Question Set-up advice for first turntable, amp & speakers?

[Fandango Andy]

Thought I would give a quick update.

In the end I went for a system consisting of:
- Rega Planar 1
- Yamaha R-N600A
- B&W 607 S3

Must say I'm really happy with it. Plays the records, Spotify/Tidal, DAB radio, Net radio, etc... with (for me at least) unprecedented clarity!

Thanks for all the information, help, feedback. It postponed my decision a few times, but for the better 🙂

Glad to hear you got what you wanted. Did it come in on budget?

 

[ijohn]

Thought I would give a quick update.

In the end I went for a system consisting of:
- Rega Planar 1
- Yamaha R-N600A
- B&W 607 S3

Must say I'm really happy with it. Plays the records, Spotify/Tidal, DAB radio, Net radio, etc... with (for me at least) unprecedented clarity!

Thanks for all the information, help, feedback. It postponed my decision a few times, but for the better 🙂

Congrats! Happy listening!

 

[npatyn]

Glad to hear you got what you wanted. Did it come in on budget?

Almost. With a bit of comparing between online shops, I clocked in at around €1600.

 

[Jasonovich]

This has got me intrigued and it looks like Fosi is looking to conquer the world.
Anyone looking for their first TT on a budget, look no further than Fosi.

Fosi Audio Spins Into Vinyl with Luna3 Entry-Level Turntable on Kickstarter

Fosi Audio is crowdfunding its first-ever turntable on Kickstarter for $349. Initial backers can get 25% off who don't mind waiting until its release in October.

www.ecoustics.com

 

[nopiano]

This has got me intrigued and it looks like Fosi is looking to conquer the world.
Anyone looking for their first TT on a budget, look no further than Fosi.

Fosi Audio Spins Into Vinyl with Luna3 Entry-Level Turntable on Kickstarter

Fosi Audio is crowdfunding its first-ever turntable on Kickstarter for $349. Initial backers can get 25% off who don't mind waiting until its release in October.

www.ecoustics.com

Interestingly, I’d leave such a thing well alone. Turntables require a particular skill set, and much as I’ve enjoyed Fosi amplifiers, this would have to be amazing, and bizarrely they don’t even have the money to develop it.

A definite avoid for me. But I sincerely hope I can eat my words in the coming months. 🙂

 

[Jasonovich]

Interestingly, I’d leave such a thing well alone. Turntables require a particular skill set, and much as I’ve enjoyed Fosi amplifiers, this would have to be amazing, and bizarrely they don’t even have the money to develop it.

A definite avoid for me. But I sincerely hope I can eat my words in the coming months. 🙂

They're pitching against a saturated market and people are likely to be swayed towards trusted well established brands like rega and project for marginally higher costs.

I'm sort of in the expectation that Fosi is going to pull something out of the hat but I'm incline to agree with you on this one.
Let's wait and see 😊

 

[daytona600]

$349 for a unknown chinese TT

Only a total idiot would buy a $350 turntable made in EU / UK
Rega & Project with several decades of history , millions of units of production , decades of factory warranty and service / spares & re-sale value
with Pride of ownership

 

[RoA]

With TT's it's often what you do not see that counts. Precision engineering.

That Fosi looks like s***t and I saw one review which detected significant platter wobble and also arm bearing intolerances. Work in progress ... .

Mind, even more established manufacturers don't always get it right. Roksan's Attessa turntable had/has significant quality control issues and that thing originally sold at over a grand.

 

[Fandango Andy]

This has got me intrigued and it looks like Fosi is looking to conquer the world.
Anyone looking for their first TT on a budget, look no further than Fosi.

Fosi Audio Spins Into Vinyl with Luna3 Entry-Level Turntable on Kickstarter

Fosi Audio is crowdfunding its first-ever turntable on Kickstarter for $349. Initial backers can get 25% off who don't mind waiting until its release in October.

www.ecoustics.com

I read that it is going to be $350 which probably means £350 too.

Pro-Ject, Sony,Audio-Technica, and Denon all have really good entry level offerings below £250. How much is a Rega Planar 1 these days? Probably not much more than £300.

From the marketing, I cant help thinking they are going more for the fashion/trendy/lifestyle market, putting themselves aside from the traditional HiFi market rather than in competition with it.

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[RoA]

Fosi, Topping, SMSL ... are flooding the market with products. Whilst quality is probably steadily increasing and competition is always welcome it hardly adds to pride of ownership (if that is important to you) or residual value.

You buy a product which is superseded the next month.

 

[Jasonovich]

Fosi, Topping, SMSL ... are flooding the market with products. Whilst quality is probably steadily increasing and competition is always welcome it hardly adds to pride of ownership (if that is important to you) or residual value.

You buy a product which is superseded the next month.

The Chinese learn Capitalism Fast!! 😀

 

[Jasonovich]

I read that it is going to be $350 which probably means £350 too.

Pro-Ject, Sony,Audio-Technica, and Denon all have really good entry level offerings below £250. How much is a Rega Planar 1 these days? Probably not much more than £300.

From the marketing, I cant help thinking they are going more for the fashion/trendy/lifestyle market, putting themselves aside from the traditional HiFi market rather than in competition with it.

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You may well be proven right!

The positive vibe from their successful budget killing amps, they may have commoditised as vapour, to sway people over to buy their TT.

I'm looking to be shocked, in the same way I powered up my little Fosi amp for the first time, something tells me, it's all marketing and glitz!