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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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jbuhl
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I agree with the previous poster.  Save your money and get a $500 Pro-Ject or Rega.  They are good value.   Get it set up correctly and you won't have to mess with it.  Spend your time listening instead of tinkering.
slbradley OP
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Thank you all for the advice. I found a Rega P2 for 200. Listing says excellent condition. I’m going to check it out today.

Any love for Martin Logan speakers? I heard a pair a liked them.

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crazyeddy
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As @terry9  suggested, a good record cleaner is a must
terry9
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Scott, if you like ML, you should also listen to other electrostatics before you buy. Also Magnepans. Not everyone likes the planar sound, but I have never gone back, since I first heard them in 1973. To my ears, it is no contest at anything like the price point. YMMV

randy-11
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ML or Maggies will kill on classical or jazz if set up correctly.

On rock, they can more easily be bested by a top quality cone based speaker, as long as you spend 2x to 4x as much.

Maggies are a simple load to drive as the impedance curve is nearly straight at 4 ohms, but are not particularly efficient and do require high current output from an amp.  Electrostatics DO have a complex impedance curve and are harder to drive.

Any line source has significant advantages over a point source.

No speaker is perfect and you will need some extended listening to decide which flaws are less important to you.
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