If you don't already have a fair number of vinyl records, it's not worth it in my opinion. I spent $4500 to get a decent cartridge, TT, and phono preamp. That's a relatively inexpensive setup. It sounds great, but not better than streaming. A few albums do. But, take a look at what good vinyl costs.
Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable?
I am thinking about getting a turntable but I have a Class D amplifier (Nad M33) which digitizes all the analog inputs. If the amplifier is just digitizing the source is there going to be any difference between the vinyl and just listening to lossless digital streaming sources? Is there any benefit to me, given my current amplifier with has no analog pass through capability, to adding a turntable to my system?
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@immatthewj I have installed cartridges on my Music Hall turntable. I bought a little scale to measure tracking force. It wasn't terribly difficult, but I don't know if I had the tracking angle perfect, etc. I eyeballed it. When I bought my Hana cartridge, I had it installed by the dealer. They tweaked on it for quite a few minutes using special tools to get it to their liking. I'm sure with a little homework (YouTube videos) and some gauges, I could do it. It's not rocket science, but it has to be done properly to get the most out of your cartridge. |