Happy with digital, but thinking about vinyl--looking for system specific recommendations

Got a Nad C588 with Ortofon  redcart for $600.upperd to blue$ 700.then opened a new credit card got $100 off....$600 tax n shipping Excellent buy....

Here’s some advice you haven't asked for. I’ve been doing this for a long time--in vinyl and in digital.

However vinyl and digital start out at affordable levels, as you go up the chain, and do it right in each case, they do converge in SQ IMO. I have many of the same performances in vinyl and in digital. Not all vinyl pressings are great. Not all digital renderings of original analog recordings are done as well as possible. But when they’re all done well, and with a good enough set up it would be hard to tell the difference. And I mean even in the low level and spacial artifacts that audiophiles crave.

I enjoy my vinyl. My records are like old friends. For the great bulk of them I do not have the same in digital. But vinyl is a pain in the neck, and will always be. New software is very expensive and often inferior to original editions. The search for used vinyl in really good condition can be never-ending. Digital is easy and software is cheap either by used media (which generally plays as good as new) or by subscriptions.

So, if I did not already have an extensive record collection, I personally would not embark anew on the vinyl journey unless the hobbyist in you far outweighs the interest in music. Best IMO to put all of your effort and $$$ into improving your digital. A new DAC is just the beginning.

I know I’m on an analog board so I’m reaching for my shield now. :-)

The OP never posted what the outcome was for his project right?
I am on a similar predicament except that I already have the table and cartridge and I also have a very good digital reference rig. Right now I'm on the learning curve, setting up a cartridge, VTF, SRA, Stevenson alignment for my technics 1210mk5 but just realized that my stock Technics is a toy, it is a good table but could benefit from some mods, instead of modding I decided to sell it and I'm waiting on a 1200G.
This is my problem with my digital rig, and the main reason I am looking into analog.
I like a lot of different genre in music, on my rig jazz, acoustic music, Latin, most modern recorded music, and most of the time classical sounds amazing, but my favorite genre hard rock classic rock don't, I have changed equipment and make adjustments over the last 3 years and I can't get it sound like I remembered and since I have unused vinyl anyway I thought with minimal investment I could implement a decent analog system.
What I couldn't imagine is how wrong I (and so many others) are when it comes to properly implemented analog, so much of a pain in the neck compared to digital, I really hope it pays, the setup, the angles, the cleaning of stylus, the cleaning of the disc, I want good source material (which I guessed it is where it lies my frustration with digital 70s hard classic rock) digital content and current newer pressings won't compare to the ones made before, I could be wrong on this.
Now I got some pressings from discogs and need to test these, also discovered that wrong stylus angles, will damage eventually the records, so this Saturday morning I'm setting up my turntable for this task.
I live in Miami and the audiophile community is not that strong around, all my friends around with TTs don't really know what they are doing lol.We will see where my analog journey ends, I will post my impressions later and reuse the OP thread, hope this can help similar cases of analog itch.