I would go with the Music Hall 7.3 recommended above. It's definitely good enough to let you know if vinyl means anything to you. I bought a Musical Hall 5.1 back in 2005 when I started my mid-life vinyl journey and I was able to understand what the fuss was about, even compared to my then 10k CD player. This convinced me to move up to a better TT later on. But if you try vinyl, I would absolutely buy some new or mint used records so you don't get turned off by dirt and noise. I suggest buying about 5-10 of your favorite albums from Music Direct or Acoustic Sounds so you'll be off to a good start. I hope you enjoy yourself. I'm sure the Technics is great too.
Happy with digital, but thinking about vinyl--looking for system specific recommendations
I just upgraded my dac to the Chord Qutest which seems perfect for my system. And in the months between that order & its arrival, I also found a great deal on a Croft Micro 25R (already had the basic 25 preamp). Since it has an allegedly excellent tube MM phono stage, it seems a shame to not make use of it at least occasionally. I don't have much experience here, so I'm hoping for some ideas of what might be a good match to my system (ProAc Studio 148 speakers, First Watt M2 amp, Cardas Neutral Reference IC's & Anticables 3.1 speaker wire), preferably the least expensive turntable/cartridge option that's still good enough to make me want to actually not just click 'play' on Tidal. Thanks.