duke86fan
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in the US the rega P3 is $945 with no cartridge
and the studiodeck is 1199 for the exact same.. both via music direct
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and the studiodeck is 1199 for the exact same.. both via music direct
Joe Mac
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Thats, without a cart, about $250 more than the p3 is worth with one. The US distributor is having a laugh with the mark up.
Which is why I don’t recommend Rega for those in the US. It’s a poor value here.
duke86fan
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i just wonder because rega P3 is often considered the best started towards audiophile level turntables... what alternative would i go for (again when i go to the jump from uturn with a nagaoka cartridge which im getting soon to a higher audiophile level turntable and cartridge in around 2022)
Joe Mac
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The p3 is only marginally above the likes of the fluance rt85 or the project debut carbon esprit. And even against them it lacks speed change and lacks flexibility on cartridge choice because of the rega tonearm design. At our prices it’s a decent option at its range at your prices it’s a joke, you can buy their p6 here for minimally above that!
duke86fan
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one of the most respected audiophile turntables is overpriced to hell and back here
i just wondered because of the inevitable upgrade to a turntable where i can put in a high quality MM or even MC cartridge and go more audiophile level detail
Joe Mac
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If you want to experiment with cartridges rega wouldn’t be an option anyway. They are very much designed to use their own brand cats and using third party ones can be fiddly and involve shims under the tonearm.
Also over egging the table. They’re a hugely respected company and it’s a respected entry level audiophile table.
duke86fan
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i mean what other options do you have for entry level audiophile.. my uturn is more consumer/prosumer more than audiophile
duke86fan
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so buy a fluance, project, or pioneer for the 500-800 range
AnthonyI
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I hate sounding like a broken record, but at that price point I can't talk up the PLX enough, AND, if your wanting to experiment with carts, it's a much easier task to carry out.
duke86fan
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I guess I was unsure because it's a DJ turntable
AnthonyI
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DJ's may use the PLX, but it's every bit of an "audiophile" turntable, trust me.
The Denmarkian Wonder
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Im not familiar with those pieces sorry, I know the higher the number the further up the range you’re going. My experience with the piece of theirs that I do have, MX-VYNL, is that it’s a really well build quality piece of gear that sounds fantastic.
Here is a review of each of that helps
Musical Fidelity M2si review
Great sound compensates for this amplifier’s comparative lack of featureswww.whathifi.com
Musical Fidelity M3si Amplifier review and test
www.hifi-review.com
If i have read correctly, it looks like the M3si has DAC and phono stage built in as well as different speaker terminals. Say i were to get the M3si, would i still be able to use the MoFo StudioPhono? And it still be best for me to get the Opus3 high output cart, right?
VMPKJ
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I own the M2si They are essentially the same under the hood. 3i has 10 more watts per channel a phono and a usb input. 2i is just line inputs.Im not familiar with those pieces sorry, I know the higher the number the further up the range you’re going. My experience with the piece of theirs that I do have, MX-VYNL, is that it’s a really well build quality piece of gear that sounds fantastic.
Here is a review of each of that helps
Musical Fidelity M2si review
Great sound compensates for this amplifier’s comparative lack of features
Musical Fidelity M3si Amplifier review and test
I didn't need anything but power so the 2i was perfect for me. Plus I got it for half of original retail.
duke86fan
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Eh I feel a little unsure
I guess my next step up in a year or so will probably be a project because a jump from like 350 to 1000 dollars is a shit ton and I know they are well respected
wmeugene
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I have a U-Turn and I wouldn't go to the Fluance or a Project in that range, from everything I've heard and read it is an improvement but not a major one. Sort of a half-step.
Heard great things about the Pioneer. That's probably the upgrade option for under $1k that makes the most sense.
AnthonyI
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@duke86fan , with all due respect, I have a hard time understanding, you ask for opinions, but it seems like you've already made up your mind based on "other" information. I feel like you're just wanting a new turntable and not really an "upgrade", which is fine. I think most of us are just offering opinions based on an actual "upgrade" when you say that's what your looking for, not a slight, lateral move. The U-Turn, Project in that price range, Fluance, their all in the same pool so to speak, so if those are the ones that appeal to you, pick one, it's small differences and personal likes and dislikes from one to another, they're all going to deliver about the same "sound experience".
AnthonyI
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And if your going to dollars and cent's it..........
U-Turn Orbit Custom / Acrylic Platter-Cue-Grado Black minimum ($350)
Project Debut Carbon $400 (I wouldn't get anything less than the DC)
Fluance RT85 $500
Between $500 and $1000, unless you can find an open box something or a great sale, the PLX 1000 all day in my opinion.
displayname
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Detachable RCAs
Plinth material
Feet
Arm length
Anti-skate design
Platter material
Motor placement
Headshell material
Grounding wire
VTA options
Arm brace
sub platter
Possibly some other things.
I almost couldn't think of more fundamentally different design philosophies at almost every element of the turntable.