which one make vinyl system?

[Rockmeister]

Just for some post election gloom relief
You have to nominate one HiFi company whose products you'd trust to supply every major component in a beautiful sounding Vinyl only system. Open Budget. Cables and stands excluded. You need a:
Deck/arm/cartridge, amp(s) and loudspeakers.

It's okay if the bits, or some of them, are part made by, or made from parts supplied by, 'others'. Forget the pedantry, this is for fun only.

I nominate,
Audio Note UK

Their best front end: AudioNote TT3 / arm 3/ IO Gold
A modest (ish) integrated amp: Meishu phono silver tonmeister
An SUT for the IO: AN-S4 L
and because my room is smaller and I love their sound anyway, a pair of : AN-J SPE Hemp speakers.

Bound to cost half a house!
Your go

 

[deebster]

I shall claim the lazy answer award as it's the only one I can think of - Rega

 

[scotty38]

I wouldn't get past Audio Note. I've never heard their turntables but if I was forced down a one make road then I would be 100% fine with AN, no I'd be deliriously happy with it. More than half a house too.... In fact I'd be happy with your pick, even replacing the Meishu with OTO Sig and LX Hemp....

 

[Seanm]

I had one of their arms and I wasn't crazy about it.

 

[scotty38]

I had one of their arms and I wasn't crazy about it.

Yeah but you've got to take one make warts and all so which one is it?

 

[hifi_dave]

Definitely Rega and it's all made in the UK.

 

[linnfomaniac83]

Rega or Roksan. It would have been Linn but you’d have to buy a DSM streamer/preamp if you’re buying new, which means you can’t buy a vinyl only Linn system new!

 

[Beobloke]

Yamaha

GT-5000 - C-5000 - M-5000 - NS-5000

 

[scotty38]

Yamaha

GT-5000 - C-5000 - M-5000 - NS-5000

ooooh, now that's nice....

 

[I.D.C.]

Yamaha

GT-5000 - C-5000 - M-5000 - NS-5000

Would love to hear that system. Have you heard / own the system.

 

[Rockmeister]

I’ve always liked Yam... very under rated here I think. Remember hearing the ‘piano’ speakers ten years back or so and really enjoying the sound.

 

[DavidS]

I had one of their arms and I wasn't crazy about it.

Had one of their systems and wasn't crazy about it.

 

[DavidS]

Definitely Rega and it's all made in the UK.

Yes Rega for me too.

 

[35451]

Rega. British, stylish, VFM, good house sound.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

I wouldn't buy any item of Audionote never mind an entire system!

I guess it would have to be that Yamaha kit....

 

[Thorn]

Yamaha

GT-5000 - C-5000 - M-5000 - NS-5000

I liked the AS1 I had in the 70s. I don't know about the rest of their stuff.

 

[striped67]

Looks like Technics would be an option too. SU-G700 amp, SB-G90 speakers and your choice of turntable for a "Grand Class" system. Funnily enough their "Reference Class" system seems to be geared around digital with no phono pre-amp in evidence.

 

[Rockmeister]

I wouldn't buy any item of Audionote never mind an entire system!

I guess it would have to be that Yamaha kit....

Never have guessed

there must be a dozen or so more j
Japanese makers to add...do Marantz have speakers? Denon? Sony?

And you Rega fans...WHICH bits?? Come on lazy asses!

 

[Beobloke]

Would love to hear that system. Have you heard / own the system.

I was involved in the review of the speakers for Hi-Fi News - David Price and I spent the evening alternately feeding them with sensible review material, and thrashing them. They really are superb.

Yamaha had the full setup in Munich this year. Yes it was at a hi-fi show, yes the music was mostly safe noodly dross and yes, it was in one of the pre-fab downstairs booths in a hall but, for all that, it sounded lovely!

 

[PBB]

Rega would fit the bill at various price points. If you are in GB service should be easy peasy lemon squeezy.