I'm New To Vinyl - Which Turntable Should I Buy?

Hi George. I'm coming from leftfield on this one. I use a Lenco GL75, which i think will outperform all the above tts, but which will need to be replinthed (a bit of diy). See the "building high end tts at home despot" thread. The last few posts by jean antais should get you aclimatised to the philosophy. Spend $200 on the Lenco, get a Rega rb250 arm and rewire it (easy to do), a denon 103 cart(ridge), and blow all the rest of your money on a used phono stage. Whatever you choose, for me vinyl is all i listen to thease days. good luck

George, the phono stage/phono preamp are different names for the same thing. The connections are turntable to phono stage to a line in on your preamp. Many say that the phono stage is the most critical amplification with tt's. Also, you can get mm cartridges and mc cartridges. They need to suit the arm you choose. when you choose one or the other , start a thread asking for what to go with it. MC cartridges need extra amplification compared to mm cartridges. some phono stages, like the Ear 834P (just sold one, very good used buy) has both on it. My present phono stage, the Fi Yph, has only mm amplification, and i uase a stepup transformer in line before the phono stage, specially made to amplify my mc cartridge (Denon dl103) enough. I hope this is clear.

Mc cartridges need extra amplification before the phono stage, usually in the form of a step-up transformer designed for the job. Phono stages can have the transformer built in or an extra amplification circuit to do the job. Which is better is a hotly debated subject, to only be answered by your ears, for you. I've only heard the trannie option