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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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thom_y
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I guess Thom Yorke fans think alike:

I posed a similar question a while ago, and upsettingly I didn't get much help. Not having many albums, I really don't want to spend too much in total on the TT, arm, cart and phonostage.

I too wonder whether a VPI scout, JA Michell Tecnodec or Gyro (perhaps too much money) with a decent cart and a midrange phonostage will better the sonics of my emmlabs gear. Living in a smaller city, prevents me from getting to home audition some of these tables for an A-B comparison with my digital setup.

My TT thread

Perhaps, there may be a new Radiohead LP to play on my TT once I make a decision.

Does anyone have any direct experience comparing a Scout or Michell table to emmlabs gear ???
thom_y
195 posts
 
Michael,

I'm upset that you are giving up on the vinyl thing. I am not so sure you have to spend 10K or more to beat our emmlabs. Yet, I do know that a friend's set up which probably equalled around 10K easily beat the emmlabs on redbook.

It would be nice to see if you could do if for around 5K or less (TT/arm/cart/and phonostage -- say used) ... maybe just a dream of mine ???
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