Rega RP1 VS Pro-Ject NEW to the forum

[AudiophileNewbie]

Hello guys,

I am new to this forum and a bit new to the audiophile community.

Here is my situation.

I wanted to buy the best TT under my budget which is tops 500$. I know it wont be high end but i cant afford more and i believe that this will be a good start to go vinyl.

So i ve decided that under this budget the best TT is either a Rega RP1 or a Pro-ject (havent decided which model) .

do you have any other recommendations ?

Another thing so far is choosing a good amplifier for my TT. Budget should be between 200$-400$ tops.

So far i have my beloved Beyerdynamics DT 880 (250ohm) along with a cheap headphone amplifier (BRAVO AUDIO OCEAN tube amp) which i am very satisfied. I connect them to my imac and play FLAC files and this is the best that i can get as far as audiofidelity is concerned ( I told you i am new again to this audiophile community so any recommendation would be greatly appreciated )

I also have my B&W MM1 which i absolutely LOVE . I am obsessed with these speakers and i love them ( i would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone) which i connect them to my imac via usb.

Thats all i have and i recently decided to go vinyl. As i said i have a budget of 500$ for the best TT i could get and a top 400$ budget for an AMP.

I do not have any speakers besides my MM1 so i would mostly play my vinyl through my Beyers DT880 (through the headphone amp ) and my MM1s (through a AUX ? )

I wanted to thank you in advance in any advice that you give me and thank you for your time and expertise on this .

Best regards

Teo

[blackraven]

There are a few Rega fans here that would recommend the RP1. I would call the needle doctor and see what they recommend, the RP1 or the Pro ject Debut.

Turntables - Turntable

But this review rates the Pro-Ject better than the Rega RP1-

Inexpensive Audiophile Turntables: The Rega P1 and Pro-ject Debut III

Note that the new Debut is an upgrade over the Debut III

[AudiophileNewbie]

Thanks for your precious answer. I must say that from reviews RP1 seem to be a little better but i dont think i would notice a difference as i am totally new to the vinyl stuff.

I am more worried about the basic stuff though. I have the MM1s (only speakers that i have ) and i have my Beyers with the headphone amp (bravo ocean tube amp).

Do i need an amp to play my vinyls on my headphones or i just connect the headphone amp to the RP1 and my headphones and i am done? ( from what i have read so far ill probably need an amp too to connect it with the headphone amp and then to my Beyers)

I know that in order to play RP1 to the MM1s i would need an amp right ? what thes best one for RP1 ?

If i have misunderstood something here please feel free to correct me

thanks

[blackraven]

You will need to connect both TT's to a phono preamp unless your headphone amp has one built in.

Phono Preamps

Don't skimp on the preamp, there are a few good budget phono preamps listed on the link above.

[StevenSurprenant]

I am new to this too, and loving it. It's crazy how good it is.

Anyway, I bought the Audio Technica 120E cartridge which I can highly recommend, you might want to research it as a possible candidate. Audio-Technica 120E Cartridge

Another one that people seem to like is the Ortofon 2m Red. Ortofon 2M Red Phono Cartridge

As for a phono preamp, I bought an ART USB Phono Plus which seems very good for the price. It also has a built in headphone amp. I can't think of money more well spent. ART USB Phono Plus

I'm sure others have recommendations too.

[AudiophileNewbie]

thank you both for the feedback. OK so it seems a bit more simple than i thought.

So i need to buy a phono pre amp in order to amplify the volume of the RP1 and then connect it with my headphone amp and finally to my headphones.

What about connecting the RP1 to my speakers (MM1 only has an AUX input) or maybe on my future speakers. Will i need a phono pre amp and then an amp ?

[Audiolad]

[QUOTE=AudiophileNewbie;392161]Hello guys,

I am new to this forum and a bit new to the audiophile community.

Here is my situation.

I wanted to buy the best TT under my budget which is tops 500$. I know it wont be high end but i cant afford more and i believe that this will be a good start to go vinyl.

So i ve decided that under this budget the best TT is either a Rega RP1 or a Pro-ject (havent decided which model) .

do you have any other recommendations ?

Another thing so far is choosing a good amplifier for my TT. Budget should be between 200$-400$ tops.

So far i have my beloved Beyerdynamics DT 880 (250ohm) along with a cheap headphone amplifier (BRAVO AUDIO OCEAN tube amp) which i am very satisfied. I connect them to my imac and play FLAC files and this is the best that i can get as far as audiofidelity is concerned ( I told you i am new again to this audiophile community so any recommendation would be greatly appreciated )

I also have my B&W MM1 which i absolutely LOVE . I am obsessed with these speakers and i love them ( i would HIGHLY recommend them to anyone) which i connect them to my imac via usb.

Thats all i have and i recently decided to go vinyl. As i said i have a budget of 500$ for the best TT i could get and a top 400$ budget for an AMP.

I do not have any speakers besides my MM1 so i would mostly play my vinyl through my Beyers DT880 (through the headphone amp ) and my MM1s (through a AUX ? )

I wanted to thank you in advance in any advice that you give me and thank you for your time and expertise on this .

Best regards

Teo [I own the RP1 with the performance upgrade $640. I suspect you are best served with the less expensive Pro-ject with the 2M red Ortofon cart for $400 (Music Direct). The Rega really requires the upgrade and is best for those buying a second or third turntable. In it's defence, if you buy one with cartridge installed, it will beat almost any other turntable below $700.]