Newbie Analog High Expectations??

Viridian, thank you, yes, music is supposed to be what this is all about! I would hate to think of a day where I'll be unable to enjoy my 6,000+ cds!

Thanks for the great discussion.

Im a mechanical engineer by trade, so I think the tinkering may be something that I can deal with.

I hears a system in the store I bought my maggies from playing vinyl on a turntable for an INCREDIBLE price, many time more than I want to spend. It was playing a 200 g press of Miles "Kind of Blue". I am looking at a Pro-ject Expression III or Rega P3/P5. If I can get a majority of that sound, I think I would be happy.

Sounds like you get what you pay and put into vinyl. I am on a progrssive movement to improve the small things of my system like cables.

Thanks again for the excellent advice.
Cory

Hi Cory,

If you like to tinker you will love LP playback. It is work, from finding good copies, to how to store them, to how to get to the most, to how to maintain what you do set up. Vinyl is work but it can be very rewarding.

Unless you feel the need to get dealer support, I will suggest that you look at the used market here for a table. You can get 4 or more times the performance of the tables you mentioned. And if you decide it is not for you, you will not lose much if any of your investment. But be advised. The arm, the cartridge, the table, the cables, the phono stage are all equally important with vinyl. Then we can start the discussions of how to adjust all of this in order to get the best performance.

BTW, the Rega P3 and P5 tables are in a completely different league from the Expression, both in performance, and cost. My advice is to go to the P3, at a minimum, and stretch for the P5 if you can.

Wow, what a great forum. I thought avsforum.com had all the experts!!!

Ok..What makes a good turntable etc..? I know constant speed and no resonance issues. What else should I look for?

Also should I buy only 180/200g reissues or look at older records as well?

Thanks again