Front End Advice Sought


I have been tasked with helping a friend put together an analog front end for her mom. This nice lady has a number of old albums she'd like to listen to, but not a whole lotta cash in order to make that happen.

She has an adequate receiver, but she needs a phono pre, turntable and cartridge. She can't afford to spend more than $1000.

What do you all think? Any ideas out there?
rada

Showing 1 response by buconero117

A used, but in good condition Denon 47F, with Denon 160 cartridge should do the trick. Of course, a pre-amp to match the 160, would also be needed and a used ProJect would be a good choice. Everything could cost $600. The best feature would be a fully automatic system that the 47F has, including the repeat feature. It does not get any easier then that. Being fully automatic, tons of money are saved in stylus replacements.