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First turntable advice

I've always just used digital but would like to start playing vinyl although I expect to keep primary focus with digital. Since I really know nothing about turntables I want something novice friendly that will sound decent with my system. Generally I prefer used but don.t know if that is practical.
System details:
Marsh 400 amp, audio research ls26 preamp, MIT shotgun cables, proac d38 speakers,simaudio 3.3 cd
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lowrider57
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Agree with Schubert. Pro-ject Carbon Debut is a "plug and play" TT that comes with a good tonearm and an Ortofon cartridge. It comes to you already set up.
http://www.needledoctor.com/Brand-Stores/Pro-Ject-Debut-Carbon-Turntable
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lowrider57
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Is there a Rega P6? There's an RP6 and a P5. The P5 is a very good TT for an analogue novice. But you would be buying that unit used, so it's a risky move, unless you know the history of the unit or if it's a dealer demo.

One piece of advice from my experience, you should start off with a MM cartridge, then the TT would really be "set it and forget it." And I would not recommend a Rega cart; very high output and hard to match with a basic phono stage (phono preamp). There are many other carts that perform better and are less expensive.
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