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turntable choice

I'm finally entering turntable land so I can finally hear the several hundred records i have owned for years.

My choices are Project carbon around 400. or the new NAD tables starting at 450. I'm leaning towards the project because i have seen some open box specials for about 350.

I know this is the low end of the audiophile spectrum but I appreciate any opinions you might have. Do NOT want to spend more than 400.00

thank you!
brianwillson
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mads1
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I bought my son the project debut carbon Ortofon 2M Red for xmas from Best Buy, $399 last year. He had the Audio Technica LP120 Direct Drive prior and was debating if he would like the belt drive, but told me he really likes it's simplicity. His house has old wood floors, so he upgraded feet to these Isolation feet,  https://mnpctech.com/turntable-feet-replacement-isolation/
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birdfan
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My first TT was the Project Debut Carbon. I disagree with holomech about build quality of the uturn vs project.  The debut carbon is a simple and good sounding entry . No fuss no muss. Comes w a ortofon red which, for the money, is a solid cart. 
vegasears
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With that kind of money two things are going to happen:  You will love vinyl play back and upgrade pretty quickly.  Or you find vinyl is not for you and sell it.  Advice, get a TT with a tonearm that has a removal headshell. You are going to change the cartridge quickly and change outs are easier with that type of arm.
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audioguy85
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Hurry to audioadvisor.com....they just marked down both the pro-ject the classic and the classic sb superpack, $899 down from $1099 the classic, and $1199 down from $1499 the classic sb.....
Only 3 classics
Only 4 sb's in stock! 
A freakin steal if you ask me....
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mads1
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very good tip, thank you
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