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New to forum and Vinyl

Good Morning,

  I have just recently been turned back on to vinyl.  We rented a home for a long weekend via AIRBNB and the host was gracious enough to allow acces to his lp collection.  I hadn't heard vinyl in many years and was taken by the feel and sound but also the interaction with the media itself.  Had plenty back in the 70's but fell away as 8 track, cassette, cd, and digital made music more accessible and portable.  

So,   I had a Marantz 1060 amp and a pair of really nice BIC Venturi Formula 4 speakers in my barn,  hooked it up to a professionally serviced and adjusted Technics SL-BD10 with a shure cartridge/needle I picked up for 100 bucks.   I went to the local swap-meet and picked up 50 albums, Stones, Beatles, Led Zep, Bowie, Who, stuff like that for 1-2-3 bucks each.  So far I'm into it for about 250 and it sounds really good.  

Where would you start to upgrade.  Turntable, speakers, add-ons?   I really like what I hear so far but I'm so new to this I am sure I may be missing something.  

Thanks,  Scott
slbradley
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uberwaltz
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A tt I picked up recently really surprised me by its sound as I was not expecting too much tbh and mainly bought it as it had a built in phono as I did not have a pre with phono stage at the time.
This is a Teac tn-300 with standard at cartridge.
It sounded good through my ARC LS2 pre
it sounds much better through my mac c48 pre using its own phono stage using the switch on the back of the teac to bypass the phono of the tt.
I hear no ugly noises from bypassing its own built in phono stage.
build quality is good to my eyes, nice it has a 33/45 speed selector instead of removing platters to change pulleys etc.
top flight? heck no but for 200 brand new on eBay i think is a good buy, just my opinion.......
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bdp24
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If you want to stay with a vintage table, the AR (Acoustic Research) XA would be great choice, as long as the cartridge you mount on it is shielded. The AR has an unshielded motor, and you will get hum out of the table with an unshielded cartridge (such as a Grado). The later AR XB is almost exactly the same, the difference between the two mostly cosmetic. Both the XA and XB are purely manual, the XA even without an arm cue!
slbradley OP
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Couple Rega Planar 2's on CL for 200ish.  Any love? 
reubent
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Yes, those would be a really good value if they are in good working order....
terry9
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A record cleaner is a good idea. First, it makes your records sound better: quieter, more detailed. Second, it reduces stylus wear. Often overlooked, but highly cost effective.
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