Subject: What Phonograph?
From: Stewart Pinkerton
Date: 8/24/2004 4:30 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id:

On 23 Aug 2004 23:08:57 GMT, "Norman Schwartz"
wrote:

"Quagga R.T.M." wrote in message
...
I'm selling my DJ equipment, but keeping most of my records.

So, I want to spend the money I get (= more if needed) on a new phonograph
for my home.

I want the ULTIMATE! ........... but don't know what that is?

Almost everyone would agree that it's the Rockport Sirius III.

I would not be one of them. I like the Forsell Air Reference better followed by
the Walker Procenium Gold with all the fixins.



I'm in the UK. Money is not an issue. Quality is


Money not an issue, OK, how about $73,000?
http://www.stereophile.com//analogsourcereviews/258/

Quite so, and don't forget another $5-10k for a top-class cartridge.
Payor seems to favour the Clearaudio Insider.

OTOH, the Rockport may not be *significantly* superior to the SME 30,
a snip at ten grand.

The SME 30 is about 30K here in the U.S. Is it that much cheaper in the U.K. ?
The price you cite is about half that.