If you want something audiophile approved you will probably end up spending $2000 minimum. Thats going with a $1000 table and arm combo plus another $1000 for cartridge and phono stage. The well tempered is a good suggestion if you go this route. I owned a well tempered for many years and its a good belt drive system. The damped arm makes everything pretty{too?} smooth but the bass is only fair. I found something much better with the Lenco idler wheel system but that entails finding a separate tonearm{as well as a Lenco} and before you know it your into armboards, plinths and cartridge swapping but hey I guess thats vinyl{maybe too much hands on}. The advantage is that its much cheaper and you will ultimately have more cartridge choices depending on the tonearm {tonearms} you buy. A problem with this stategy is that even good non-audiophile approved tonearms are becoming expensive lately. Good luck.
Analog point of entry...
So, my only source to day is digital: Cary 303/300. I'd like to be able to play vinyl for the following reasons (not in any order):
1. I have lots of old albums that haven't been released on CD yet. And I'm sure there are more out there
2. I like the "hand on" idea
3. I believe in the benefits of this medium's unique sound.
My question is, what would be the price of admission - used - (incuding table, arm, cartridge AND phono pre) in order to match the fidelity of my CD Player.
Or, put another way, I don't vinyl playback that sounds junky compared to my digital playback.
thanx!
1. I have lots of old albums that haven't been released on CD yet. And I'm sure there are more out there
2. I like the "hand on" idea
3. I believe in the benefits of this medium's unique sound.
My question is, what would be the price of admission - used - (incuding table, arm, cartridge AND phono pre) in order to match the fidelity of my CD Player.
Or, put another way, I don't vinyl playback that sounds junky compared to my digital playback.
thanx!