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great vinyl sound cost as much as great cd sound

Hi,

I have emmlabs dac and line preamp which is one of the best digital sources out there.

I was wondering if I wanted an analog vinyl source which rivals my digital system would it be equally costly.

At this point my vinyl budget would be limited to $2,500. Can I get a good phono preamp to connect to my line emmlabs preamp and a turntable for that amount and not find that my top of line cd source sounds far better.

If so what pairing of preamp phono and turntable would you recommend.

VPI scout and ? perhaps
karmapolice

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sit
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I want to add my comments about record cleaning. It is a must. A quality record cleaning machine makes for a notable improvement in record care, playback quality, extension of cartridge life, lp preservation. I have a Sota LPC which works unbelievably wonderful on my vinyl. One also needs the right cleaning fluid. Sound quality improves dramatically. (There is a Sota for sale on A'Gon now.) I had always hand cleaned my LPs religiously and throroughly prior to getting the SOTA LPC. The Sota does a better job than I was able to do by hand in any reasonable amount of time. NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. My vinyl does gleem!

P.S.: I own 2500+ LPs so the machine really helps. If I only owned a couple dozen I would NOT purchase a record cleaning machine but would immediately begin purchasing quality record sleeves and a good "hand-cleaning" product.
sit
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MarkD51-
It's more than just having a dirty lp. The record cleaning machines get rid of the static, cleaning up the playback noticably. With your 450 lps I would definately purchase a decent lp cleaner. The sleeves seem to produce static electricity no matter how good they are. I knife out two ends of my sleeves so that the lp does not need to rub when I take it out. Instead I open the sleeve. Reduces static. The ZeroDust gun only seems to only partially help with the lp static. I also use a Staticmaster brush (rather ancient device that still works after 25 years) to rid the lp of static. I would like to hear your ideas about this static issue.
John (sit)
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