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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
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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sleepwalker65
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Your money goes a lot farther when you go vintage. A decent Technics direct drive turntable such as the SL-Q2 sells for $100 to $200 and often included a cartridge, but ymmv. Put an Audio-Technica VM540ML cartridge on it and call it a day with fantastic sound quality within $50 to $100 range of your budget. 
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mjcmt
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Brian,
Of the 2 you listed my vote goes to the NAD TT because it’s a rebadged Rega.
Mike
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