Bluetooth vs Turntable Recommendations

Upgrade?  Do you have aturntable at present?

I am not a vinyl guy, but I recently bought the Technics 1500.  I admire it's build quality and speed stability, but given the recent advances in Bluetooth codecs, if I was choosing between the tt and a Bluetooth device, the Bluetooth wins, hands down.  I am sure that vinyl philes  and Bluetooth phobiacs will be feeling differently, but truly the latest codecs get bt close to CD quality,  and no pop, clicks, surface noise....

@jjbeason14 

  The Bluesound Node is a frequently recommended streamer, but I am not sure about its Bluetooth capabilities.  I haven’t heard the current version of the Node, but the Node2 was using an older Bluetooth codec that sounded muffled.  It was also a pain to access, as you had to go deep into the Bluesound app to change the settings.

  If all you want is a good sounding Bluetooth receiver the latest Audioengine B1 for under $200.  Make sure it has 5.0 aptX HD.  

If your budget is $2K, for another $1100 I would add a Cambridge Audio CXN 60.streamer/DAC.  You can then play from attached storage; streaming services; terrific internet radio capabilities; and perhaps most importantly for you, adds Apple AirPlay and Google Chromecast, which you may find preferable to Bluetooth.  You can always just start with the Audioengine and add a streamer later.

  I totally agree with @audphile1 about not venturing into vinyl from scratch.  The cost and storage space for wanting to play an inferior format are daunting.  And turntables are not setup and forget items.  Vinyl makes more sense if you already own a pile of lps and want something to play them with