Jorge:
Suggest you start real cheap with the analog just in case you don't want the hassles of it.
I have a second system in my flat where I work during the week and it carries a Philips 867 semi-automatic with a AT 440 cartridge, AT feet and a ton of Dynamat plastered on it. With a sorbothane mat, it sounds very hi-fi at a mere investment of under $200. That particular tt, top of the line was the 877, was a sleeper.
Similarly you can find others, like modified ARs, which had for years before getting into top shelf stuff.
Starting from scratch, you have to read up on vinyl, get various accessories like record cleaning fluid, cleaning brushes, LAST for the cartridge, at least, etc. etc.
and make sure the setup is correct.
All this becomes an increased tension point if you just go out and lay out $1,000. I would play around with good belt TTs, like AR, Thorens etc. etc. older SME arms, or Rega, Premier etc. etc. and a decent magnetic or moving iron cartridge. My AT 440 costs a mere $40 from a post. Of course I tweaked it a bit with Dynamat and Mortite, but that's easy. Another example on the Internet is a brand new top of the line Sonus cartridge (MM) for $123!
With $300-500 invested and a good chance of getting most of that back on a resale if you don't go through with vinyl, you will be doing it more like a hobby. If you follow through, eventually you will come across high-end gear that might sound better. And, through listening, be able to judge if you want to get into esoteric and high-priced moving coil cartridges.
Many of us oldtimers have climbed the Holy Grail mountain of vinyl because we started out when phono was the highest fi of them all.
In my opinion, analog still sounds best. And that includes a good NAK deck over DAT.
Well, I could go on, but the bottom line is to get your feet wet first.
And, we haven't even begaun talking about buying records.
best of luck
bob
Suggest you start real cheap with the analog just in case you don't want the hassles of it.
I have a second system in my flat where I work during the week and it carries a Philips 867 semi-automatic with a AT 440 cartridge, AT feet and a ton of Dynamat plastered on it. With a sorbothane mat, it sounds very hi-fi at a mere investment of under $200. That particular tt, top of the line was the 877, was a sleeper.
Similarly you can find others, like modified ARs, which had for years before getting into top shelf stuff.
Starting from scratch, you have to read up on vinyl, get various accessories like record cleaning fluid, cleaning brushes, LAST for the cartridge, at least, etc. etc.
and make sure the setup is correct.
All this becomes an increased tension point if you just go out and lay out $1,000. I would play around with good belt TTs, like AR, Thorens etc. etc. older SME arms, or Rega, Premier etc. etc. and a decent magnetic or moving iron cartridge. My AT 440 costs a mere $40 from a post. Of course I tweaked it a bit with Dynamat and Mortite, but that's easy. Another example on the Internet is a brand new top of the line Sonus cartridge (MM) for $123!
With $300-500 invested and a good chance of getting most of that back on a resale if you don't go through with vinyl, you will be doing it more like a hobby. If you follow through, eventually you will come across high-end gear that might sound better. And, through listening, be able to judge if you want to get into esoteric and high-priced moving coil cartridges.
Many of us oldtimers have climbed the Holy Grail mountain of vinyl because we started out when phono was the highest fi of them all.
In my opinion, analog still sounds best. And that includes a good NAK deck over DAT.
Well, I could go on, but the bottom line is to get your feet wet first.
And, we haven't even begaun talking about buying records.
best of luck
bob