Turntable recommendation


My wife and I are looking into getting a turntable. It would get light use as we mostly stream music via Qobuz. Current system is Bluesound Node, Yamaha CD-S303, Schiit Saga+, Schiit Vidar,  NSMT Chorus 25 speakers and NSMT EXP15 sub. We do not have a record collection as of yet. Based on current gear and the fact that it will get light use. What makes sense? The $379 Yamaha CD player gets light use as well. Seems like a reasonable place to start budget-wise unless its all junk at this price point. 

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Showing 1 response by russbutton

I always recommend against getting into vinyl for newbies.  Good new turntables start at $1000 go waaaay up from there.  It's very easy to drop $1000 on just the cartridge.  Not every tone arm works well  with every cartridge.

You spend $20 on a new record and you get about 40 - 45 minutes of music.  The typical 1000 album collection many of us have would cost you $14,000 (assuming you buy 500 new records at $20 each and 500 used at $8 each).  And of course you find that over time, you'll spend 80% of your listening on 20% (or less) of the records you have.  There will be many you just don't care to listen to, so that money is down the drain.

For $15/month, you can subscribe to a streaming service that has millions of tracks of music of all kinds.

I own about a dozen recordings in both digital and vinyl formats.  I hear things about each that I like better than the other.  There are some things you'll like about vinyl and some things you'll find more than annoying.

If you absolutely have to buy into vinyl, then clearly you have more money than you know what to do with.