Turntable V CDP

[millerman]

I’m thinking of investing in a turntable. My current CD player is a Nad used as a transport and played into a Chord BQD dac.

This gives me a really nice high quality sound. The question is will a turntable bought on a budget of £500 match this. I have currently compared a budget entry project and the CD won hands down.

Any views before i start auditioning unnecessarily so.

regards

 

[chebby]

If you have lots of records already and want to enjoy them again, then £500 on a turntable (Rega P3-24 with decent £100 cartridge) will be a good investment and lots of fun.

If you don't already have the LPs - and just want to make the TT a 'competing' format with your CD transport/Chord QBD DAC - then I am not sure there is much point.

 

[matengawhat]

i like vinyl the whole feel, sound and something so rewarding about the whole process

however as above if you have no vinyl its an expensive fad - i tried and kept buying albums but nearly everything i bought i had on cd and 99 times out of 100 listened to the cd to save me getting up and turning it over!

i tried failed and sold everything on!

 

[mitch65]

Not that surprised a NAD transport and 3k worth of DAC won that battle
to be honest, not even sure £500 of Rega P3 would do it either.'

 

[shooter]

You may find £500 not enough to compete or better the QBD.

If you have only £500 to spend but are willing to upgrade over time the Pro-Ject RPM 5.1 could be a good investment @ around £500. Later you could add a speed box for around £100 and a nice Ortofon cartridge from the Rondo range, these prices vary. From a personnel viewpoint i had this set up until only recently and it was an accomplished performer with good isolation.

 

[Anonymous]

The point is whether you ever have heard a "good" TT" , which could be a P3-24 and a TTPSU plus a good cartridge think appr. 500 for this catridge only+ Phono Stage.

You easily end up now at a price of 1500 Pounds. So for 500 Pounds no chance to reach the sound of your existing setup, however I would bet that the before mentioned TT combination will reach your existing level or will be even better.

If you go further , i.e. a Linn LP 12 - Majik + ok cartridge + Phono stage -no chance for your existing system.

Some other people of course put it right, you need some records to play.

 

[millerman]

Thanks everyone, I thought as much. I think Ill stick to further investment in my CDP set up.

Many thanks for taking the trouble to give me your advice.

Regards

 

[Anonymous]

Did you mean the QDB DAC?

I'm not surprised your CD combo worth a few thousand was better than a turntable worth a couple of hundred. Bit like me lining up against usain bolt in the 100m.

Don't know what you were trying to prove, nor why you even posed the question.

 

[Thaiman]

from my recent experience, if you want the very best sound and willing to spend (BIG) then turntables any day. I would say up to £5K, cd player still the king of souce.