Scotchegg
pfm Member
Hi everyone, I appreciate this is probably going to be a "go demo and see for yourself" thing, but just wanted to throw out some questions and see if anyone had any feedback as to the comparison above?
Basically, I have a pretty decent vinyl collection, but my turntable has always been something of an afterthought as I tended to steer towards digital. I want to change that now and upgrade from what I currently have, which is an old NAD 533, basically a rebadged Rega RP2 (I think). I've enjoyed dabbling with it a bit over the years, changed the platter, changed the counterweight etc. but realistically I have no clue about turntables really and so I planned to stick with what I know and just upgrade to a Rega P8. That was until I saw someone selling a Michell Gyro SE on here a few months back and I suddenly realised that there were alternatives out there to be looked at!
There's currently a Gyro SE going on ebay with a technoarm 2 and an Ortofon MM Black cart. The cart is good and I'd probably keep it, to be honest, but is the arm up to snuff? How does it compare with the Rega P8 and the RB880 that comes with that? Factoring in the cart, the gyro is about the same cost as a new P8,
I'm not really asking for which deck is best or anything, more just wondering along what lines the decks differ and anything I should be on the lookout for when demoing both? Also anything I need to watch for with a second hand Gyro SE? I don't think I want to spring for the cost of one that is brand new.
For the record (ha, get it...) I had the Ortofon Black shortlisted for carts I wanted to try when I upgrade anyway, as I will be running whatever turntable through the Supernait 3's built-in MM phono stage for the short to medium term.
Basically, I have a pretty decent vinyl collection, but my turntable has always been something of an afterthought as I tended to steer towards digital. I want to change that now and upgrade from what I currently have, which is an old NAD 533, basically a rebadged Rega RP2 (I think). I've enjoyed dabbling with it a bit over the years, changed the platter, changed the counterweight etc. but realistically I have no clue about turntables really and so I planned to stick with what I know and just upgrade to a Rega P8. That was until I saw someone selling a Michell Gyro SE on here a few months back and I suddenly realised that there were alternatives out there to be looked at!
There's currently a Gyro SE going on ebay with a technoarm 2 and an Ortofon MM Black cart. The cart is good and I'd probably keep it, to be honest, but is the arm up to snuff? How does it compare with the Rega P8 and the RB880 that comes with that? Factoring in the cart, the gyro is about the same cost as a new P8,
I'm not really asking for which deck is best or anything, more just wondering along what lines the decks differ and anything I should be on the lookout for when demoing both? Also anything I need to watch for with a second hand Gyro SE? I don't think I want to spring for the cost of one that is brand new.
For the record (ha, get it...) I had the Ortofon Black shortlisted for carts I wanted to try when I upgrade anyway, as I will be running whatever turntable through the Supernait 3's built-in MM phono stage for the short to medium term.