What's the cost of an entry level vinyl setup?

Thanks for the info. This is more of a "phishing" thread at this point to learn more about vinyl. I'll look for the thread you referenced. It would take a lot to convince me to get into vinyl. If I ever have a dedicated audio room it would be much more tempting to play around with.

Oakleys - There are no words that come to mind as an appropriate response to your comments.

Oakleys - Where are you from? I can't tell if you're speaking in broken English or some type of Twitter/Texting shorthand.

Maineiac,

I'd love to have a system that was more 2-channel specific, but I don't have the budget or space to do both so I'm stuck in the world of compromise. I am extremely happy with the sound of my system, but realize that the sky's the limit for those that keep looking. I had considered going with a 2-channel amplifier running out of a less expensive home theater receiver, but my old receiver didn't have pre-outs forcing me to purchase both and I couldn't find anything of equal overall quality for the same price. The other downside for me having another component is the WAF. She's been as supportive beyond any expectation that I would have so I'm always trying to keep her in mind with the system.

I'm not really planning to get into vinyl, most because of the dedication it takes to do it right and the added expense. It would take an investment of a significant percentage of my entire existing system to exceed the sound quality of my CD/SACD playback and at the age of 32 I'm not attached to vinyl in my heart like some of a different generation.

The general cost estimate seems to be $2,000+ for great quality sound. I'm enjoying learning about vinyl and what it takes to really get it right. I simply can't afford to start down that never ending path...

Clio09 - My intent was to inquire about a recommendation for a vinyl setup that would sound great without being outlandish compared to my system that is worth about $5,000 in total, not a $5,000 vinyl rig.

A sub-$1,000 vinyl setup would be a fair investment compared to the total value, but it wouldn't, for example, make sense to spent $10,000 on a turntable to hook to a $1,400 receiver.

I was interested in finding out if it was possible to do vinyl with a buget that was within reason compared to my existing system. It sounds like it could be.

I've also noticed that I'm at a level of audio that is essentially picking up scraps from the kitchen floor compared to the average audiophile on this forum. I also know that my equipment isn't really considered "hi end" on this forum, but certainly is for the average listener. I personally only know of a single person that may have a better system than I do so even though I'm at the bottom end I'm certainly in the minority. I think that being a Harley 1%er makes a person part of a larger group than serious audiophiles (I don't consider myself a true audiophile, half-baked comes to mind).