Great starter Turntable for those looking for a new deck . Around £30 cheaper than anywhere else. For VIP price just say you seen this price and they will honour it. Enjoy !
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gazzjenks
18 Aug 17#1
Great starter Turntable for those looking for a new deck . Around £30 cheaper than anywhere else. For VIP price just say you seen this price and they will honour it. Enjoy !
CaptainSocks
18 Aug 17#2
Good price.
Can't believe how much Technic MK 2 decks go for now!
morrig
18 Aug 17#3
Comes with Ortofon Om 5E cartridge best price for that is £29.89 from Germany... ebay.co.uk/itm…851
89quidyoucantgowrong
18 Aug 17#4
Before buying, check you amplifier has a phono input because this model doesn't have a built in pre-amp on the line output. A lot of modern home cinema amps need this. If not, you can buy a separate phono stage amplifier for about £20-30.
jahbls
18 Aug 17#5
Would those in the know recommend going for this or taking a step up to the rega planar I (£250) or something similar? What would be a good amp/speakers to have in a system with either of these turntables? I have no particular budget but this will be my first system so I need some guidance!
JGav to jahbls
18 Aug 17#7
At this end of the price scale, both the Project and the Rega will give you similar performance (i.e. decent for the money but won't shake your world).
There are plenty of T amps for sale on Amazon at around £50. amazon.co.uk/Gem…amp
You will need a phono amp too, can be as cheap as this if you want amazon.co.uk/Av-…amp
General guidance is to spend the most money on transducers (turntable cartridges and speakers) the electronics in the middle don't matter as much. Get any speaker cables, don't be fooled by the expensive nonsense that some manufactures sell.
jahbls to JGav
18 Aug 17#8
Thanks for the detailed post. Am I completely off the mark by considering either of the two turntables paired with a Onkyo A9010?
khitomer to jahbls
18 Aug 17#11
Not at all, the 9010 won best amp under £300 in What hi-fi awards. whathifi.com/onk…iew I'd personally go for the Rega Planar 1. I have a Project Carbon 2 and have had issues with noise which their engineers have given different fixes for. Thinking about upgrading to a Rega Planar 3.
bleachershane to khitomer
18 Aug 17#12
I wouldn't touch a low-end Pro-Ject again (to be honest I won't touch a high end one either) simply for the fact they were quite happy to knowingly release turntables with rumble/motor isolation issues galore, offer no solutions of their own and despite buying a third party kit (which they later incorporated into their more expensive revisions) that is supposed to fix this issue, it's still present on my Debut III which cost even more than this.
I haven't heard of any rumble issues with Rega turntables, but never tried them myself.
meandog101 to JGav
18 Aug 17#13
I have the Q Acoustic 2010 speakers and they are excellent. Tempted now to pair them with this TT deal :thumbsup:
paramoreRyan
18 Aug 17#6
Good price, I bought it last week for the 179 they'd reduced it to. My first vinyl setup and they helped me with a system and amp etc. and it works amazingly, so glad I finally got myself one :grin:
GamerJack95
18 Aug 17#9
How does this compare to a Rega Planar 1? I haven't got a clue how any of it works so forgive my dull question.
crap_I_dont_really_need
18 Aug 17#10
Got this on the last deal for 129. Really nice player and easy to setup. Cds still sound better to my ear.
Geezer08
18 Aug 17#14
I'd best dig out all my original The Jam viynl .
Robert_Paulson
18 Aug 17#15
This is a discontinued model. Good for £149, but the Rega Planar 1 is a big improvement.
gazzjenks
18 Aug 17#16
I have a set of Q Accoustic 2010i for sale for £60 delivered if anyone is interested?
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Can't believe how much Technic MK 2 decks go for now!
There are plenty of T amps for sale on Amazon at around £50. amazon.co.uk/Gem…amp
You will need a phono amp too, can be as cheap as this if you want
amazon.co.uk/Av-…amp
Speakers is really up to you, Q Acoustics 3010 or the older 2010i are brilliant for the money.
richersounds.com/pro…aph
richersounds.com/pro…aph
General guidance is to spend the most money on transducers (turntable cartridges and speakers) the electronics in the middle don't matter as much. Get any speaker cables, don't be fooled by the expensive nonsense that some manufactures sell.
I haven't heard of any rumble issues with Rega turntables, but never tried them myself.