Vinyl is not for the faint of heart.
It takes some serious dedication. The other posters are right about gear quality. To extract the magic you need decent gear, not a 90 dollar AT60.
Not being a dick here but that's the truth. The phono pre I run alone cost much more than most dabblers entire systems, and It's at the low end of the high end (Herron VTPH2A).
Not to mention the need for a proper vacuum cleaning machine that also cost more than most normal people's systems
On a limited budget I'd stick to high rez streaming.
A cheap cart will never extract what is hiding in the grooves. Forget that budget elliptical stylus, you'll need a fine line or shibata to get it out.
For someone just starting out, I'd actually discourage going vinyl, unless you already have a large collection, and the budget to play it properly.
Snobbish? No, just realistic. Don't judge the format until you give it proper care.
It takes some serious dedication. The other posters are right about gear quality. To extract the magic you need decent gear, not a 90 dollar AT60.
Not being a dick here but that's the truth. The phono pre I run alone cost much more than most dabblers entire systems, and It's at the low end of the high end (Herron VTPH2A).
Not to mention the need for a proper vacuum cleaning machine that also cost more than most normal people's systems
On a limited budget I'd stick to high rez streaming.
A cheap cart will never extract what is hiding in the grooves. Forget that budget elliptical stylus, you'll need a fine line or shibata to get it out.
For someone just starting out, I'd actually discourage going vinyl, unless you already have a large collection, and the budget to play it properly.
Snobbish? No, just realistic. Don't judge the format until you give it proper care.