Help choosing a new Hi-Fi system

[visergra]

Hello community,
I really appreciate your help from the other side of the screen. I wanted to ask for your recommendation regarding my next hi-fi setup for jazz and rock. Due to budget and space constraints, I have to go with active speakers, and I'm set on getting the Technics SL-1500 turntable. Where I'm undecided is on the cartridge, phono stage, and active speakers:
1) AT-VM750XSH + Pro-Ject Tube Box S2 + KEF Coda or SVS Prime Pro
2) Nagaoka MP-200 + Graham Slee ERA Gold V (the Pro-Ject would be a good match) + KEF Coda or SVS Prime Pro
I'm worried about the AT cartridge because of its capacitance and excessive brightness. Which of the two would win in the speaker battle?
Thanks again

 

[nopiano]

Welcome to the WHF forum.

It’s always hard to know where a new contributor is ‘coming from’ or expecting.

I wonder if you’re being a bit ambitious with the cartridge choice? The 1500C - which is about to be updated with a better motor control and a higher price - has an adequate cartridge and in built phono stage. Isn't that a good place to begin and just plug into some KEF Codas?

The speakers also have their own phono stage, so I don’t think you need a third device to do the same just yet!

More here…

We’ve tested and compared the KEF Coda W and LSX II LT so you can decide which five-star speaker system is best

Price, size, features, sound and more, we've covered all the bases.

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[daytona600]

Budget ?
£1500 or £150,000

 

[visergra]

Why are these cartridges too ambitious for that turntable? For 200 euros more, I can upgrade to one of those cartridges; I think that's a reasonable price. The budget for the rest would be 800-1000 speakers and 500 phono. All around 2500 euros. Thanks

 

[nopiano]

Why are these cartridges too ambitious for that turntable? For 200 euros more, I can upgrade to one of those cartridges; I think that's a reasonable price. The budget for the rest would be 800-1000 speakers and 500 phono. All around 2500 euros. Thanks

Well instead of spending €500 on a phono stage you don’t need, I’d get a better turntable, like the 1210GR2. An AT VM750SH would be superb.

The reviewer here used an AT too…

Technics SL-1200GR2

From SL-1200GR to 'GR2, Technics' adherence to the theory of 'marginal gains' ensures its most popular direct-drive deck remains at least one step ahead of the competition Following the debut of its first direct-drive models over 50 years ago, many versions of Technics' iconic SL-1200 model have...

www.hifinews.com

But feel free to buy what you already decided, and I don’t know your local prices which might affect my preference. Maybe the latest 1500CS would be a better choice?

 

[visergra]

Well instead of spending €500 on a phono stage you don’t need, I’d get a better turntable, like the 1210GR2. An AT VM750SH would be superb.

The reviewer here used an AT too

But feel free to buy what you already decided, and I don’t know your local prices which might affect my preference. Maybe the latest 1500CS would be a better choice?

Yes, I am talking about 1500CS. I'm looking for simplicity. I like the 1500's self-lifting tonearm, the fact that it doesn't require much setup and everything sounds decent, and that it doesn't take up much space since I live in a small apartment and it has to fit on the shelf.
The 1200gr is much better, I know, but it also costs 1000 euros more, which I think is out of my budget. I'm looking for a warm, rhythmic, analog sound, knowing that my passive speakers will limit me in this regard. Very analytical sounds leave me cold and bore me. I'm open to any recommendations within a budget of around 2500 euros. I listen to music every day, especially first thing in the morning with my coffee, and I listen to jazz or rock, indie/rock. I listen to very little classical music.

 

[Al ears]

Yes, I am talking about 1500CS. I'm looking for simplicity. I like the 1500's self-lifting tonearm, the fact that it doesn't require much setup and everything sounds decent, and that it doesn't take up much space since I live in a small apartment and it has to fit on the shelf.
The 1200gr is much better, I know, but it also costs 1000 euros more, which I think is out of my budget. I'm looking for a warm, rhythmic, analog sound, knowing that my passive speakers will limit me in this regard. Very analytical sounds leave me cold and bore me. I'm open to any recommendations within a budget of around 2500 euros. I listen to music every day, especially first thing in the morning with my coffee, and I listen to jazz or rock, indie/rock. I listen to very little classical music.

I am confused. You talk about going for active speakers and are now talking about your passive ones.
Which will you actually be using?
The need for a separate phono preamp is debatable and if you don't want analytical sound stay clear of Shibata tipped stylii