Record Player help

Cool Face Ryan

just got the holiday single in the mail, and have been thinking for a while about getting into vinyl, so what kind of record player should I get? any specific suggestions would be much appreciated, I know nothing of the vinyl game cuz im only 19

JTH

Seems like there's a lot of this sentiment going around.

http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=172559

jshin

First question... Do you already have a stereo system/receiver to hook the turntable up to?

Cool Face Ryan

jshin wrote:

First question... Do you already have a stereo system/receiver to hook the turntable up to?

i dont, no. another thing i would need help with!

of.the.girl

I'd love to know this too. Might be my new thing. Vinyl.

jshin

Ok...price range?

JTH

If you're starting from square one, you might want to consider the Third Man Portable Record Player. I've heard good things.

http://store.thirdmanrecords.com/thirdmanrecordsportablerecordplayer.aspx

mookeywrench

If buying a receiver only for records, make sure it's only a 2 channel receiver with a phono setting.

Don't waste your money on 5.1 or 7.1 optical/digital/hd/blah blah blah. It's a bunch of fluff that's unnecessary with vinyl.

Here's what I have, It's a no frills 2.1 audio only receiver. You can use the money saved to buy a nicer turntable or speakers.

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&gs_upl=9672l9672l1l9875l1l1l0l0l0l0l109l109l0.1l1l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1278&bih=571&wrapid=tlif131758038093410&q=onkyo+tx-8255&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=15553971503520415864&sa=X&ei=fK6ITuLYMaTmiALS-OGbDA&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAA#