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What's the cost of an entry level vinyl setup?

I'm just curious how much it would cost to get the equipment required to make vinyl worth listening to. I know players are available for cheap, but would anticipate the sound quality to be the same.

What would be your recommendation to go with a system worth about $5,000 in total? Is there a significant advantage to vinyl at this level? I've heard vinyl on high enough equipment to know that at it's best it's better than digital, but am not sure what it would cost for the average joe to get a quality sound.
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cajunpepe
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I started with a VPI Scoutmaster and Lyra Argo i cart with a Lehmann Black Cube phono stage. With a little wheeling and dealing with elusivedisc, I came in under $5k for all new...including cables, cart set up, BDR pucks, and delivery. The new Lyra Delos is kinda the replacement for the Argo i at this price
It was a fantastic set up and had almost no background noise...very quiet.
As I got more $$, I added the ring clamp, center weight, cloud 9 for isolation, and SDS motor drive. When I jumped to the Aries 3, I kept the add ons as they all worked with the new table...an easy upgrade path.

Hope this helps,

Pepe
cajunpepe
255 posts
 
Sorry, I misread your post...I thought you were looking for a table combo for 5k.
There are some great starters for $500 or so...Rega and ProJect come to mind. The carts are included on many of them so you would only need a phono pre and maybe some isolation as the tables are not very massive.
There are many combos for $1500 if that can fit your budget.
Audiofeil has a few suggestions in another post now under analog...I believe it is the one called "How much $$$ for vinyl setup to equal digital" or something like that.

What is your budget and do you want new or can used fit the bill??

Pepe
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