Hello, I wish to return to the wonderful world of vinyl and wondered what the all around best sounding turntable /cartridge/ phonopreamp is for $1500. I plan to listen to all styles of music on this tuntable.
Buy a used Music Hall MM-7 and a manual record cleaning machine. If you like what you hear and want to upgrade, the MM-7 will sell for very close to what you paid.
Actually a used Music Hall MMF-7 (about $800), a manual record cleaning machine (figure $150), and a used Creek OBH-8 phono preamplifier (about $125) are well under his target price.
This is the easiest and most affordable entry into vinyl. Lastly, the Music Hall and Creek are easy to sell on Audiogon when upgraditis hits.
The Project tonearm on the MMF-7 will not track the Shelter to its' full potential. Stick with the factory supplied Goldring if you go with the MMF-7. Anything more expensive is basically a waste of money.
Yessir I owned an MMF-7. The tonearm is basically entry level.
The Shelter may sound better than the Goldring but its' full potential is not being realized in that arm. That's a fact; you'll understand more clearly when you upgrade.
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