record player help ......

looking into buying my first record player ...
i dont want to buy anything shitty. looking to spend about $300-$400 TOPS ..
i already own a 1000 watt Boston acoustics stero/theater system .. 7.2
any info would be great ...
i dont want to buy anything shitty. looking to spend about $300-$400 TOPS ..
i already own a 1000 watt Boston acoustics stero/theater system .. 7.2
any info would be great ...
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I think it was like $100 or so.
I sure you can find nicer more expensive record players
but this one sounds good on my Bose speakers and did'nt
cost a small fortune.More to spend on records!!
Anyways good luck to you.
At the end of the day better the Stylus the better the sound.
Buy a decent record player and a quality Stylus.
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If you're going to go new, which isn't really a bad idea, I would look here, even if just to get an idea of what's available at what price points. If you spend 3 to 4 hundred dollars, you are going to get a nice machine. I'd avoid USB, but that's just my opinion. Just like anything...you get what you pay for. The more you get into it, the more you can and WILL end up spending. There are cartridges on that website that cost 8 thousand dollars.
Does that receiver have a "2 channel" or "analog direct" setting? My Sony home theater rig does. You wanna employ that, to keep your signal pure, man. Unless of course you find some quad records at a yard sale.
Good luck with it.
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so your telling me just about every vinyl is only 2 channel ?? even the new stuff? i guess i never thought about that
Im in the same boat, looking to buy a table and 500 is my max. I emailed the folks at needledoctor and they recommended some stuff. The Rega RP-1 is a favorite option of many ive talked too, but I've also been pointed towards an entry level Denon table they have on there. I think its a shade over 400, but it comes with an ortofon red cartridge which is a 100 cartridge. So you get a pretty good table with a good cartridge as well. Im thinking I may go that route unless I hear that its a poor table.
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Records are Mono, Stereo, or Quad. My understanding of Quad is it's just out of phase Stereo. Your surround receiver will decode it and present it as 4 channels.
Does your receiver have a phono input with a screw for the ground wire?
You may just want to get a blu-ray player...
a blury player ??? what in gods name does that have to do with a record player
It has changed my listening experience entirely.
I would check out the Audiogon site if I were you; it's basically an audiophile's Craiglist (concept-wise ... not all the negative bits). I got my amp (still brand new in the box), my Totem speakers, my cables and another set of Audioengine speakers there. All in I spent less about $3600 (including power conditioner, pre-amp, etc) on what is an almost $7000 system. All I need to find now is some buckshot for my speakers : )
Happy spinning ... let us know what you end up with!
In that price range, I HIGHLY suggest a Rega P1... I own one and until I can afford a Rega P3-24, this will most certainly do! Best "budget" record player around IMHO
EDIT: regarding what others have suggested (and this is just my personal opinion after doing tons of research about a year ago)... Denon makes crap TTs, Technics are more for a DJ, Pro-ject III is comparable to the Rega P1, but ultimately more people suggested the latter to me. Also, if you get a USB type TT, you are giving up sound quality for the ability to copy the music to your computer, which just wasnt a need for me.
As far as a cartridge, the Rega P1 comes with one, and its the best one for the machine. No need to get a more expensive cartridge on a budget TT, because it wont really help witht he sound (until you upgrade)
i never would have thought a TT would be such a pain in the ass purchase .im going to do a little research in the next few days and make purchase by next weekend ..something tells me i will be going with the Rega p1 like most of your recommended .