Camp Posted November 20 Report Share Posted November 20 My daughter had a cool family gifting concept this year: Buy 1 LP for each person in the family; something you want them to hear or you think they would like, etc. Everyone else in the family does the same. It's cute and we're doing it and extending it beyond our 4 walls and bringing it on the road with the rest of the family. There is, however, one small problem: I don't own a turntable. Looking for recommendations. I won't have time to put in the work find a vintage unit so new will likely be required. I'd like to keep it below $400. My receiver has a phono preamp but, beyond that, I'm a bit of a turntable rookie. I have read good stuff about this , this, and this. I've always loved the look of these but that's more than I want to spend. Angry the Clown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted November 20 Report Share Posted November 20 That is a great idea! I have a Rega P3 and Pro-ject Sonos Edition. The Rega was 3x the cost of the Pro-ject and I can absolutely tell, rest of the family they don't care. Personally I like the first one you posted because it comes with an Ortofon cartridge. Camp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel P Posted November 20 Report Share Posted November 20 My first turntable was the 2nd one you posted after reading/hearing that it was an excellent entry level unit. After a couple of years, I handed it down to my brother and now own your first post. Specifically this one and I'm loving it. Camp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted November 20 Report Share Posted November 20 Great idea! Took a similar journey this year. Started with my son's AT-60LX and quickly moved up to a Fluance RT85N. Thoroughly happy with the Fluance, though I went with a more expensive model than you're looking at. I chose Fluance for the quality of the included needle, the configuration it came in, and reviews. There are other makers that are more "future proof" for upgrading, and frankly, it felt like more fuss than I needed. Once you're out the 'suitcase' market and paying $300+, I suspect there's only marginal sound increase value in investing more until you're past $1k+. Your family won't recognise the difference, that's for sure Angel P, Camp and kelley 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted November 20 Report Share Posted November 20 I will always recommend buying a Rega, because they’re excellent, and readily available in the UK. No idea whether they’re still good value for Americans, sorry. edit - and I’ve just looked it up. Literally twice the UK price over there. Maybe not, then. Camp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted November 20 Report Share Posted November 20 Yep exactly on the Rega over here. Too expensive. iainl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted November 20 Report Share Posted November 20 Yeah Rega prices have gone crazy. The P3 is now almost 75% more than what I paid six years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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