AdamHG
New member
Hi all,
My dad recently sold his record collection, so I've inherited his Luxman. Unfortunately, I only have space for one turntable, so I need to decide between the two.
I'd love to hear from some serious analogue lovers which you would keep and why!
The Luxman is fitted with a Benz MC20E2 cartridge and the Pro-ject with an Ortofon 2M red. Obviously the cartridge shouldn't be a factor as to which I keep as I can always swap them.
I've connected them both to my Marantz which has 2 phono inputs and queued up the same songs on both. The Luxman is definitely warmer, much more sizzle on the cymbals, bass guitar sounds bigger and bassier, and there is a little more oomph all around. The Pro-ject seems cleaner, perhaps a tiny bit more detailed, definitely balanced more towards mid frequencies than highs and lows resulting in perhaps a punchier, more responsive bass.
Which do I prefer? I need to listen far more to reach a conclusion
I also wonder how much of the difference is down to the turntable and how much is down to the cartridge?
This is my assessment of the pros and cons:
LUXMAN
Pros:
Pros:
My dad recently sold his record collection, so I've inherited his Luxman. Unfortunately, I only have space for one turntable, so I need to decide between the two.
I'd love to hear from some serious analogue lovers which you would keep and why!
The Luxman is fitted with a Benz MC20E2 cartridge and the Pro-ject with an Ortofon 2M red. Obviously the cartridge shouldn't be a factor as to which I keep as I can always swap them.
I've connected them both to my Marantz which has 2 phono inputs and queued up the same songs on both. The Luxman is definitely warmer, much more sizzle on the cymbals, bass guitar sounds bigger and bassier, and there is a little more oomph all around. The Pro-ject seems cleaner, perhaps a tiny bit more detailed, definitely balanced more towards mid frequencies than highs and lows resulting in perhaps a punchier, more responsive bass.
Which do I prefer? I need to listen far more to reach a conclusion
I also wonder how much of the difference is down to the turntable and how much is down to the cartridge?This is my assessment of the pros and cons:
LUXMAN
Pros:
- Much more solid plinth
- Some sentimental value
- Probably a better arm?
- Much bigger
- Parts?
- Velvet platter mat seems a little warped and transfers dust to records (although I guess this is easily substituted with a rubber, cork, or acrylic mat)
- Direct drive?
Pros:
- Much newer
- Availability of parts
- Acrylic platter
- Belt drive with decoupled motor
- Inferior build quality
- Probably inferior arm
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