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I need a turntable, only have $450 to spare...

More than likely used. I haven't had a turntable since when I was in Germany in 1989 when I had a Denon 37F but I still have my 392 count vinyl collection. I've searched and read plenty of things but they were always with a larger budget. My budget will grow (hopefully!) in the future but I need something to get me along now as I plugged my Teac X-1000r over the weekend and it reminded me how good analog sounds. My noisemaker goes as follows: CEC 3300R cd player, tube DAC-68, Adcom GFP-750 preamp, 2 Adcom 545 amps biamped to a pair of Wharfedale diamond 9.6 speakers, Dayton interconnects and homebrew power cables. In anticipation to my future TT purchase I got a Bellari VP-130, new but open box. With my current equipment and what I have to spend I'm not expecting a masterpiece BUT I don't want a $99 piece of junk either, just something that I can play for a while and be happy. I understand it may need to have the belt replaced, cartridge. Musically I'm all over the map but mostly Jazz (Monk, Marsalis, Coltrane) and Brit Wave (Joy Division, OMD, Smiths). Where should I start? Mtandrews  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 07-10-09

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 07-10-09   Rega p2 or p3 can be found used within your budget. technic ...   Narrod 07-10-09: Marakanetz Pal, you've got a nice piece of digital set up. To match it with turntable with no dissapointment, you should probably stretch for more budget plus decent phonostage too. Marakanetz  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 07-10-09   I'm not worried about being disappointed at this point, i ju ...   Mtandrews 07-10-09   Isn't the sl-1200 direct drive? i should have added that i p ...   Mtandrews 07-10-09   I concur with a used rega p3 - a very good entry table. add ...   Miner42 07-10-09   I'd agree to sl1200. had p3 and hated the fact that i couldn ...   Marakanetz 07-10-09   Get a beogram linear tracking table. one that uses the mmc s ...   Clio09 07-10-09   Mtandrews, while not my favorite, there is nothing noisy abo ...   Narrod 07-10-09   + on the technics in that price range. you won't be disappoi ...   Johnbrown 07-10-09   Can you go used or vintage? ariston, logic, heybrook, mantic ...   Viridian 07-10-09   I'm a big fan of the technics line, especially for sub-$1k t ...   Johnnyb53 07-10-09   If one thinks all direct drives are noisy, they've not heard ...   Jb0194 07-10-09   You have to get north of $2k, and more often $4k, to find a ...   Johnnyb53 07-10-09   Johnnyb53 said, "you have to get north of $2k, and mor ...   Narrod 07-10-09   The technics' weighted s/n figure is -78db. this is lower th ...   Johnnyb53 07-10-09   A used denon 47f is the way to go   Buconero117 07-10-09   A good panny would be fine for your needs, as would a rega o ...   Mr_hosehead 07-10-09   Look for a lenco with north american voltage. google lenco l ...   Jj2468 07-11-09   As usual, solid & useful responses from the members. the ke ...   Slowhead 07-11-09   Lots of good advice! i'm off this weekend so i think i'll sp ...   Mtandrews 07-11-09   What about a dual cs 505-4? just got a email with pics, has ...   Mtandrews 07-11-09   If considering dual tables, contact bill neumann in des moin ...   Jb0194 07-11-09   I like the psx 70 from sony...pua 7 carbon arm...brushless q ...   Phasecorrect 07-11-09   A thorens td-160 and a denon 160 cartridge would be my top r ...   Breuninger 07-12-09   Ok guys, i'm down to 2 duals and i need to pull the trigger ...   Mtandrews 07-12-09   I would choose the 721. i wouldn't change anything until yo ...   Narrod 07-12-09   Narrod nailed it. get it (and check the stylus), listen to ...   Mr_hosehead 07-12-09   I pulled the trigger on the 721. i paid $299.00 but oh well, ...   Mtandrews 07-12-09   Mt- if you are gonna change ics, my suggestion would be to g ...   Swampwalker 07-12-09   Is the cartridge a shure v15 type iii lm? that was the stock ...   Jb0194 07-12-09   It was refurbished by eastcoastdual in virginia beach. works ...   Mtandrews 07-12-09   I noticed i made a typo, i paid $199, not $299...   Mtandrews 07-12-09   Http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayisapi.dll?viewitem&sspagename=str ...   Mtandrews 07-13-09   $199 for a restored 721 sounds like a bargain. i lusted for ...   Narrod 07-13-09   Very nice, i took a look and you got a fine deal. good luck ...   Zenblaster 07-21-09   721 arrived today(!), i can't get over how clean and unused ...   Mtandrews 07-21-09   Glued in? you can pretty much count on the alignment not be ...   Narrod 07-21-09   Greetings: the v15t111 is perhaps the cartridge supplied wit ...   Timeltel 07-21-09   Timeltel, why did the come glued from the factory? wendell   Narrod 07-21-09   Greetings, narrod: this question i cannot answer, but it wou ...   Timeltel 07-21-09   Narrod, mtandrews, a follow-up. i should have done the resea ...   Timeltel 07-21-09   Why in the hell people still think direct drive turntables a ...   Hiho 07-22-09   Hiho, you're correct. it's in the engineeringexecution. th ...   Narrod 07-22-09   Thanks timeltel, that answers my query. i looked at the one ...   Mtandrews 07-23-09   Mtandrews: you might consider keeping the v15 as a backup, a ...   Timeltel

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