I'm New To Vinyl - Which Turntable Should I Buy?

I got into vinyl a few months ago and I started with a Nottingham Horizon with a Dynavector 10x5 cartridge and a Whest phono stage. I had owned some very nice digital front ends like you do and I was blown away by how good this combo was, surpassing the sound of any digital rig I had owned. Good thing about the Nottingham is that it is relatively easy to setup and use. I have since upgraded to the upper line Nottingham, but for the money the Horizon would be hard to beat I think.

One thing to keep in mind is that you will need a record cleaning machine and cleaning products. You will want to budget around 500 for that.

You can start cheaper with a Music Hall MMF-5 which comes complete and isn't at all shabby. That you really can't beat for the price about $500- on Agon. If you really have $2,000 to burn get a VPI scout second hand assuming as Ejlif said you have money for the cleaning machine and also you already have a phono stage.

Don't be discouraged by the Record Cleraning Machine cost. You can get a perfectly good one from Audio Advisor for $239. Whether or not you get into vinyl, it sounds like you have a problematic room with those dimensions and might want to look into room treatments as well. Good luck, Dave