Rega rp10 or vpi prime

planar 8 must be on its way...... 

Emre posted:

planar 8 must be on its way...... 

hey Emre, on it’s way for you ?     I see you have the dr oetker turntable already....

Emre posted:

planar 8 must be on its way...... 

I thought so too

Perhaps they are not able to create enough improvement to qualify new version yet ?

The glossblack finish is not really my cup

I would have purchased a red Planar 2 for the office but decided against getting another of this finish, instead I am moving my RP6 upstairs and await a lottery for getting a Naiad running in the main rig.

If I do decide to purchase the rp10 will a new p10 come out 6 months later? What’s the rumors on this?

French Rooster posted:

Emre posted:

planar 8 must be on its way...... 

hey Emre, on it’s way for you ?     I see you have the dr oetker turntable already....

no meaning RP8 and PR10 will become planar 8 and 10..... like the others..

i am saving for kronos sparta but maybe phono stage first...

i have brinkmann fien and i can upgrade it with a brinkmann edison or superline/supercap...

jazz classic good recordings only, that why i am more inclined on a tube phone stage..

Listened to the vpi sourced shinola turntable played thru shinola's own d-class powered speakers today,not sure how representative of vpi it is but for $4g (between the speakers and the tt) I would certainly want better sq. Visually interesting but  thats all it had going for it.

The Shinola Runwell comes with an inboard phono stage and Ortofon 2M Blue. I find it more of a lifestyle TT choice targeted at vinyl newbies with $2,500 to spend. Nice styling, I agree, but certainly not a deck intended to compete with better audiophile offerings like the RP10 or VPI Prime. Frankly, I think it's a bold move by Shinola to market a TT in the mid-level price range with a built-in stage. Then again, I'm using a mid-level integrated with a fantastic built-in phono stage, so go figure.

I will be making my decision very soon.  All of the feedback has been very helpful.   It’s very frustrating not being able to “test drive” my choices.   I’m a airplane ride away from being able to hear the two choices.   Plus, even if I did it won’t be with my phonostage, my amp, my preamp, my speakers, etc..  Also it won’t be in my room.   I feel it boils down to this; both turntables are excellent, as long as I pick a quality matching cartridge I’ll be fine.  

I wish you luck as I know what it's like to buy without a demo. I've had to but a ton of kit over the years blind. Some has been easy (282 to 252 to 552) and somoe not so. The forum is a good help in getting a short list together. I've not heard the VPI at all but I ahve always had a Rega TT in the system. Various models over the years. Being away from specialist support, the Rega un-box and play routine works well for me.

I did make the effort to fly to demo speakers though. That's another story.

Dave

Lightning just struck me.  Not literally, buy I just went down and measured the naim Fraim shelf, and guess what?  The vpi is too big.   Don’t really want to “engineer” a different shelf.   Rp10 it is (maybe I’ll check the fooltprint of the lp12).  

Serendipity.

..just told you.....

T38.45 posted:

..just told you.....

 

Oh well, at least I did measure before I brought it home.  

Zackwater posted:

T38.45 posted:

..just told you.....

 

Oh well, at least I did measure before I brought it home.  

vpi classic are more compact.  3 models from classic 1 to 3.  if i remember well....

I have a Naim Fraim stand.  Is it possible to add to/replace the standard shelf with a larger one to accommodate a turntable with a larger footprint.  

The glass is the perfect size for the Rega RP10.  

For anything much larger you would need to have some replacement glass cut - Naim should be able to supply you with the glass specs (IIRC their source is Pilkington).  However, you need to be careful as the supporting balls and cups remain in the same positions, so the larger you go, the more potentially unstable it can become at the edges.

Three legs good, four legs bad.

one leg, very bad

I am struck by how reliably the Planar3 can hook one on Rega.  After 15 years with one, the RP10 does deliver added value, but not 5-10X, which is no great shame.  

I’d recommend a Planar3/Elys to anybody, and an RP10, if you can.

If you have only a few LPs to fool around with, a P3/Fono into a 552 isn’t bad at all.

Farewell, old friend.

Nick

NickSeattle posted:

I am struck by how reliably the Planar3 can hook one on Rega.  After 15 years with one, the RP10 does deliver added value, but not 5-10X, which is no great shame.  

I’d recommend a Planar3/Elys to anybody, and an RP10, if you can.

If you have only a few LPs to fool around with, a P3/Fono into a 552 isn’t bad at all.

Farewell, old friend.

Nick

RP3 with Exact is even better!