TT and phono preamp - what best match for my system

@trebuchet 

Let’s not be so hasty. I think you ought to try Vinyl, don’t let everything I and others mentioned put you off entirely. I just wanted to keep you from spending a LOT of money and possibly regretting it.

 AT140 with VM740ML (Turntable Labs or Guitar Center) is less than $1,000. Not chump change, but if you keep it and use it some, you might be very glad to have it as a part of your system. Sell it, lose $200. that’s not too bad for the experience.

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As I said, the current AT-120X arm is not height adjustable. That’s not terrible, but it is something to be aware of, and ascertain about any TT you might consider. It’s only $400. with an elliptical stylus, and upgradable to MicroLine stylus if you stick with it. A whole lot of members here have and love their cartridges with elliptical stylus. Again, I only mentioned it so you were aware of the built-in upgrade, some cartridges are not upgradeable.

Dear @trebuchet  : Velodyne is way way better subs that REL. I owned and still own Velodyne.

Look the Velodyne develops only 0.5% THD and this is a great achievement when all the other subs including REL are over 10% and only the Magico  even Velodyne in this critical subject but the price of each Magico is over 80K ! ! .

You are totally safe with Velodyne.

R.

@viridian My Post is declaring my advocacy for the use of the Vinyl Source.

Your own post prompts me to state that I am also a disciplined advocate for optimising the function of the Vinyl Source, as well as the ancillaries required to create critical mechanical interfaces. I have my own epithet for the critical mechanical interface, "Trilogy of Ancillaries" 

It doesn't stop at the mechanics used to enable the replays; there is still structure for propping the Mechanics in use to enable a Vinyl Source to be replayed.

The Signal Path borne from the Groove Modulus > Stylus interface, where the Groove condition and geometry needed to be considered, becomes a whole new dimension for learning, as the Theta really does matter.

Much better individuals in adeptness than I have, over many, many years, have been introducing me to electronic designs for adding gain to the produced signal.

A truckload of learning is on board, and plenty of go-to's from another era are now forgotten to the notion of "when I was a boy".

I feel compelled to encourage the OP to see where their already adopted desire for creating replays will head when comparing the funds needed to build up a Vinyl Source in their system. 

As a wild suggestion, but not without merit. I would have a wager an exchange Speaker, when very carefully selected and used with the current Source and supporting ancillaries, would knock the OP out of the ballpark, leaving the want to replay Vinyl as a Source as an idea to go on hold.       

I never owned a REL, they were all over the NY Audio Show, looked monstrous rather than inconspicuous, but maybe that was purposeful by the vendors..

I owned two Velodyne's, added without calling attention to themselves, and highly recommend them.

@trebuchet  The Velodyne will be very good match with your Lumina V and due that it crossover 260hz then using the high pass filter in the Velodyne you set up rhe crossover frequency at 80hz-90hz.

Please don’t make the more frequently mistake by other audiophiles that let the main speakers with out that high pass filter.

Doing those you will have not only a way lower THD in the Velodyne, a lower IMD ( InterModulation Distorion ) in the Lumina that now will shines as never before the Velodyne’s and through these subs the right bass range.

You can’t ask for more ! !   Ifnecessary you can check your room treatmentfor the new set up.

R.