Why no turntable?

W9TR said:
I love all my sources. I’ve always had a vinyl rig so to me it’s just part of the experience. My best vinyl still sounds better to me than my best digital, which is mostly DSD.

I think the vinyl setup learning curve is pretty steep. That may put off some folks. I learned setup from Bert Whyte (rip) and that knowledge has served me well. You do have to listen to get it right, so some people may not have the confidence to pull it off.

I think digital is no less tweaky BTW, it’s just different.
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It's entirely possible to get a very good vinyl setup that requires essentially no tweaking. Rega decks come to mind. Factory (or distributor) installed cartridge. Setup is to put the belt on, put the platter on, set the VTF by using a little digital scale, and pull out the anti-skate slider. That's it! And it'll sound very good - certainly very enjoyable and maybe more enjoyable because the user knows that there were not 5 other variables they may not have gotten right.
 
Bart001 said:
It's entirely possible to get a very good vinyl setup that requires essentially no tweaking. Rega decks come to mind. Factory (or distributor) installed cartridge. Setup is to put the belt on, put the platter on, set the VTF by using a little digital scale, and pull out the anti-skate slider. That's it! And it'll sound very good - certainly very enjoyable and maybe more enjoyable because the user knows that there were not 5 other variables they may not have gotten right.
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I have to agree with this. The Rega sounds excellent and is not at all difficult to setup!
 
Bart001 said:
It's entirely possible to get a very good vinyl setup that requires essentially no tweaking. Rega decks come to mind. Factory (or distributor) installed cartridge. Setup is to put the belt on, put the platter on, set the VTF by using a little digital scale, and pull out the anti-skate slider. That's it! And it'll sound very good - certainly very enjoyable and maybe more enjoyable because the user knows that there were not 5 other variables they may not have gotten right.
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I have a Rega P3. It is just ok. Azimuth off out of the box. VTA needed adjustment with no way to do it easily. Had to shim the cart. PIA. Maybe their more expensive decks are better.
 
I know Mike recently pickup the Rega line and was impressed with their higher models. Puma recently did a full review in TAS on the P10 and was VERY impressed. My RP8 (their previous generation) is enjoyable to me.
 
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