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ANALOG HELP

Wow, this is overwhelming all the options and arms and catridges!!! so is there a book or something to read and get a better understanding of this type of system? I am thinking either rega p3 or I was told the marantz tt15 is a good table. as a beginner i assume its best to buy a complete table because it seems like it would be easy to buy a arm or something that didnt work for a particular table. What about cartidges are they designed for certain types of music? how do you know?
52tiger
kbarkamian
647 posts
 
Last thing, and hopefully I'm not throwing too much out there...

If you're looking into a Pro-Ject Xpression, prepare to budget for a new cartridge immediately. The stock Sumiko Oyster is absolute garbage. Trust me, I lived with it for about a year. Didn't realize how truly bad it was until I upgraded the rest of my system and the cartridge.
grinnell
1,110 posts
 
I want to add about the cleaning. Buy the cleanest vinyl you can find.

Use an audioquest Carbon Fiber brush.

99% of the vinyl i buy this is all i need to make it sound clean and i have a VPI HW17 RCM which i rarely use
schipo
1,268 posts
 
A setup and forget such as a used well-tempered/VPI HW-19 is in the right direction...once the arm's are optimized, your on your way.Complicated systems are not necessary to bring vinyl to life. With the money saved load up and collect that's the way I would go.
goatwuss
877 posts
 
Buy new at a local audio shop. That way, you know what you are buying isn't broken, and you have someone to turn to for help and support.
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marakanetz
5,473 posts
 
I kept my Rega p3 for 2 months. If I went through the 'vintage street' going for Empire, Thorens I believe I could've kept it a-bit longer.
If you find used Michell Technodeck(entry-level for Michell line) do not hesitate 'cause I would've loved it still.
Other suggestions for VPI entry level ones are also great. Rega table only dissapointed my analogue desire IMHO.
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