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The Vinyl Thread

The Nal

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Me when I read that.....

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Thats fucking wonderful news! I only have II so far and it sounds the biz. Can't even imagine what In My Time of Dying, Kashmir, Bron-Yr-Aur, Wanton Song etc will sound like!

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Lovethatsht Newbie

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I love the concept of collecting records and listening to vinyl records and i'm looking to start but it would be with a tight budget, i.e. I'm looking to buy a record player for £50-100 and would want to aim to buy a record a month (or whenever i find some on the cheap)

alternatively, i have a decent CD collection and Spotify, so i could just put that money (+ a good amount more that i would put aside for records) into getting some quality speakers to dress up some MP3s

- thoughts on a cheap vinyl player (maybe an amazon one with inbuilt speakers?) vs a decent set of speakers for mp3/CDs?

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Id get something within budget but be confident that you can "upgrade" any/all components at a later stage. From personal experience the amp is a really important element and worth an extra bit of cash. Speakers are the easiest to get second hand and in great condition.

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Id get something within budget but be confident that you can "upgrade" any/all components at a later stage. From personal experience the amp is a really important element and worth an extra bit of cash. Speakers are the easiest to get second hand and in great condition.

The amp is pretty important. But if you want to get something within budget, to be easily upgradeable, I'd start with getting a decent turntable, with, most importantly, a decent cartridge that's lined up and weighted properly. If you have a dodgy stylus, every time you play your vinyl, you'll be ever so slightly (or not so slightly) damaging the record. And, it's the very start of the process of getting the sound from your vinyl. If the cartridge is average, it doesn't matter how good the amp or speakers are, you'll be limited by it's (the cartridge) capabilities

Would i be fair astray trying one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ion-Max-LP-Conversion-Turntable/dp/B00COC61LO/ref=pd_cp_rec-ht_0

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turntable-Record-Encoding-Control-Speaker/dp/B00BM4Z526/ref=sr_1_20?

ie=UTF8&qid=1427812417&sr=8-20&keywords=turntable

and hooking them up to some £60 hifi + upgrading parts as i progress with the vinyl game

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Honestly, Id stay clear of any of those vinyl to mp3 types. I'd dip into the 2nd hand market before you go that route.

A very quick google brings up a few options. Here and here.

As Tony said, the first thing to get right is the turntable and cartridge. You can upgrade thew rest if and when but if you have a crappy turntable you're getting the cart before the horse if you know what I mean?

If you're willing to spend £100, why not wait a few months and save up another £100-£150 and get a good one?

You'll never be 100% happy with the sound or setup by the way!

and weighted properly

Mine isn't at the moment. Weighed down a tad but I can't find the damn allen key to loosen the bastard.

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As Tony said, the first thing to get right is the turntable and cartridge. You can upgrade thew rest if and when but if you have a crappy turntable you're getting the cart before the horse if you know what I mean?

Back in the day there was a Linn Sondek moment within the group of people I knew. The first one to get one used all the cash he had so had to play through some Amstrad speakers. It still sounded great.

Not saying buy a Linn, just emphasising the comments, makes good sense.

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