I suggest you search hifishark.com. turntable price range 400 min 1200 max. always look above your budget, just to know, for +$200. I could have .... then see what fits or surprisingly below budget. over: NOS Micro-Seiki, asking 1,200. make offer included cartridge
over:Near Bethel, CT, local pickup, Kenwood, Shure V15mr
over: I have one of these, Vertical, Linear Tracking, this one's full refurb
below: Horizontal Version, just helped my friend buy one of these
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Are you new to analog? If you are, I strongly suggest you buy new so you will have dealer support for questions. Personally I like the Music Hall 5.3. $1200 all set up with cartridge and dust cover. You can get it from crutchfield and you can always call them with questions. I had the older 5.1 and it was very good for the money. Do you need a phono preamp too? |
As good as the previous posts are I must agree with @chayro on this if you are new to vinyl playback. Setup is essential and a dealer can help with that or at least check it out of the box. If you are familiar with setup, then everyone here has goven good advice. |
I'll second and third the Music Hall mmf 5.3 tables as long as you don't think you will be buying a lot of the 45 RPM releases as it requires lifting off the platter and moving the belt. Not difficult but somewhat inconvienient. They also come fitted with a nice Ortofon cartridge. Roy Hall will in many cases respond personally to questions. I had the original mmf 5 for about 15 years without a single issue. It was a great table. The entry level Technics tables would be a good choice also.
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