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Should I buy a VPI SCOUTMASTER. I OWN 25 RECORDS.

Should I pursue analog? Invest maybe 3 or 4 grand in a table and start buying records? Some stuff sounds really good on Vinyl but it's an expensive endeavor and NEW records aren't cheap. Plus thos pops and noise and a lot of setup required. Love the vintage aspect of it. Some records sound truly amazing on a really good table and cartridge. Take the plunge? Or buy a better DAC and dont look back!!! Lol. 
jeffvegas
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uberwaltz
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@geoffkait , you just couldn't help the bankruptcy reference could you?
Pretty sure GK was not just referring to bankruptcy....😉😉
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geoffkait
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Somebody doesn’t get American pop culture. I don’t like mentioning any names but it rhymes with schmaltz.
chayro
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I think that all this stuff just makes things more complicated.  If you want to try analog, get some simple, turnkey table like a Music Hall 7.1 or whatever the final iteration is and play some records.  It comes with a decent arm and MM cartridge and it's good enough to let you know whether you want to continue with something better in the future.  I did it with a Music Hall 5.1.  I thought it sounded really good and I later upgraded the table after I decided to pursue analog.  If you don't like it, you can sell it for a few hundred loss and move on.  
tooblue
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@Uberwaltz, I'm pretty sure he was. Enjoy the music
jeffvegas OP
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The table, arm and Hana cartridge is 2100 bucks. Figure a used phono stage for 900 and I'm in ar 3 grand. Not afraid to lose money if I get frustrated with it. My losses in stereo gear is in the thousands. If I am about to drop this amount, what other table/setup do you recommend?
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