Peter_F

Love the ZETA, an absolute beast of a tonearm. Very hard to find these days.

I'd take the Technics SL1200GR in a heartbeat over all the suggestions. The build quality and motor accuracy, combined with an excellent tonearm make this about the best value turntable on the market IMO. https://audiojunction.com.au/product/technics-sl-1200gr-direct-drive-turntable/

WCE

I still haven't been able to generate any interest and have yet to watch a game.

Price drop and would consider a trade....

who?

If all the preamps in the comparison had upgraded, new PSU caps, then wouldn't that be a level playing field?

Did the other preamps also have upgraded PSU with new caps? 🙂

I don't think that was ever in dispute, just that there may come a point of diminishing returns with high end TT's where at a certain 'level', a cart upgrade 'could' provide a better result than a TT upgrade. There is no substitute for a better TT and arm IMO.

Great value these and not surprised they didn't last long!

Pretty keen to move these on and would consider a trade....

I found the 802's to be quite dull and lifeless in the HF, and require significant control in the LF. I consider a Yamaha P2200 or a high powered Rotel power amp a very good fit for the 802's.

As much as I love my footy, I haven’t been able to generate the slightest interest in the 2020 season. Perhaps as the season progresses that may change, particularly if the supporters can return to the stadiums.

Unsure of your budget but perhaps Lenehan ML2's ?

Just unscrew the bottom panel and all will be revealed!