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What to look for in a good turntable???

Ok guy's I sold my record collection many years ago.
The only turntable we had was crap.It was my fathers.

I have herd that if you spend about half of what you spend on a CD player on a phonograph, the phonograph will blow the CDP away.

Well I spent about 1,600. on a used Meridian 508.24.

What do I need to look for in a turntable that will outperform the 508?

My music taste is rock n roll.

I realy don't know what to look for at all.Consider me a blank piece of paper folks.

Does the tonearn make the most important investment?
What is the most important thing to look for?
tweakster
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jmcgrogan2
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http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?anlgtabl&1049200862

That would make a good starter table. Throw on a Dynavector 10X4 mk II cartridge and it'll blow your 508.24 out of the water. Rega are good tables for beginners, not much fuss.

BTW, I am not associated with Mrstereo.

Good luck,
John

PS: Table is most important, than arm, than cartridge, IMHO. Spend all you can on the table, it will get you the biggest bang for the buck. It's also easier to upgrade tonearms and cartridges as you go on, than the table.
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nrchy
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That Rega TT is a very good table! I have a rega arm on my Sota and it's kind of a pain because the Rega RB 900 does not have a VTA adjustment. With this table you would not need it. For someone starting out who doesn't want to putz with their table the Rega would be great.

IMO you should start with the source. The cartridge is the most important piece here since it extracts everything it can off of the LP. A good cartridge like the Shelter 501, Benz Glider, or even the inexpensive Sumiko Bluepoint Special on the Rega table will bring a smile to your face. The Shelter or Benz cartridges will obviously sound better than the cheaper Sumiko but you have to start somewhere.

If you have the good platform of the Rega table (or many others for that matter) along with a decent cartridge they will give you Meridian a run for it's money!
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