New Turntable suggestions please!

[Al ears]

Designer left roksan years ago TMS ( Touraj Moghaddam ) and started Vertere
MAudio want to do digital only these days , Turntables are very hard to design and need decades of knowledge & anyone going head to head with Technics , Project & Rega is either a talented genius or a pure nutter

https://www.vertereacoustics.com/

I'd read that as talented genius if his Vertere turntables, phono stages et al are anything to go by.....
There are plenty of turntable designer out they whose decks knocks the socks of the major players but turnover means they are going to cost more.

 

[camcroft]

I'd read that as talented genius if his Vertere turntables, phono stages et al are anything to go by.....
There are plenty of turntable designer out they whose decks knocks the socks of the major players but turnover means they are going to cost more.

Iceni Audio is one of them.

 

[Al ears]

Iceni Audio is one of them.

That's one, however they do appear rather reticent to publish prices online.

 

[camcroft]

That's one, however they do appear rather reticent to publish prices online.

I think it's because he doesn't make them in bulk and people around the world ship their turntables to him to modify. I have met him and he is a fantastic person and has always got time to chat. I bought my turntable second hand from eBay I got in touch with him and asked if he would give it a once over he took 2 hours of his time to set it up and chat and he only charged me £25. Obviously I haven't touched it since.

 

[record_spot]

Good shout Pete, hope the refurbed model works a treat. John Darko used the TT V2 for a while last year and rated it too.

 

[Pete Shields]

The TTV2 arrived this afternoon. I have bought a few factory refurbished items in the past from various companies (more often than not Dyson!) and they have usually turned up pristine/as new. The TTV2 is no exception. Well done Cambridge Audio....

Anyway, unlike the Attessa, I had it up and running in less than 15 minutes out of the box. Such a simple setup.
Initial impressions after spinning a few records.
Easy to use. Great sound quality - I could hear so much more detail than I could with the Attessa (when it did work) and it is leaps and bounds ahead of the Project Debut.

Only strange thing is the output from the built in phono is not as loud as other Hifi items I own. Probably 20% down in volume on my other items.
My PMC 20/24's do I believe also need a powerful amp - probably more powerful than my Roksan Oxygene amp. I usually listen through other sources at a volume level of 60 (assuming out of 100) which is quite loud. The TTV2 Turntable through it's built in phono needs to be at 80 to match the sound volume of other sources (including other amps).
I think it may be just a case of my Roksan Amp not being powerful enough. It probably doesn't really matter as I seldom turn teh volume up any higher on my amp.

Tomorrow night I will give it a good test with some of favourite pieces of music. Some purchased in the early 80s and some bought recently.
I'll also have a play with the bluetooth and my Sony headphones.

Only thing that I need to sort out is the Attessa. In a box with a broken stylus and a £150 cost to replace. I did speak to Roksan and they did say that I could return the turntable for a health check. It will fail of course fail the tests if the needle is broken.......

So all I can say is thanks for the help and assistance. I'm amazed how good the TTv2 sounds!

 

[nopiano]

Just one point - it’s probably not power that the amp lacks, but gain. They aren’t quite the same, and it’s too late to try to explain the difference now. But turning it up as you have is fine, unless you’re getting lots of background noise, which is unlikely.

 

[record_spot]

Whilst we're here, I would perhaps advocate against the Cambridge TT V1 model that preceded the TT V2.

Main reasons being I think there were issues not being able to switch off the Bluetooth or phono stage outs options, which is a pretty big deal from a user perspective. The V2 model is unaffected by this and likewise the Alva ST both of which allow you to bypass the Bluetooth and add a phono stage of your own choosing.