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I'm interested in vinyl.........

Would someone tell me what they think of someone getting into vinyl at this stage of the game. I'd like to pick up a Music Hall MMF 7 at a decent price to begin seeing what all the fuss is about. My question is this. I have a Plinius 8200 that has a built in phone stage. If I were to purchase the MMF 7, what else would I need. Also, at what pricepoint would cd get better sounding than the Music Hall. I realize the MMF 7 isn't the last name in players, but I thought for what it's worth, it would certainly be better than most transports. Thanks. Any other recommendations would be appreciated.
durwood
shasta
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I've a friend who has amassed an LP collection nearing 1000 in about 4 years by simply having me set him up with a BOL Music Hall and Disc Doctor products. He simply rakes the $1 bins at used record shops; sometimes the $3-5 bins.

If you love the music, and aren't interested in DL'ing MP3 rip-offs from the Net, then, IMO, used vinyl is the most economical way to build a music library.
hackmaster
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I would recommend a Rega P2 over an MMF7. But be that as it may, there is no point at which CD sounds better than vinyl. I maintain that a P2 with a good cartridge on it (Dynavector 10x4 comes to mind) sounds better than any CD player in my store, even the really expensive ones.

Now if you get a really high end CD player and some XRCD's, you can get surprisingly close to the sound of vinyl on an entry level deck. But as soon as you step up to a higher end analog rig it's all over. Analog just smokes digital, even at a fraction of the investment.
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cpdunn99
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Durwood,

What else you need depends to some extent on the cartridge that you get with the tt. If it's a high output moving magnet, then there's not much else.

If you go for a moving coil (esp. low to medium output), youi might find that the phono stage of the Plinius is lacking a little in gain.
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