For that level of TT and cart, NO WAY! As suggested, get the best you can afford now, buy a few hundred albums, listen, listen, listen, then forget the power supply and upgrade your TT a few times before you ever think PS again. (Unless of course it is to upgrade a wall-wart PS to a real PS, which is generally well worth it!).
3k budget for Turntable and Phono Noob- do I need external power supplies?
Good Day All,
Trying to put together a vinyl rig for the first time, the local shops all have Rega and Project so will likely land there however open to suggestions
Is it worth adding a $500 Sbooster or IFI Elite to either the TT or phono or both?
or should I up budget to 4k without them?
I was thinking either Rega P3 Special edition with their Aria phono or Project X1B with their balanced phono
thanks in advance
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Hi check this out Music Hall makes a great turntable for the money quite reasonable, this table with the Ortofon 2M black Beethoven cartridge is as good as it gets for the money. Great Deal and then you can buy yourself a great phone stage for even better sounds. The Vincent 701 is a superb starter phono stage. |
You could try this combo out, Pioneer DJ PLX-1000: All specifications & features parasound ZPhonoXRM + the audio technica AT33PTG/2 | Audio-Technica All this for around $2,000.00 This is a great turntable for the money, along with a phono preamp and cartridge. |
Leave the PSBS for later. At $4k you're getting into some pretty nice gear. I'd start with a Hana SL MkIi. That leaves $3200 for the table. VPI, Clearaudio, MoFi, Rega, for starters. Not flaming, but no Technics 'cuz they ugly. Their design was marginal 50 years ago, and hasn't improved with time. If you have a phono preamp with MC support you're set. If you only have a MM preamp, consider the Hana SH MkII High output - no extra gainstage needed. If you buy a TT and cart together, expect at least a 10% discount on the package. That might cover a decent preamp if you don't have any. |
Save some money for the record collection. You can only listen to DSOTM a certain number of times before your friends stop coming by, your significant other finds some other place to be significant, your family will shun you, the dog will run away, the house plants will die, and the fish will drown themselves. |
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