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thinking of trying vinyl

hello all, Ive been thinking about getting into records and turntables for awhile now, and after finding a really cool record store with all these old jazz albums cheap, im thinking about making the jump. But I do have some holdups. I have a very economy minded system that consists of b&w 602 s2 bookshelf speakers-a 90's rotel 30 watt integrated with phono,and a sony sacd player. Thats it, so i dont think my system would do a brand new pro-ject table much justice. But I also dont want to buy an old piece of junk. Any suggestions on a turntable that would "fit" with what i have? Also is the sound going to make me cringe since im using low ball equipment? Just trying to figure out if its worth the journey.
glowplug
hevac1
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Glowplug,
I agree with Almandog, try the Music hall. You should be able see if you want to get further into analog or not with little money at risk.

Rhljazz, Also makes a good point, if your system as a hole is not up to the task then you may not like the sound of vinyl for the wrong reasons. Vinyl is more demanding on a system than CD's are IMHO.

Just wanted to ask.
Rhljazz,
How any CD players have you purchased to get to where you are now? If you did spend the same on a TT as you have your CD players/Dac your vinyl would rival you CD's IMHO.
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phasecorrect
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Sony x series psx 50~60~65~70 jvc ql series technics sl linear series
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phasecorrect
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Sold my 500 usd mdf table have sound that surpasses 1k cdp rotel is known for good phonos u should be fine be patient tons of great deals
glowplug OP
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thanks for all the input fellas, lots to ponder! as I said before economy is crucial as I have less then 300 in my entire system as it is, so a 300$ experiment would raise the wifes eyebrows a bit to high for comfort! I dont know why but it is very alluring, the idea of listening to 50's and 60's jazz on a record player just seems like it would be awesome! But if it sounds like poo compared to the cd version because of the equipment, I might just sell the whole system and get a tube headphone amp to plug my grados into! lol ive been know to be an idiot at times!
sibelius
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I recently switched to vinyl a few months ago - after a 25 year absence. I got back into the game with a midlevel Rega P3-24. If you can afford one it's a great little table that can give you a very nice taste of what vinyl can sound like. Be warned though that soon after I added the Rega I fell in love with the warmer and less fatiguing vinyl sound and began a major system upgrade that has ultimately cost me about $20K. And then there's all the time I spend on-line and around town hunting down LP's. The stuff is addicting. It reminds me of the first time I went from Solid State Amps to SET's. It's like getting a new pair of ears. Good luck
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