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Help with TT ideas for my first TT

Hi All,

I have been reading alot of reviews and searching around for my first TT.  ALot of recent recordings that i want are basically only coming out on vinyl or super crappy mp3.  I have an Aaron integrated amp, with some custom built SB Acoustic Monitors (Bromo).

I am looking at the marketplace in the 1 - 1.5k range and see I can find alot of different solutions and wanted to get peoples thoughts:

Marantz tt-15 - Seems like  bargain at 1500, but difficult to setup
Clearaudio Concept - good reviews, bumps against the magnetic arm (Cement floor at my place)
Music Hall MMF 7.3 - Seems like a great solution
VPI Cliff Wood
Pro-ject X1 or X2 - Have read some reports of motor noise
Rega Planar 2 or 3 - Seems to be they are what they are

With such a crowded field how do people choose?  I live in Central Mass, and dont have alot of options in terms of auditions so would love to get peoples thoughts. 
kro77
kro77 OP
69 posts
 
My Studio Deck arrived today so will work on figuring and setting it up.  Ended up spending less than i had talked myself into at 918 bucks which seems like a really reasonable starting point.
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stringreen
6,468 posts
 
Im with TooBlue.....they are easily repaired/modified and keep their trade-in value if you should want to move on, They are competitive at every price point. The most important contributor of good sound for vinyl is the setup.
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knollbrent
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Congrats @kro77  on your first deck! What cart did you choose? I'm with @bkeske go with modern cart like a MoFi to start. My first cart was a MoFi Master Tracker. It's good for the money!
robert53
466 posts
 
Mofi Studio Deck. https://www.musicdirect.com/documents/pdf/AMFETTSDNC_HFChoice.pdf
kro77 OP
69 posts
 
Thanks for the link @knollbrent  it is the studio tracker, the master tracker is almost what i paid for the whole rig. I think i am going to work my way up to this.
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