Music Hall MMF-5 ?????

Yes, absolutely yes. More money will get you better, but to give you an idea a side by side comparison of an MMF-2 with a Phenomena phono pre and a well respected $4000 cd player was no contest, analog won. I like cd's they are convinient and I enjoy them. I own a very expensive cd rig, but analog is better at 1/4 to 1/2 the price.

this is a nice 'table, but for the same $$$ ewe can get an order of magnitude better if ya buy used, imho... see the linn/grace currently f/s here for $550... also, check the turntable "advise" thread rite next to this one... :>)

I fooled around at my local dealer with the original MMF-2. It's very much like the current NAD turntable. A flimsy piece of..

Just went through the same thing and ended up with the MMF-5. I couldn't be happier. It is just a great sounding turntable/cartridge combination. Make sure it is set up properly by a trained pro....