Help completing vinyl front end.


I have decided to take the plunge into vinyl. My current system consists of Sonic Frontiers T3/P3 digita;l, BAT VK50SE preamp; BAT VK500 Amp, Dynaudio Confidence 5 speakers. I recently inherited a VPI JMW10 tonearm and have just purchased an Aesthetix IO phono preamp. I'm leaning hevily toward a VPI TNT III turntabel and have no idea which cartridge. Any recommendations on cartridges or turntables that will blow away my digital would be appreciated. I'm looking to stay under $4k used for the remainder.
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Showing 1 response by musikdok

I would second the recommendation of the VPI Aries to complement the JMW-10 arm. As to cartridges, low-output coils are the way to go. As stated above, used cartridges can be tricky business - buy new! Choices are myriad (hey, you have to be optomistic with analog) - Benz, Ortofon, Sumiko, Clearaudio, Koetsu, Lyra, and Allaerts to name a few. If you decide on the Aries, perhaps some of our members with that combo (or whichever you decide on) will voice their recommendations. Good Luck!