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What is a good spartan turntable set up?

I am starting from scratch now and just want to play my records! I'm interested in an entry level but good quality set up. I prefer something bookshelf size. It seems most amps accommodate CD/tape/etc, and small standalone phono preamps that have been catching my eye can't connect directly to speakers. I would very much appreciate recommendations for the most spartan way of connecting a turntable to speakers. Also, recommendations for turntable and speakers would be greatly appreciated as well. Once I figure it out, I will be purchasing from the audiogon listings, so let me know if you have something that would work for me. Thank you in advance!
cwlust

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hesson11
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Words like "spartan" and "simple" make the Opera-Consonance LP6.1 come immediately to mind (link below). To me, it's quite a looker, in a very unostentatious way. It goes for $1,125, but from the general tone of your post, I'm thinking you may have a smaller budget in mind. I think if you can give us some idea of what you want to spend, it would help us make recommendations.

Regarding connections, the simplest arrangement I can think of is to use a receiver or integrated amplifier with a dedicated phono stage built in. That way, you wouldn't need a separate phono preamp.
-Bob

http://grantfidelity.com/site/Opera_Consonance_LP6.1
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