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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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lewm
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Haha. Yes. My more egregious omission was to mention that there’s no appreciable benefit unless your phono stage and downstream equipment are also true balanced devices.

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slaw
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Depending on the placement of the new tt, you may need to budget for isolation. Just a thought 💭 

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richardbrand
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@lewm 

Just checking on the XLRs because I've ordered a long litz cable run for my SME 3009 tone arm, with two XLRs on the far end!  Will be balanced right through ...

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