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Turntable for girlfriend

Hello all.  About 2 years ago I got into listening to vinyl records.  It's been a great hobby and I have really enjoyed accumulating and enjoying new records and trying new audio gear.  Recently, my girlfriend has also adopted the hobby.  She likes going to thrift stores and yard sales to find records.  Then heading home to listen to what she bought.  I'm excited that we have a hobby that we can share together.  I could use some advice from the group about buying an affordable turntable and amplifier for her apartment.  She is not very tech savvy, so she needs a turntable that is as plug and play as possible.  That also applies to an amp, so tubes are out.  I have a pair of Focal Aria 906 speakers that I can give her.  After that I wanted to budget about $1,000-1500 on turntable and amp.  I was thinking a Rega P1 and a refurbished Peachtree Nova 150 would do the job nicely.  Any thoughts?

rfauto
mahler123
3,357 posts
 

  Buy her a cheap table to start.  Then if you have fights in the future and need to make up to her you can buy an upgrade

mesch
3,506 posts
 

I have a friend that owns the AT 120 turntable. Nice unit for the money. 

My thought is that this would be a good place to start. Also the Focal speakers are nice and deserve a decent amplifier. The AT120 would allow for more money to be spent on the amplifier, possibly one with a phonostage.  

 

rfauto OP
16 posts
 

Thanks for the input. Easy setup and use for her is key. Cartridge alignment, tracking force and anti-skate are foreign terms to her. So, if there’s a problem, I’ll get a call right away. She’s just texted and asked why there are so many Three Dog Night and Dan Fogelberg albums at thrift stores for sale. A question that may be impossible to answer. Cheers all!!

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