Advice for a new analog system


Hello everyone and thank you in advance for your advice.

I have made the decision to venture into the magical world of vinyl.
I was considering a VPI Avenger Direct (round 34K) turntable and CJ or Audio Research phono preamps.
As a cartridge I have in mind the Clearaudio Davinci.
I have been doing some research on Agon and apparently there are a lot of users who don't like VPI and considering the investment in the turntable I imagine there must be many options. 
I prefer the short cut of a single investment for life.
My system is Mc C1100, mc 1.25Kw and Dynaudio Evidence Platinum speakers.

What turntable and system would you recommend, I appreciate your advice.

 

ftrot

You can have a very nice analog set up for much less than that and have plenty left over to start a massive lp collection.

I’d say get yourself an Avid ingenium, a Music Hall mmf 7.3 or 9.3, a technics gr or g, a linn lp12 Magik, a new thorens td 1601 or td 124 dd, etc....listed pretty much in order of cost....for the phono preamp get a pro ject tube box ds2, a new ifi phono3, a tavish design classic or vintage, an Ear 834p, a tavish design Adagio,...cartridges would include the shure m97xe, ortofon 2m Bronze or black, the Hana el, the ortofon quintet blue or Bronze, a shelter 501, etc...just to name a few...grab yourself some nice Atlas phono cables or maybe cardas...any combo of all the above would not even come close to 60k and yet would all sound spectacular.

I personally own the music hall mmf 7.3 with ortofon 2m Bronze, the Avid ingenium plug & play, the thorens td 240-2 fully automatic with ortofon om10, and the technics mk7 with shure m97xe....all sound great. My phono preamp are the tavish design classic with nos tubes (rca, Sylvania and GE). I also use a Graham slee Era Gold v, and a musical fidelity lx lps...all great phono stages. For SUT’s I have both the Rothwell and the Jensen for my moving coil which include both the Hana el and ortofon quintet blue. Invest in a good turntable wall shelf and record cleaning machine such as the record Dr V. Also buy a good 10x eye loupe, a stylus brush, and good anti static record sleeves from sleeve city. 

My next purchase will be the thorens td 1500, $2999, but can be had below 2k if you buy over seas...it's received great reviews all over and is the revived thorens td 150 of yesteryear. Comes with ortofon 2m bronze....it's a steal. 

@ftrot 

 

You have an amazing core system right now, and I'd love to be in your position as you go on your vinyl journey.  You have gotten some great advice from Members who are much more knowledgeable than myself -- all I can add is the recommendation to soak up their words of wisdom like a sponge.  Please keep us updated, or send me a message once you have put together your vinyl system.  I'd love to see pictures of your layout once it is set up.

 

I like your "go big or go home" approach, but I do agree with @jasonbourne52 regarding spending such a large amount of money from the get-go on your first vinyl system.  There are SO many mistakes that can be made when trying to put together an "end all" high end vinyl system (synergy between components, the detail of sound, vibration or noise issues, and simply the ease of use), unless you have the ability to truly have a "no obligations" trail test period in your home with the gear you choose, you could end up taking a sizable loss when you go to replace items because the sound just isn't right.

 

I might add these brands as some tables you may want to also consider: the Dr. Feickert Firebird / Deluxe 12 Package with the Tri-Planar U12 Tonearm; the AMG Viella 12; the TW-Acustic Raven; and finally, the Rega P10.

I have a VPI prime with the 3D uni pivot arm and Hana ML cart. GREAT TT! Couldn’t be happier.