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Recommendations on Turntable for under $1k

Hi,
I have recently been entertaining getting a turntable when I upgrade my system. I plan to have the parasound jc2 pre-amp and either parasound a21 or jc1 monos (money constraints will decide). I would would be using either vandy quatros or 5’s. I have no problem with used equipment. What would I need to use the turntable and what would you recommend. The turntable would be mainly playing rock and some jazz as that is what I have on vinyl. Thanks and look forward to your inputs.

Joe in Mobile
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tfkaudio
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Yes, you would need a separate phono stage. The Parasound JC2 is a line-level pre-amp only, and does not contain a phono input. (Many modern preamps don't contain a phono input. The additional required circuitry adds to the cost and many people no longer have turntables.)

A decent phono stage can be had for a couple hundred bucks. Of course, they can go as high as $+10k for state of the art stuff. Search the classifieds for phono pre-amps (it's a category unto itself).

Cheers.
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