Turntable advice needed

[admin_exported]

Going back to vinyl now!

Current system:

NAD C540 CD-player

Cambridge Audio Azur 540 Amp (no phono amp incl.) 🙁

Experimental speakers (modified Sony ss-176 cabinets, Dynaudio D28/2, Scanspeak 18W/8545, Jantzen audio copper foil choke+superior z-cap 6dB@2500Hz.

I am on a fairly tight budget.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

 

[Anonymous]

Still no suggestions...

Considering Cambridge 640P preamp and rega rp1...

Any comments??

 

[altruistic.lemon]

If you're wiling to consider secondhand there are some excellent turntables available, such as the AR, Thorens TD 150/160/145, Ariston RD11, Systemdek etc.

Don't know much about the preamp you mention but I see the Musical Fidelity V-LPS is available at good prices, and I would think that the better.

 

[mitch65]

I do like Rega decks and if you could stretch another £100.00 that would get you a new P3-24, if not then your choice of the RP1 is a very good one and won't disappoint (especially as it's ready to play).

Do consider phono stages from Musical Fidelity, Project, NAD as well as Cambrisge Audio. Performance wise you would probably be happy with any.

 

[Anonymous]

I can only tell you to steer clear of the Project Phono amps, I've had two (Phono Box II & Tube Box SE II) and dynamics are pretty compressed, a better starter would be Cambridges own Azur 540P.