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Starting over with vinyl

Having just acquired new MMGs after a decade without music (yes, what a long strange trip it has been), I will begin to rebuild my music collection.

The question is "vinyl or cd"?  I have a collection of 100 or so CDs and no vinyl at all.

My system is Adcom GTP-500, GFA-555 and MMGs.  An Onix XCD-88 and Denon DCM-280 take care of the CD side.

Musical preferences are folk, bluegrass, jazz, classical and rock and roll (60s and 70s) and female vocals.

My last turntable was a Revox B970 and before that there was a Technics belt drive with a Shure V15 cartridge.

Buying used, what would be a reasonable starting place with a budget of $500 for equipment?  And is there anything I should know about the phono stage of the GTP-500 (checked out and functioning as designed) that would steer me away from vinyl?

Thanks in advance for your responses
kythyn

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lizard84
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kythyn,

I have the older Debut Carbon but upgraded it with the speedbox and acrylic platter, it's a decent setup with as much cartridge as you can afford. I have the super MMG's myself (on sound anchor stands) with two DWM panels on Mye stands. IMO there is nothing the combination can't provide save the low HZ I get from a Salk sub. Together it's pure sweetness.

One thing I would strongly suggest is Tidal lossless streaming, it's just Good! It will help with music discovery to help rebuild you rebuild your music library.

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