What's the cost of an entry level vinyl setup?

I started with a VPI Scoutmaster and Lyra Argo i cart with a Lehmann Black Cube phono stage. With a little wheeling and dealing with elusivedisc, I came in under $5k for all new...including cables, cart set up, BDR pucks, and delivery. The new Lyra Delos is kinda the replacement for the Argo i at this price
It was a fantastic set up and had almost no background noise...very quiet.
As I got more $$, I added the ring clamp, center weight, cloud 9 for isolation, and SDS motor drive. When I jumped to the Aries 3, I kept the add ons as they all worked with the new table...an easy upgrade path.

Hope this helps,

Pepe

Sorry, I misread your post...I thought you were looking for a table combo for 5k.
There are some great starters for $500 or so...Rega and ProJect come to mind. The carts are included on many of them so you would only need a phono pre and maybe some isolation as the tables are not very massive.
There are many combos for $1500 if that can fit your budget.
Audiofeil has a few suggestions in another post now under analog...I believe it is the one called "How much $$$ for vinyl setup to equal digital" or something like that.

What is your budget and do you want new or can used fit the bill??

Pepe

Thanks for the info. This is more of a "phishing" thread at this point to learn more about vinyl. I'll look for the thread you referenced. It would take a lot to convince me to get into vinyl. If I ever have a dedicated audio room it would be much more tempting to play around with.