5a963 - with DIY plinth and decent arm and cart

or http://www.ebay.de/itm/JVC-Plattenspieler-QL-A7-mit-TT-71-Quartz-Direct-Drive-70er-Jahre-kaum-benutzt-/160888204137?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item2575af2b69

or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Denon-DP-57-L-in-Rosewood-Finish-/150898748682?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item2322442d0a - this one leaves a few hundred in the budget for a decent new MC cart

or http://www.ebay.de/itm/MICRO-SEIKI-BL111L-AIR-/221127207470?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item337c356a2e - another with a very high chance of going over budget

or http://www.ebay.de/itm/High-End-Studio-Plattenspielerlaufwerk-Denon-DP-2000-/150903275845?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item2322894145 - another that needs a DIY plinth, arm and cart

or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Kenwood-KD-990-Klassiker-in-schwarz-Klavierlack-einer-der-schonsten-Spieler-/360488525566?pt=Plattenspieler&hash=item53eeca5efe

or a £100 Lenco and mod it to high heaven

or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Garrard-401-turntable-/230855460022?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Turntables&hash=item35c00ec4b6 - bid £380 max for this. Plenty of 401's come up on UK eBay. Fit a different arm and cart,

or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REVOX-B790-TURNTABLE-/120975473287?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Turntables&hash=item1c2ab33a87

or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fully-Working-Gates-CB-77-Broadcast-Turntable-Ex-BBC-3-Speed-BBC-Pre-amp-/190730477586?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Turntables&hash=item2c686c2012 - I'd try it with a different arm and cart

or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-PS-X7-direct-drive-high-quality-turntable-serviced-with-manual-/120980655682?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiFi_Turntables&hash=item1c2b024e42 - plenty left in the budget for an uber cartridge

Leave it a week or two and they'll be another range of interesting tt's to choose from.

 

[Al ears]

I think Oldric has found a goody!

Agreed, that's a nice price. Though it doesn't look like this:

It's all in the eyes of the beholder. 🙂

 

[chebby]

Go on, place it in some water, lift the arm to about 45 degrees, lower the lights, light a cigarette lighter (flame set to maximum) and hide it behind one of the feet ...

...it's a North Sea oil platform.

 

[alchemist 1]

Go on, place it in some water, lift the arm to about 45 degrees, lower the lights, light a cigarette lighter (flame set to maximum) and hide it behind one of the feet ...

...it's a North Sea oil platform.

Both involve the black gold ! 🙂

 

[nopiano]

I had this to consider just over a year ago.

Looked at Clearaudio, but most UK dealers didn't actually have any. Looked at Pro-ject, but most seemed to have them to keep the shelves full, and no-one admitted to really liking them. Looked at Rega but they were in the middle of launching new models and I was put off by the huge main bearing nut visible when seated which just looked crude. Wondered about resurrecting my old Linn, but thought I might easily blow double the budget with so many changed parts. Wondered about Inspire mods but thought no going back.

Ended up with the basic Michell (see sig), which was even more of a bargain because I got the shop model complete with (cheap) cartridge. Plenty of money too for s/h Rega Fono mini preamp, and expensive interconnect (thanks to a magazine sub). Spent the rest on LPs and another cartridge I've not even tried yet. A lovely piece of engineering and remarkably good sound. Looks nice too.