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Headphoneus Supremus
I can't argue with that. But if you buy special éditions you can add some color to your life.I'd love to add a TT to my system, but just don't understand them. Tone arms, cartridges, direct drive versus belt drive...it's a black art.
Did you see that YouTube video by Jay who always has those meganuck systems. He wanted to get into vinyl and was totally blown away by the sound of vinyl. He installed a 100k TT with a very, very expensive MC cartridge, I think it was 30k. Within a week he knocked off the cantilever while dusting. That's like wrapping your new Bugatti around a tree on your first drive.
People forget that it's about the journey, not the destination. Start at the beginning and learn to appreciate what you have and what you like. You don't have to start with the cheapest stuff but Pro-ject and Rega are sensible and very good. With their standardised tables and arms a lot of the mumbo jumbo has vanished. Later a high output MC cartridge will make a big step up. And after that low output mc with an upscale phono-amplifier.
I started with a then above average Dual 505 turntable. And have never really liked CD. It almost killed my hobby in the 90-ies. Then I got a Chinese MHZS Cd-player with tubes and that's when I started modifying dacs and other gear. And it almost matched my turntable. Then I sold my Linn for a Pro-ject Perspective and then it didn't anymore. A vinyl setup is costly however.
But what I noticed most: overall the equipment has improved a lot while the prices decreased. The dacs however are getting better but also more expensive.