Not to be a killjoy but I dont know if you are going to give vinyl a fair shot at that budget...its just much more costly to get fair sound. I went thru 4 tables in range from $100 to $800 used and was close to giving up because like you I dont have the extra cash, now I have a SOTA table ($600 or so used) a Rega RB300 arm ($250 used) a Audiotechnica cart ($400) and a Musical Surroundings Phonomena stage wich can be had used around $350 so that comes in at $1300 and it still has flaws, I like it but lets not fool ourselves. I and you will also need a cleaning machine, atleast I do as I buy alot of used albums. If you can double our budget you will be happy and happy longer without flipping tables...all my opinion of course but I think it is valid and I am trying to help.
Recommended first turntable?
I'm in need of a turntable! I've never owned one and don't have a very large record collection yet, so I'm not keen on spending more than say...$250. The turntables that people recommend to me (ie Rega, Thorens, Ariston) all seem very pricy in the used market.
For those of you who helped with my amp search, I finally got a Parasound HCA-1000A and its matching pre-amp, the P/HP-850.
Thanks!
For those of you who helped with my amp search, I finally got a Parasound HCA-1000A and its matching pre-amp, the P/HP-850.
Thanks!