So on another forum a local gentleman from the Boston area contacted me, since he was stuck in between buying 2 turn tables, both of which I own and both of which he hadn't heard... He lives outside Boston and I sent him my number to call me when he would be in the area..
Well, he called last week and I explained my wife is ill and he completely understood, was very polite and we spoke for a bit about local and audio stuff, very nice guy..
So today my wife went with her sister and friend to get her hair "did", and I was home alone, kids were out, getting too cold for the lake house, and I seen one of his pm's on avs so I gave him a call, he happened to be doing nothing of importance {watching Ironman 3, lol}. So I told him to swing by, he lives about 50 minutes from here and was here about 50 minutes after we hung up...
I gave him "the tour" and he brought 3 albums, all of which I own, lol.. So we played some music through both of my tables and I pulled out a couple automatic tables I have {denon 300f and lp60}, the denon wouldn't spin for some reason but he listened to the lp60 and was impressed, but agreed it was not the "look" he was looking for, he wants to spend no more than $500 and is between the RM 1.3 and the Music hall 2.2 {I have the le, but he wants black}...
I showed him how they are very similar, the RM 1.3 is a little classier and looks fancier than the 2.2 le, the 2.2 comes with a dust cover which he liked, but he really liked the looks of the 1.3...
He was also interested in how the anti skate worked, and I showed him its just a simple weight and string, no big deal, not really hard to setup and then I never touch them again... its kind of nice looking, both tables use project arm assemblies, the 1.3 is easy to knock the belt off if you are not paying attention, but looking at the MH's drive system can be scary when you notice the motor is literally hanging by a string, lol...
So anyway he decided on the RM 1.3 with the optional cover in the future, I told him I don't like the idea of the cover that doesnt flip up because now you have to put it somewhere when you are changing music, thats too much work...
He loved my tekton lores, lol He is going to order a set in the future for himself, lol Figures the most unimpressive speaker I own is the one he loved, although he complimented all of my systems, but obviously anyone would to be polite, he invited me to his home for a look at his system {pair of kef ls50's {which I ownd} powered by an outlaw receiver...
Anyway, figured I would share, I have yet to meet {in person} the audio enthusiast that was not a gentleman {in person}...
