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Seamus 7:17 Sun Nov 15
Turntable help

I've decided to go back to the future and dig out the old vinyl and also start collecting ..

I'm going to buy a single turntable , amo and speakers, budget 500 ish ..:

Any help appreciated in what I should be looking at ..I won't be starting a DJ circuit anytime soon, just belting out a few old and new tunes at home

hammer205 10:01 Sun Nov 15
Re: Turntable help

Might look into this myself

Seamus 8:06 Sun Nov 15
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Thanks for the replies, I was looking at the Marantz TT5005 and then richer sounds ...might wait til January sales and get the lot then..

13 Brentford Rd 8:05 Sun Nov 15
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Oh, it sounds obvious but make sure the amp has phono inputs and earth. And a mic jack input is handy as you can plug in your laptop or phone.

Bungo 8:02 Sun Nov 15
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With that sort of budget, I'd pop down Richer Sounds, ask their advice too but get something along the lines of a Project Essential deck, maybe a Cambridge Audio Topaz amp and a pair of Q Acoustics 2010i speakers. leaving you about £100 for speaker stands and cables etc.

Would be a very decent starting point.

13 Brentford Rd 8:00 Sun Nov 15
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If you can't afford a really expensive amp get a cheap mixer as a pre amp. That's what I do though my amp is half decent.

The difference is huge.

COOL HAND LUKE 8:00 Sun Nov 15
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zeb

NAD / Mission: good as any mate

Just enjoy the music. People forget that sometimes.

CHL

zebthecat 7:53 Sun Nov 15
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I already had an old NAD amp and mission speakers knocking around so used them as they still work.

COOL HAND LUKE 7:39 Sun Nov 15
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If you get the Rega 'copy', Flexon Vinylplay, you can use it on its own with powered speakers to play your vinyl (or you can run it through the usual amp / speakers set up). The Vinylplay costs about £300 or so, BUT you can also record your vinyl straight into a pc / laptop with it!

I have one for just that. The rest of my kit is Marantz / Q Audio and is well out of your budget spec, but if you up it to around £800 you can get a reasonable set up (as long as you aren't a hifi 'snob').

Seamus 7:32 Sun Nov 15
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Thanks Zeb, what do you do for an amp ?

zebthecat 7:20 Sun Nov 15
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I got a Rega RP1 turntable last year, not outrageously expensive and very good.