young and new to analog.

ill check it out, but i can't afford right now...haha ittl be a few months before i can drop this kind of money. thats what i get for being young and stupid with credit cards...as it turns out, its not really your money *gasp* haha j/k but yeah...thats where i am right now

thats something i didnt even consider, wow, after reading up on this it seems that may be an excellent way to go for me

well, im not gonna run out and do it right away (im terribly broke right now) but within the next couple of months probably. and since united home audio is closest to me, ill probably check that place out either this or next weekend. thanks for giving the newbie lots of help!

wow...just looked at it...looks like a hell of a deal. if it was around a bout a month and a half from now, id snatch that up in a heartbeat.

and as far as the other components go, any recommendations for what to check out? i don't plan on using anything but a turntable, as i dont normally listen to the radio, and the only cd player i need is in my car (which i have rarely used since i have had an ipod for the past year) so i guess a pre-amp, phono stage, and speakers is what i'm looking at here? (any other suggestions would be kindly taken) and cables? i have no clue about the quality of these things, since ive never really had the need for it. thanks again for helpin the newb out!

i should also add that this is my first attempt at building a system.

i actually thought going used/vintage might be a good idea, but i didn't know what to look for (about all i know is to go for a manual deck)

any specific models from those companies to check out?

(i keep adding to my posts haha) but what about dual turntables? i hear alot about vintage duals being pretty solid

ahh...defiantely not what i'm looking for in a helpful sales person..haha. i probably won't buy new. i just wanna run some of these ideas you guys threw at me to them (not disregarding anything you guys have told me) but i figure ill get a really good idea of what to go for if i talk to an audio expert dude.

i just figured since thats the only one you guys mentioned in maryland thats where i would go (i hate driving thru dc and in virginia haha)

i spend most of my free time in baltimore, though i'm from southern md, i was looking for somewhere around the annapolis/I-97 area.

and does what music im listening to matter greatly? i listen to alot of punk/metal and some classic rock, and folk. and ive already collected a few 7" records. really not gonan be doing any 45's, just mainly lp's and 7s.

i think i've decided, i think i want to go tube for my integrated amp...being that im a guitarist and i love the way a good tube amp sounds, if i can get my music collection sounding that way, ill be pretty happy. as far as tube amps go though, is there anything specific i should know about them before i dive in?

and i have another question as well...will adding a power conditioner to my setup really make my system sound exponentally better like all these things ive been reading say?

thanks for the suggestion synthfreek!

so i did get the job, and once my bills are paid off (and buy myself a new acoustic guitar) im gonna make the plunge!

so (and im gonna listen to them before i decide) i think im gonna go with the music hall mmf 7.1 (especially since i can get one here much cheaper than new), don't know yet about the integrated, and definately would like a tube preamp, possibly the bellari? and as far as speakers go, im just gonna go out and listen and see what i like the sound of best. my income is gonna be going way up in the next few weeks so i would definately be able to afford spending a bit more money to get myself started. the way i look at it, i am the type of person who is always looking to the bigger better things, so i want something that would keep me happy for a good long while. thanks for all the suggestions everyone, and if anyone does have anything to suggest further, please let me know!

-chuck