Moving from CD to analog

Lowrider57
A table that is upgradable is good advise and makes good sense. Some TT have the ability to mount different arms and also multiple arms on the same TT I will consider these, thank you.

Vicdamone

I have just completed the ripping process of all my CD's this was a massive task but one I am now happy with, I am still trying to find a user friendly good sounding music player this was one of the reasons I wanted to try vinyl as I was fed up of chasing the numbers (44.1, 88.2, etc).
I will view the Clearaudio products when I visit the Munich high end show on May, thanks.

Kiddman

Good advise! I will contact Andy Payor and ask for his guidance.

Chayro
A good dealer sounds like sound advise but most of them only want to sell you what they want to sell you? I will try a new dealer and see how I get on. I have borrowed a Rega Planner and will listen to this to try and get a better understanding of the medium.

Matthewhoult...
"Zd542
Thank you for your reply. I have taken your advise and borrowed a Rega Planner turntable with original arm and a Ortofon cartridge I will give this some listening and see how I get on."

That's a very wise decision to take it slow. Here's a thought nobody has mentioned; with your size budget, if you spend $5 to $10K on hardware, think of all the vinyl you'll be able to buy with the remaining funds.