Best turntable up to £1000 new or second hand?
as per title which turntable would you buy?
Michell Gyro SE with arm. A Gyro SE with tecno was recently on the 'Bay for £1,095 and didn't sell, so I suspect you could get it for £1k. Even with an RB250 it would be my choice up to a grand.
Or you could get two of the first one chebby. I can see you as a master of the decks.
I'd go for one of the SL-1210M5G decks for £699 and a £50 Origin Live Rega arm board leaving £250 for a Rega RB250 and a decent cart.
Hi-fi and shiny, with cool blue LED lights to make it a bit of a show.
Blue lights, you say?
Are you going to photograph your Michell with an LED torch shining through the perspex?
GBP 1000? I think it's hard to beat this one fella here... (complete with arm and cart)
I agree with John.
And Gyrodecs don't need LED's to look cool 
And Gyrodecs don't need LED's to look cool
Indeed, a cupboard or a curtain will do 
And Gyrodecs don't need LED's to look cool
Indeed, a cupboard or a curtain will do
Ouch!!
I think Oldric has found a goody!
I think Oldric has found a goody!
Agreed, that's a nice price. Though it doesn't look like this:
what about the pro-ject perspex 6? trade in mine and defo come to £1000. Think it's better looking and it's got a cover :-)
A rega P3 (in my case a P-3 24) then send it to Inspire for their upgrade package. Sublime! Approx £1k but probably worth twice that much?
+1
I would aim to pick up a second hand Regar Planar 2 or 3 for about £150 on eBay. With the full Quest package from Inspire you'll still have about £300 left to spend on vinyl.
http://www.ebay.de/itm/RARE-DENON-DP-59L-TURNTABLE-WITH-ORTOFON-OM-20-PU...
or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Plattenspieler-JVC-QL-Y-55-F-Rosenholz-High-End-T... - this one may go over budget
or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Denon-DP-2000-/130771959131?pt=Plattenspieler&has... - sadly very high chance this will go over budget, but you never know...
or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Sony-TTS-8000-Direct-Drive-Turntable-/25115424598... - with DIY plinth and decent arm and cart
or http://www.ebay.de/itm/JVC-Plattenspieler-QL-A7-mit-TT-71-Quartz-Direct-...
or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Denon-DP-57-L-in-Rosewood-Finish-/150898748682?pt... - this one leaves a few hundred in the budget for a decent new MC cart
or http://www.ebay.de/itm/MICRO-SEIKI-BL111L-AIR-/221127207470?pt=Plattensp... - another with a very high chance of going over budget
or http://www.ebay.de/itm/High-End-Studio-Plattenspielerlaufwerk-Denon-DP-2... - another that needs a DIY plinth, arm and cart
or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Kenwood-KD-990-Klassiker-in-schwarz-Klavierlack-e...
or a £100 Lenco and mod it to high heaven
or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Garrard-401-turntable-/230855460022?pt=UK_Audi... - bid £380 max for this. Plenty of 401's come up on UK eBay. Fit a different arm and cart,
or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REVOX-B790-TURNTABLE-/120975473287?pt=UK_Audio...
or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fully-Working-Gates-CB-77-Broadcast-Turntable-... - I'd try it with a different arm and cart
or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-PS-X7-direct-drive-high-quality-turntable... - plenty left in the budget for an uber cartridge
Leave it a week or two and they'll be another range of interesting tt's to choose from.
A rega P3 (in my case a P-3 24) then send it to Inspire for their upgrade package. Sublime! Approx £1k but probably worth twice that much?
Main: Pioneer tv + LX85, Sony HW15 Proj, Cyrus DAC XP+/Mono X300/CDXTSE2/PSXRx2, B&W CM8/CM1/PV1D, CA BD751, Virgin TiVo, Inspire Rega t/t, Benz Glider MC, EAR 834P phono amp; Slee Novo Headphone Amp
Second: Panasonic 42" E6B LED, Pioneer VSX-D2011, Kef eggs, Virgin TiVo