Turntable help Please


I am seriously considering getting back into analog. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated...would it be worth the time to try out my old turntable from college (26 years). It is a Philips Electronic 777 Direct Control. It is on a suspended table and is belt controlled. Interconnects are non-detachable - is it possible to change out the tonearm? Is it worth investing in a decent cartridge? Does anyone do mods on old turntables? I don't presently have a phone stage only a line stage (CJ premier 14). Thanks for any suggestions...This table sounded good back them but that was when I was into music and not an audiophile!!!
pops

Showing 1 response by gvwaudio

Not knowing the overall sytem you
have or your budget makes any
recommendation questionable. One
good combination that would last
you for a long time would be a used
Well Tempered Labs unit going for
$ 450 to 650 which includes a good tonearm.
High output Grado cart. is a good starting
point and is more flexible than most MC
carts. recommended previously. Grado's
are a bit warmer and lush sounding to my
ears than the lower priced MC units.
As price and associated gear increases,
so does many of the better/higher priced
items on the market. What I like about Well
Labs and Grado is they are US made and they
respond to e-mails and telephone calls. I
can't say the same for many of the table/cart.
manufactures & vendors.