I can understand the lure of turntables, it's the way the tonearms wave at you...
It can be very expensive if you're starting from scratch, but if you buy a decent used deck, and maybe try record shops for good s/hand copies, it may be ok. Then give yourself a few months to see if it is for you, and then if the novelty hasn't worn off, great. If you find yourself not using it much, you can sell it on without much of a financial hit.
My turntable is the one item I will NEVER sell. It'll go to one of my daughters in my will. Then she'll have to start her own record collection, because there's no way she'll want to play my crap.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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