I am no audiophile but do live and love good music including playing the old Vinyl LP's.I am an expert on bargains and believe anyone can find something within their budget with enough research.
The advice about newer receivers is correct because you have to have a seperate preamp for your turntable and you loose some qualty especially compared to a Vintage or New Tube Amplifier.So, back to business how can I help:
The older receivers from Pioneer,Morantz,Fisher,Mcintosh, etc., are available for a reasonable price and while not as qualty as some, do sound great and are affordable.
As for Speakers I think I would rather have a mediocre amp and great speakers than vice-versa.
So again,Pioneer,JBL.Klipsch,Advent,Jenson,CerwinVega,Boston Accoustics and the list can go on and on as they are all good choices.
Now for the purchase, many online stores have vintage audio for sale at reasonable prices and you know what you are getting so just do a google search for vintage audio and read thru the ads then go to ebay and craigslist and compare or even garage sales, flea markets, and local sales papers.
just a quick search here brought up :Tannoy Speakers $300.00 I am sure these are nice sounding, Tannoy is a very good brand
http://buy.audiogon.com/cgia/cls.pl?spkrfull&1203149160
and this receiver:A Marantz for $165
http://buy.audiogon.com/cgia/cls.pl?miscrcvr&1203354923
I am not a party to either sale, just trying to help
Cheers and enjoy your records when you get your system setup and playing
The advice about newer receivers is correct because you have to have a seperate preamp for your turntable and you loose some qualty especially compared to a Vintage or New Tube Amplifier.So, back to business how can I help:
The older receivers from Pioneer,Morantz,Fisher,Mcintosh, etc., are available for a reasonable price and while not as qualty as some, do sound great and are affordable.
As for Speakers I think I would rather have a mediocre amp and great speakers than vice-versa.
So again,Pioneer,JBL.Klipsch,Advent,Jenson,CerwinVega,Boston Accoustics and the list can go on and on as they are all good choices.
Now for the purchase, many online stores have vintage audio for sale at reasonable prices and you know what you are getting so just do a google search for vintage audio and read thru the ads then go to ebay and craigslist and compare or even garage sales, flea markets, and local sales papers.
just a quick search here brought up :Tannoy Speakers $300.00 I am sure these are nice sounding, Tannoy is a very good brand
http://buy.audiogon.com/cgia/cls.pl?spkrfull&1203149160
and this receiver:A Marantz for $165
http://buy.audiogon.com/cgia/cls.pl?miscrcvr&1203354923
I am not a party to either sale, just trying to help
Cheers and enjoy your records when you get your system setup and playing