newbie seeks help with system design


Hello! I come to you to humbly ask for help getting myself set up to listen to and eventually stream vinyl without breaking the bank. I have inherited the following components:

B&O Beogram 3404 turntable
Acurus Line Amp L10
Bryston Stereo Amp 2B
a pair of AR 15 speakers

I think I still need a phono amp even to simply listen to vinyl. For that purpose, I'm considering a Pro-Ject Phono Box DC Phono Pre-Amp. As for streaming, I think the Sonos Port will get me there, although if I want to replace my Acurus and Bryston then I could go for the Sonos Amp. I would consider this strategy if the quality of the Sonos amp so far surpasses the Acurus and Bryston as to justify it. Does it? Am I going about this correctly? Can you point me in any further directions in terms of good but not crazy expensive phono amps? Any other suggestions?

Thanks for your time!

-Alec
alecberlin

Showing 1 response by rbstehno

Sonus is not that good. If you want a nice entry streamer, look for a used Auralic Aries Mini.
I have had that B&O turntable decades ago and the cartridge is the weakest part. IMO, if you have to rebuild the cartridge, then I wouldn’t do it because the TT isn’t worth it. Also, the TT setup with a cartridge that is playable, it doesn’t sound that good. If you want to get into vinyl, you are going to need to spend some cash before vinyl sounds better than the equivalent amount of cash spent on a separate dac. I have had many TT setups ranging from $100 to a recent $15k setup, and my digital setup for 1/2 the cost sounded better, so I sold all my analog stuff. If you don’t have a vinyl collection, invest your money in a decent digital setup. If you have a large vinyl collection, then save your money and get a decent TT setup (table, arm, cartridge, phono preamp) that will sound good