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New turntable dilemma - which one to choose between 2.
I have decided to add a turn table to my system ( and break out the stored vinyl ), and have narrowed it down to 2 setups,
both are used, and are the total same cost.
1. Michell Gyro SE, SME 309, Denon DL-110, Whest two phono stage.
2. Kuzma Stabi S, Stogi S, Linn K18, Lejonklou Gaio phono stage.
Any comments, things to look out for, etc welcome.
Mark
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Why the cartridge choices?
Chris
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It won't matter which one, because within weeks you'll be upgrading anyway, it's the nature of the beast and it can't be killed
Both are excellent turntables I would go for the one you like the look of best and enjoy.
Just
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had a whest 2...i wouldnt again. but the gyro is a good deck. dl110 is decent, but can be improved and sold easily enough as could the whest if you dont like it. Think its more a case of which tt floats your boat
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basically both are in for freeOriginally Posted by Stratmangler
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Grant, looks wise I love the Gyro and the sme arm, very visual, but i also love the simple uncluttered look of the Kuzma.
What was it with the Whest 2 you didnt like ?.
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It won't matter which one, because within weeks you'll be upgrading anyway, it's the nature of the beast and it can't be killed
Both are excellent turntables I would go for the one you like the look of best and enjoy.
Just
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i Like the look of the Stabli too.. solid oak and a good psu. arm might be an issue for me. I like a detachable headshell as it makes life a lot more simple. sme arms are very good bits of kit
Regards,
Grant
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FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -
Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
***SMILE, BE HAPPY***
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Stogi S is the nicest arm I've ever owned and I've owned rather a lot so I'd being going for the second set up.
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Gyro + SME = Choice pairing.
Both well engineered and likely to hold their price if you decide that ultimately they're not for you. You don't see too many advertised, folk tend to hang on to them.
And both will work well with other combo's if you decide to split. The 309 is capable of taking a better cartridge if your experience takes you that way.
Visually the Kuzma leaves me cold.(but, I know, we don't listen with our eyes).
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