Best Analog for $10K


I’ve spent considerable money and time assembling a great all-digital two-channel audio system. I want to experience vinyl reproduction. My budget is $10-12K for turntable, arm, cartridge, phono cable, and phono stage.
Two things I do not want. One is to get on a spiraling upgrade path. The second is to avoid too much fiddling and tweaking and adjusting.
I am open to used or refurbished equipment, as well as new gear.
I primarily listen to Jazz and Rock music. Very little classical.
Thoughts?
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Showing 1 response by gallus

There is a classified at Agon of a used Amazon Referenz (very fine tt from Frankfurt, Germany) with an installed Moerch Dp-6 tonearm for under 4k US$. It is a bargain indeed since its retail price in Europe is around 8k euros only for the tt.

I would seriously consider purchasing it if I was in the US, and then ask the distributor Sora Sound (from Chicago afaik) to upgrade the tonearm for the Moerch DP-8. The great advantage of this arm are the interchangeable armwands of different weight to adapt to the chosen cartidge. Moreover, you can also install a second tonearm on that table. Cartridge will depend on phono stage and the rest of your setup. Analog is a chain.