Turntable recommendations

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Beology (archived)
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Posted February 15, 2011 at 07:12 GMT
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Hi all. Great site with so much information....I've been following it for years.

I'm hoping for some information and recommendations for a turntable.

I have a proposed setup of Beolab 5s (replacing my current BL8000s)  to go with my BS 9000 and mac mini. Im keen on connecting a turntable to the 9000 but have no experience with the Beogram players and haven't had the luxury of trying any. Are some better than others (assuming good condition), and if so why? Do some have a better preamp?

Im considering a non B&O product (such as clearaudio emotion or Rega P3). To those who have compared B &O with newer model turntables (mid-high end), how do the good condition B&O models compare? 

I am open to any suggestions wether it be B&O or other product (including phono preamps) , but ultimately the aim is for the best sound from the Lab 5s.

Any advice and pointers would be great....

Thanks

JR

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Doctor (archived)
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Posted February 15, 2011 at 07:56 GMT
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The obvious route would be a link. This has the necessary built in RIAA and would match the BS9000 very well. It has reasonable performance. The problem will always be the cartridge which are moderately expensive.

A slightly more esoteric choice would be the link - classic Jensen design and a good RIAA - can play quad records but totally pointless as the BS9000 only has two channels! However it does stereo very nicely!! 😁

As to sound quality - well it depends on your reference. I think Beograms sound very good! The best is my old link as the bass is more extended but it is a pain from an operational point of view compared to the two mentioned above as it needs special placement, is completely manual and would need an RIAA in your set up. Others tend to have a slightly veiled top end and lack a little ultimate bass - possibly not a bad thing with Beolab 5s!

If you want the very best sound, I would look at something like a link . However these will require setting up and proper mounting and are, like my 3000, completely manual.

As far as external RIAAs are concerned

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tournedos
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Posted February 15, 2011 at 08:17 GMT
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[quote user="Doctor"]The obvious route would be a

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