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

woops, not for confusedin uall. op said was "phishing" and im just havn fun.

only meant to imply to op there is more "cost" to owning lp playback than cost of actual deck and cartridge. i.e cleaning supplies/knowlege how to clean properly/machine or how then to clean/ricepapers or what/setting up table..level..and cartridge/loading phonostage properly/getting up every 15 mins if lucky to change sides etc/clening/always cleanin...etc...

also and more than important is ok no value or relations to music making qualities of deck and cartridge relative to costs of deck or cartridge or an audio system. ALl that matters is how anything makes music to whoever is personally enjoying. the only opinion that should have any consideration is YOURS, and even then, its only ever worth anything to YOU alone. and whats that worth?

me i prefer my vinyl getup and dance to my cdp everytime.

obviously, it goes to eleven.

enjoy.

Oakleys - Where are you from? I can't tell if you're speaking in broken English or some type of Twitter/Texting shorthand.

mceljo-

i am only visiting the internets from the land of otl's and vinyl...

in deed im just got back from Bonnie "prince" Billy "Funtown Comedown" spinnin on the table.

good times.

in queue is My Morning Jacket 'it still moves'

an then Lambchop "is a woman"

later still Thee Silver Mt Zion "he has left us alone but shafts of light sometimes grace the corner of our rooms..."

with a little Godspeed You! Black Emperor "yanqui u.x.o"
to end a lovely weekend.

are you?

Thom Mackris and others have it right. One can get respectable vinyl sound at several hundred dollars. Good looks cost more than good sound.

I find that Absolutelytopnotchblowmeawaywitheverylisten sound costs more, but that kind of thing isn't usually classified as 'entry level.'

I think before getting a vinyl rig you should think about how you are going to acquire records. It it's from Acoustic Sounds or similar, a collection of 100 records is going to cost $3000 or more. A lot less if you have access to a good used record store.