New TT Advice Please

MCE

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Hi all,
I've just brought my NAD 3020B amp and B&W DM110 speakers out of retirement and I'm looking for a turntable to run with them. My budget is limited so I'm thinking either the Rega Planar P1 or Project Primary E will be my best option.
Any thoughts and / or recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks.
 
Hi all,
I've just brought my NAD 3020B amp and B&W DM110 speakers out of retirement and I'm looking for a turntable to run with them. My budget is limited so I'm thinking either the Rega Planar P1 or Project Primary E will be my best option.
Any thoughts and / or recommendations would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Either of those decks would be fine, just depends which you can get for the best price.
 

MCE

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That said if you are happy to stick with Rega cartridges it's not a bad buy as a start -up turntable
Would it make sense to go for the Project but spend the price difference between that and the Rega on upgrading the Project's factory fitted Ortofon for a higher spec Ortofon? (If that makes sense)
 

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Would it make sense to go for the Project but spend the price difference between that and the Rega on upgrading the Project's factory fitted Ortofon for a higher spec Ortofon? (If that makes sense)
I would buy it as is. Use the difference to either buy new music or buy a record cleaning bit of kit that will allow you to get the best (or better) from your existing records.

Then if and when you do change anything you have something to compare it to.
 

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OK, the deck I'm currently using is a BSR Quanta 500 fitted with an Ortofon Super OM 5E cartridge. I know that BSR decks are much maligned / derided but it's one I acquired from someone that used to work there when I bought the amp & speakers and I never got round to upgrading it (apart from the cartridge obviously). I've always thought that this set up sounded pretty good, do you think I'll notice a significant difference with the Project with the factory fitted cartridge?
 
OK, the deck I'm currently using is a BSR Quanta 500 fitted with an Ortofon Super OM 5E cartridge. I know that BSR decks are much maligned / derided but it's one I acquired from someone that used to work there when I bought the amp & speakers and I never got round to upgrading it (apart from the cartridge obviously). I've always thought that this set up sounded pretty good, do you think I'll notice a significant difference with the Project with the factory fitted cartridge?
Yes. Probably.... :)
 

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Thank you all for your replies, one last question, I thinks it's unlikely that I'll be changing the amp or speakers any time soon so would any of you think it's worth me spending any more than the budget I'm working with?
 

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