[Bill Riel]

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I doubt you can go wrong with the MMF-2.1 if that is your price point. But
you should perhaps also look at Rega and Project and the lowest priced
Thorens if you haven't already.

Harry (or Jenn or anyone else for that matter):

do you know if the Project turntables are worthwhile? I haven't had a
vinyl rig for ages, but I recently started thinking I'd like to explore
this realm again.

This desire stems from a couple of things: the first was hearing a SOTA
rig in a local hi-fi shop that blew me away. I don't even know what I
was listening to gear wise (except that the speakers were B&W 802D's
which are way beyond what I own), but the experience intrigued me.

There may well have been noise and distortion, etc. that people carry on
about, but as a music lover I just found myself so captivated by the
music that I simply didn't care. Now I readily admit that I have no
problems with well mastered CDs and I love the way that they sound on my
system, but...for me this IS a hobby, and I actually miss so much of the
ritual that goes on with handling and playing vinyl.

The second thing is that I'm seeing more LP's in local record stores.
Not huge amounts, but certainly more than I'd see 10 years ago - and
many of these are titles I'd like to own.

A turntable is not something that I want to sink a ton of money into,
especially initially when I'm not actually sure how much I'll wind up
using it, but the desire for this is definitely growing.

A hi-fi dealer that I have a very good relationship with recommended
that I consider a project (or is that Pro-ject?)table if I want a good
quality table at an entry level price. I've been humming and hawing
about this since, and I probably will bite, but I thought I'd ask
because you obviously have a lot of experience and expertise in this
realm.

Thanks,

Bill