eertelppa
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Hi everyone,
Spending hours searching and reading things can get confusing and overwhelming. There seems to be endless threads of whats best etc. I wanted to wait until I go to a meet but it seems like that will not be until January.
So what do I want...
To listen to vinyl records.
I seem to be confused on all the stuff its really overwhelming. I tried searching for a noob/beginners guide etc.
Some words that I keep reading (some I know what they are, some I am unsure how often they need to be changed, some I have no clue, some I am unsure of their importance....feel free to discuss any of the points you are familiar with)
-Turntable
-Phono stage
-Speakers/Headphones
-Cartridge
-Arm
-Scale
-Level
-Belt driven
-Direct drive
-etc etc etc etc
It seems there are so so much stuff. Mainly I would like to get myself going and I know there is a common beginner tables that people start with and seem to be suggested a lot. I'd prefer to spend the extra on the whole set up in order to prevent excess upgrading. Something that isn't the best but it is plenty good enough for many years to come.
Budget: preferably $500 but up to $1000 (I would rather get something I could keep for a really long time and just have to worry about a new arm/cartridge and all that stuff)
Any places of thread to read, websites to visit, or advice is highly appreciated. It seems a lot to get vinyl going and my girlfriend has been asking for a long time to get into it but it seems like a lot of stuff involved thus I want to get my head around it and learn my own set up and maybe find a simple solution for her for Christmas or something, who knows.
Sorry for asking this the 3000th time its just so overwhelming and a little direction is appreciated. I would have no problem finding an older/vintage but nice working high end turntable that I could make a case for and get a cartridge and all that fun stuff.
Thanks so much for anyone willing to take the time and help me out.
Austin
Spending hours searching and reading things can get confusing and overwhelming. There seems to be endless threads of whats best etc. I wanted to wait until I go to a meet but it seems like that will not be until January.
So what do I want...
To listen to vinyl records.
I seem to be confused on all the stuff its really overwhelming. I tried searching for a noob/beginners guide etc.
Some words that I keep reading (some I know what they are, some I am unsure how often they need to be changed, some I have no clue, some I am unsure of their importance....feel free to discuss any of the points you are familiar with)
-Turntable
-Phono stage
-Speakers/Headphones
-Cartridge
-Arm
-Scale
-Level
-Belt driven
-Direct drive
-etc etc etc etc
It seems there are so so much stuff. Mainly I would like to get myself going and I know there is a common beginner tables that people start with and seem to be suggested a lot. I'd prefer to spend the extra on the whole set up in order to prevent excess upgrading. Something that isn't the best but it is plenty good enough for many years to come.
Budget: preferably $500 but up to $1000 (I would rather get something I could keep for a really long time and just have to worry about a new arm/cartridge and all that stuff)
Any places of thread to read, websites to visit, or advice is highly appreciated. It seems a lot to get vinyl going and my girlfriend has been asking for a long time to get into it but it seems like a lot of stuff involved thus I want to get my head around it and learn my own set up and maybe find a simple solution for her for Christmas or something, who knows.
Sorry for asking this the 3000th time its just so overwhelming and a little direction is appreciated. I would have no problem finding an older/vintage but nice working high end turntable that I could make a case for and get a cartridge and all that fun stuff.
Thanks so much for anyone willing to take the time and help me out.
Austin