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Getting into analog is tough....

I have been thinking hard about getting into analog, but the more I research, the more it puts me off. First, I need a phono stage. Then, of course, I need the turntable. Then, I need a tonearm. Then a cartridge. Then a needle. Ok, now will it be MC or MM? How about the arm? Will I get a turntable without an arm? No, get a turntable with an arm because setting up an arm for a newbie can be a disaster, right?. How about the cartridge? Ok, my budget is $1500 for a phono stage and a turntable. But, a tone arm by itself might be more than the turntable and the stage. Oh, the cartridge might be more than everything, but which one? Who has a turntable I can listen to? What, almost no one I know has a turntable these days? What about the thing and the other thing and then there is this thing and that thing and cables and..........AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHH!!!

You know, my CD player doesn't sound that bad. In fact, CD players are easy. You just plug and plug and listen.

So, what was the reason I wanted to get into analog?
matchstikman

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twl
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You don't have to get into analog. I read posts every day here from people who don't want to get into analog.

It takes some commitment, and some study, and some work, and maintenance, and is less convenient.

Some newer music is not available on analog.

It's cheaper to not get into analog.

There can be clicks and pops.

There's no remote.

You have to turn the record over.

You have to clean them.

However, some people, and in increasing numbers, are finding a satisfaction from analog sound that they regularly report they cannot achieve from digital. I have felt this way since digital came out, and still do. The analog users seem to be convinced that all this extra work is worth the effort. I certainly do.
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