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Can I match or beat my digital, and at what cost?

Hi folks,

I had a friend bring over an old Kenwood TT ( KD1033 ) and a phone preamp, JEC it looks like. Well it sounds pretty good and has me interested in trying a vinyl setup now.
The frequency extremes and the layering aren't there that I am used to.

Say for 1k total budget..how close can I get to my current digital? I will likely buy new from my local dealer. They have Rega so I was thinking of starting with a p1.

Current system is
Audio Reserach REF2 MK2
Proceed HPA 2
Musical Fidelity A308 CR
Martin Logan Ascent
all transparent Ultra MM IC and Speaker cable.

Thanks for any advice.
no_money

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no_money OP
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Should more budget go to the table or the pre?

I am totally new to analog so yea..... My thought would be a majority of the budget, 7-800 would go to the table and 200 for a cheap pre to be upgraded later.
no_money OP
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picked up a P-1 and NAD pre for now. I can bring the table back for full credit for up to 4 months. Hopefully by then I can go for the P3-24. So far the p1 sounds pretty darned good.

Thanks for all the input.
no_money OP
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and.... upgraded to the P3-24.

Much closer to what I was hoping to hear.
no_money OP
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Cartridge is the Elyes 2.
no_money OP
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Ok so I tried posting another thread to update what I ended up with but that was "denied" for some reason??? Odd..... So I will bring this one back up.

I ended up with:

Rega P-3 24 , to be upgraded to p5 this weekend
Rega exact 2 cart.
Rega TT PSU
Clearaudio Basic plus phono

I also found a local shop that has a fairly decent selection of LPs. Lots of new
and used to select from.

Haven't turned the cd player on in a while :)
no_money OP
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my dealer stocks Clearaudio and Nottingham as well. I am really lusting for one of the Clearaudio Ambient solo tables but at 4k that will have to wait.
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