Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dan, For your budget, you would do well with Rega: http://www.rega.co.uk They have a solid reputation for great sounding low-mid price turntables and I had a Rega Planar 3 in the early '80s while I was in the UK. The current RP1 model at only ?230 is highly rated: http://www.whathifi.com/Review/Rega-RP1/ They have a distributor in Singapore too: Audio 88 1 Coleman Street #01-22 / #03-40 The Adelphi Singapore 179803. Tel: (65) 6333 5515 Email: mark at audio88.net Website: www.audio88.net Hope this helps. Joseph On 11 May, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Dan Khong <dankhong at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi LUGgers > > I recently developed an interest in playing old record style music with a > new fashion turntable (one that has a little pre-amp built in so that I can > connect the RCA cables on my mini-compo set). > > Of the many models available in Singapore, and on what I am happy to spend > on a turntable, I have narrowed down to two sets both made by Lenco (a > defunct Swiss company now bought over by a Dutch company and manufactured > in a big country far from the Netherlands). > > There are two models in mind, The L82 is basic but costs a mere US$178 and > the nicer one with wood finish is the L90 priced at $368. Can one really > discern the difference in the quality of the music out-putted by these two > devices? > > I will appreciate the views of our esteemed Leica *aficionados * > who are knowledgeable in such low end sound equipment. Many thanks. > > Dan K. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information