xiaoipower
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Hi guys,
I've recently developed an urge to get a vinyl setup - there just seems to be something quite special about listening to a LP compared to your standard mp3 PC setup. However, I know next to nothing about such setups as I have never had any sort of hifi system myself - old man has a quite old piece kit that cost a fortune but this was 20 years ago now.
So I was wondering if you guys could give me a rough idea of how much a decent budget system might cost - I know these price terms are very subjective but I guess I would say that by decent budget I would mean that if I were buying IEMs I wouldn't want the turntable equivalent of a pair of Shure E2c's or SE110's as I consider them to be so bottom end that you'll just replace them very quickly - maybe something more in line with a pair of Superfi.5 Pros or some IE7s. Unfortunately, I don't really know how much each component in a turntable kit matters - in fact I don't really know all the things I need to buy.
I'm guessing something like a:
Rega RP1
Amp with built in phono stage
B&W speakers
Ideally I want kit that will retain its value in case I decide its not for me. But please educate me as to if I'm missing some obvious kit that is required - as I say I'm starting from nothing at all.
Many thanks! Happy thanksgiving across the pond.
I've recently developed an urge to get a vinyl setup - there just seems to be something quite special about listening to a LP compared to your standard mp3 PC setup. However, I know next to nothing about such setups as I have never had any sort of hifi system myself - old man has a quite old piece kit that cost a fortune but this was 20 years ago now.
So I was wondering if you guys could give me a rough idea of how much a decent budget system might cost - I know these price terms are very subjective but I guess I would say that by decent budget I would mean that if I were buying IEMs I wouldn't want the turntable equivalent of a pair of Shure E2c's or SE110's as I consider them to be so bottom end that you'll just replace them very quickly - maybe something more in line with a pair of Superfi.5 Pros or some IE7s. Unfortunately, I don't really know how much each component in a turntable kit matters - in fact I don't really know all the things I need to buy.
I'm guessing something like a:
Rega RP1
Amp with built in phono stage
B&W speakers
Ideally I want kit that will retain its value in case I decide its not for me. But please educate me as to if I'm missing some obvious kit that is required - as I say I'm starting from nothing at all.
Many thanks! Happy thanksgiving across the pond.