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Diving back into analog...which turntable to buy

Ive tried this a few years ago with a LP12 table and could never get it to sound as good as my digital so off it went.Im determined to get a table and make it work...So im willing to spend up to a grand,nothing more.What do I buy used or new.Looking for an easy to setup and maintain belt drive table.Thanks in advance
missioncoonery
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noromance
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Panic ++401. It is what I did.
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Ha ha Pani. Spell checker.
raymonda
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Buy a used Well tempered record Player, Classic or Turntable. All of which can be had for less than or around $1000.00. Back in the day, many Linn owner sold off ther LP12 and switched to Well Tempered. I owned a WTRP and can say that it is a very good spinner indeed. Purchase a Denon 301 MKII and you'll be lovin your playback.
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Compare this VPI to this 401
VPU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tatQ0dvoulE
401 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1LS5iN3G54
missioncoonery OP
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Update....I have now spent a couple weeks with my Scout.The setup really wasn't that difficult,a few trips to utube and phone calls and off we go. Not a ton of money invested and really wasn't expecting anything close to my digital side so I wasn't disappointed this time around when it fell short,way short of the mark. Forgetting the snap,crackle,pop..the inconvience of having to get up every 20 minutes to change sides and not wanting to get up to skip the songs that suck...the cleaning of each record before and after each listening session ..im now able to enjoy on some level the records Ive been toting around for decades
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