Just before Christmas I took the plunge and got rid of my Living Room Sherwood TT and replaced it with an Onkyo CP1050 (back to that in a minute). In the meantime I had my Trio KD1033B serviced and at the same time got the Ortofon 2M Red mounted in my spare ADC Headshell. I put the Trio into my home office and started ripping (?) my vinyl to Flac using that instead of the Living Room Sherwood. I use Behringer ADC/DACs in both locations. The Trio / 2M Red combo produced far better results that the Sherwood so much so that it encouraged me to lose the Sherwood in the Living Room. I pondered an RP1 and RP2 and sone of the Project range. A mate has recently bought an RP1 so I gave his a good look at. In the end the cartridge options of a detachable headshell took over and having seen an Onkyo in a sale at less than £300 I bought it. Even with the stock AT something cartridge its bloody good. I cant hear a wow or flutter and being a direct drive its operation is silent. Its right up there with the Trio. I sold the Sherwood for a few bob to someone who said they knew what they were doing but later contacted me to say it was a bit quiet plugged into his hifi (no preamp). I strongly recommend the Onkyo CP1050. Build quality is better than a low end Rega or Project by some distance. After 2 months I havent yet felt any need to consider upgrading the cartridge. Its that good.
PI3 PCP/LMS STORAGE QNAP TS419P (NFS) *Living Room* - Joggler & SB3 -> Onkyo TS606 -> Celestion F20s *Office* - Pi3+Sreen -> Sony TAFE320 -> Celestion F10s / Pi2+DAC & SB3 -> Onkyo CRN755 -> Wharfedale Modus Cubes *Dining Room* -> SB Boom *Kitchen* -> UE Radio (upgraded to SB Radio) *Bedroom (Bedside)* - Pi2+DAC ->ToppingTP21 ->AKG Headphones *Bedroom (TV)* - SB Touch ->Sherwood AVR ->Mordaunt Short M10s Everything controlled by iPeng ------------------------------------------------------------------------ d6jg's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=44051 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=104038
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