Phono preamp and Turntable

Used Basis 1400 with the stock arm (I think it is a modified Rega RB-250) and a decent cartridge. They seem to sell for about $1200-1600 used for the full package, minus a phono pre-amp. That would leave you $400-$800 for the phono pre-amp of your choice.

Enjoy,

TIC

I listen to primarily rock and alternative if that makes a difference for preamp recommendations.

Thanks again for all the responses.

Hello. For your $2000 budget I would suggest used vintage gear and there are a lot of used old goodies.

For the phono I would recommend a vintage tube pre-amp with built-in mm phono section like a Conrad Johnson PV5 (around $400) which will destroy any separate phono pre-amp.

Turntable...many choices. Sota, Oracle, Michell Gyro just to name a few. As mentioned above, don't skimp out on a crappy cartridge.

Happy hunting!