Choice of turntable ,tone arm and cartridge

I second Dan_ed's choice (Galibier) and of course also tell you to check the table I have (DPS)

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Dear Fpooyandeh: Well as Dan point out ( with that budget ) there are many choices.

My advise to any audio friend is to put the money where it really counts or where it " weights " for the better/more.

From here IMHO is that your choice ( main subject ) goes first for the tonearm/cartridge items where the tonearm and cartridge choice be a good match, this tonearm/cartridge match is very important on the quality performance level.

Not knowing your music preferences but knowing the quality performance of the Dynavector XV-1 I could say that this one could be my first choice: it is an almost Universal cartridge that performs very well with any kind of music and I could say that match with different tonearms, with the one that I like it a little more is the SME V/IV.

Other than the XV-1 you can try the Colibri/Condor or Lyra Skala/Titan i, of course that you can try other wonderful cartridges ( MM ones ) like Nagaoka, Grado, Reson or B&O.

About TT I second Galibier too where you not only can have a very good build/design but very good advise/support from Galibier designer in self.

Regards and enjoy the music.
Raul.

The best part is that you will have a hard time going wrong with this budget. You will be able to find a great table, arm, cartridge, phono pre and ICs.

If you are looking to hear what our setups are in this price range you will open the floodgates. Is this what you want?

Fpooyandeh,

Much of the advise you have been given is excellent. I happen to be a fan of TW Acustic Turntables. I think the Raven One w. an external motor and upgraded power supply will be your biggest value for the dollar. Having compared it w. the Raven AC (the big one which is well over 10K retail), you get most of the performance for significantly less money. Then you can address the cartridge/arm combination as specified. My leaning is toward a Titan I w. a Phantom as it is a great combination. What is nice w. the Raven One is you can add a 2nd tonearm later and try a different combination. On the lower end, a Lyra Skala is an amazing cartridge which is in my opinion the best value for the money at a mid price. It has advantages over the Titan i in some areas as well. As far as universal tonearm are concerned the Phantom allows you to use damping fluid to allow the arm to match well with most cartridges. If you want to go to a "super arm" then I would look at some of the 10 inch or longer alternatives if you can go there, or add them later. These include the new SME, the Breuer or Schroder. Good luck.

hard to go wrong with the VPI Scoutmaster or Aries III and the JMW10 arm and Sumiko blackbird cartridge and good phono stage. You can spend a lot more and not get much more. Buy the stand and plc/sds also, worth the money.