ANALOG HELP

"read nothing more" is actually good advice.
the sheer amount of advice, discussion and various folks pushing pulling and shoving one to DO something is amazing.
So just buy one of the beginner tables, ANY one of them. or a used next step (like a Rega P3-24 used) or whatever, to just avoid the information burnout.
Get a decent phono box, Any one for $300 to $500 and buy some records.
Stop reading, start playing.

Thats the best advice yet!!! I am overloaded!!!!!

I agree with what's been said. Get a 'set it and forget it' table and start collecting vinyl. Amass a good sized collection before spending more money on gear. A lot of people make that mistake IMO.

However, I'll recommend something that goes against what I said...

But good vinyl cleaning stuff. I bought a KAB USA vacuum machine. Eafy worth the money. If you're going to buy a lot of vinyl, you'll need it. Get a hand held steam cleaner too. They're pretty cheap and can be used for more than just LPs.

As far as turntables go, I'd suggest either a Pro-Ject or Rega deck. The Pro-Ject Debut is s great entry level deck, but it doesn't stick around very long in people's systems. Most get the itch to upgrade pretty quickly. Not because it's a bad deck at all, it just is what it is. If you can swing an Xpression, skip a step and buy that IMO. I should have.

Haven't heard nor seen Rega's new RP-1. Looks interesting. It supposedly sounds better than the P2 did. If it's as good as people say it is, you can't go wrong with it IMO.

I've heard a lot of complaints about the Marantz deck. It's made by Clear Audio, which is pretty dependable, so it's got me a bit puzzled.

Last thing, and hopefully I'm not throwing too much out there...

If you're looking into a Pro-Ject Xpression, prepare to budget for a new cartridge immediately. The stock Sumiko Oyster is absolute garbage. Trust me, I lived with it for about a year. Didn't realize how truly bad it was until I upgraded the rest of my system and the cartridge.

I want to add about the cleaning. Buy the cleanest vinyl you can find.

Use an audioquest Carbon Fiber brush.

99% of the vinyl i buy this is all i need to make it sound clean and i have a VPI HW17 RCM which i rarely use