garbulky
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I can appreciate that this is a nice looking turntable. But look, I know you would do your research, read the faq, click on the video link, figure it out and click buy. But what do you think Schiit's user base is? I'm imagining relatively young people looking for high value stuff who don't have a lot of experience with TTs that aren't going to be doing all this planning. They just click buy. If you're lucky they figured out they need a phono preamp. Returns/support calls galore!Turntables of this quality used to be sold only at audio salons who mounted the arm and cartridge for you and included the labour in their markup. And charged a lot more money. If you watch the video and think the setup process is too involved for you just don't buy it. If you balk at tying a knot in some fishing line or moving a belt on a pulley Sol is not for you.
That was a great video and the setup is pretty straight forward, anyone who works with their hands can do it. Turntables are not for everyone but people who like vinyl accept the maintenance that comes with owning a turntable and enjoy the setup process. I bet Schiit sells all the Sols they can make.
They won't ever sell a ready made version, not with that tonearm and isolated motor. The best you could hope for is a cartridge pre-mounted on an arm. You would still have to mount the arm, set up the motor pod and belt and do final adjustments. We have not even got into proper record care yet. And cartridges go out of alignment, have to be changed. Sounds like you know your limitations and should stick to streaming or CDs.
I do currently use a Pioneer PL-570 turntable. Cost $5 garage sale. There was no setup. It had auto return and a button press to switch between 33 and 45.
I'm not saying Schiit needs to be a cheap garage sale find - but I'm just cautioning that the average buyer might not be that research oriented or patient when they click buy.
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