8deabrilde1954
MKT
Hi Sammyo,
I can only tell you about my experience with my own TTs.
I'm 55 years old and I still have my first TT (and still use it to play specific records). I've idler TTs, DD and belt driven ones. Up to 3 years ago I was happily using a Rega P3 with a Dynavector 10 x 5 through a Rega EOS phonostage. I moved then to a P5 with a Dynavector 17D2 and a DV P75 phonostage and felt the same as you: - was I better off with the P3? After having listened to many different combinations of TT, cartridges and Phonostages I ended up understanding that there was nothing wrong with my P5 or DV 17 D2. The only problem was matching the cartridge with a suitable phonostage. I also discovered that the Dv 17 D2 (now 17D3) is circa thirty years old and that all the initial investements have already been paid for by DV. If they were to R&D this cartrige nowadays its RP would be something like £4000,00!! I found the propper phonostage for this cartridge, the ASR Basis Exclusive. You wouldn't believe the sound I'm now sqeezing off the P5. It's as if my speakers had been covered by blankets and all of a sudden someone just removed the blankets. The rega P5 is very well engineered and beats hand down most TTs at the double of its price. Get in touch with ASR they are really friendly people, very helpful and their products are exceptional and, as a bonus, at real world prices. The Basis Exclusive costs roughly 1200,00£ and beats hands off an Ayre P5xe in all different aspects. Design is their only weakness but a matter of taste. I don't mind it. The phonostage does its job much, much better than it might have been hopped for...
Don't worry be patient and by the way try also a Icon Audio P3 phonostage. It's very good (excelent too) though more expensive and not as tuneable to the cartridge as the ASR. Regards.
I can only tell you about my experience with my own TTs.
I'm 55 years old and I still have my first TT (and still use it to play specific records). I've idler TTs, DD and belt driven ones. Up to 3 years ago I was happily using a Rega P3 with a Dynavector 10 x 5 through a Rega EOS phonostage. I moved then to a P5 with a Dynavector 17D2 and a DV P75 phonostage and felt the same as you: - was I better off with the P3? After having listened to many different combinations of TT, cartridges and Phonostages I ended up understanding that there was nothing wrong with my P5 or DV 17 D2. The only problem was matching the cartridge with a suitable phonostage. I also discovered that the Dv 17 D2 (now 17D3) is circa thirty years old and that all the initial investements have already been paid for by DV. If they were to R&D this cartrige nowadays its RP would be something like £4000,00!! I found the propper phonostage for this cartridge, the ASR Basis Exclusive. You wouldn't believe the sound I'm now sqeezing off the P5. It's as if my speakers had been covered by blankets and all of a sudden someone just removed the blankets. The rega P5 is very well engineered and beats hand down most TTs at the double of its price. Get in touch with ASR they are really friendly people, very helpful and their products are exceptional and, as a bonus, at real world prices. The Basis Exclusive costs roughly 1200,00£ and beats hands off an Ayre P5xe in all different aspects. Design is their only weakness but a matter of taste. I don't mind it. The phonostage does its job much, much better than it might have been hopped for...
Don't worry be patient and by the way try also a Icon Audio P3 phonostage. It's very good (excelent too) though more expensive and not as tuneable to the cartridge as the ASR. Regards.
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