How Much Would You Pay...???

**DSJR** · 15-09-2009, 18:51

Some of the teachers at a school I work at were laughing about the retirement-planning leaflets in the staff-room. I worked out that I'd be older than they are now if I was able to complete a degree..

**Barry** · 28-09-2009, 18:39

Originally Posted by DSJR

There aren't that many direct drives worth listening to either, unless you can import the 1970's top models...

Hi Guys,

What you really need is one of these:

http://www.thevintageknob.org/DENON/DP100M/DP100M.html .

Just rip off that arm and replace it with an SME V + cartridge of your choice!

Regards

**bacobits** · 29-09-2009, 01:35

I just recently seen a Denon DP100 go for $6K I think it was on the
Audiogon site. I don't think I would pay that much for it.

Den

**John** · 29-09-2009, 06:07

I will be going for the same deck as Clive when I can afford it Its a its a very impressive sounding deck. I actually thought the dc motor rim drive was ever so marginally better than the Verus and I remember being totally blown away by the Verus drive

**The Grand Wazoo** · 29-09-2009, 06:32

Re. the Verus, spookily enough, John, look what I did last night:

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...?t=3088&page=5

**freefallrob** · 29-09-2009, 09:27

'IF' big if, but if I could afford it, i'd probably blow upto £2500-3000 quid on the turntable/arm/cartridge and upto £1000 on the phonostage, probably......

I reckon that would get me just about 'there' and you'd have to spend ALOT more to get noticeably better.

Don't ask me what it is because I haven't made my mind up yet

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I do like these however, and having heard one, I think I could splash the cash.

http://www.inspirehifi.co.uk/page8/page8.html

**Marco** · 29-09-2009, 19:55

Hi Alex,

£1500-2000 would probably be what I would spend - I would find it hard to justify much more - but in reality I will be building around my Garrard 401 - which will hopefully beat anything in that price range!

How are you getting on with that? I've not heard much about your project lately... Did you get your Nagaoka cartridge?

Marco.

**Beechwoods** · 29-09-2009, 20:52

I'm not going to say how much my top wack would be, but suffice to say I could easily knock a 0 off some of the numbers being quoted here! Perhaps I'm lucky in not having heard may really high-end systems... if I won the lottery I'd get myself an EMT just to hear how it sounded. Not much chance of finding one new though

**kcc123** · 30-09-2009, 01:31

I am easy, if I had the money I would just buy myself an old turntable, the Pioneer P3a, also provided if I could find one.

**Marco** · 30-09-2009, 08:21

Hi King,

How did you get on with your Shure cartridge - did you try it with a higher mass arm/headshell?

Marco.

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