Don't forget to consider a cartridge and making sure it has a good stylus. An inexpensive cartridge will run you $90 or so and can easily go up from there.
Do these tables include cartridges and arms?
Do these tables include cartridges and arms?
Help with used TT choices: Music Hall vs Thorens
I am getting back into vinyl after 15-20 years and need advice to get the best bang for my buck. I have the opportunity to purchase a Music Hall mmf-7 for a very reasonable price or a Thorens TD-166 for about $250 (MUCH closer to my budget). Is one much better than the other? Should I wait and save to be able to afford a better table or will I be able to live with one of these for a long time? I'll be using a Cambridge 640 P phono-pre. My system: Spica TC-50 speakers which produce great soundstage, imaging and low level/ambient sound. Cayin TA-30 tube amp, CAL Alpha DAC/NAD for transport, Pinnacle subs. At it's best (to use the words of my wife) it sounds like we're in the recording studio. I'm hoping for a TT that gets me more of that.