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Originally Posted by Baron von Kriterium
Personally, for the money you are looking to spend, I'd also consider older tables. You can spend $400 on a new, bottom-of-the-line table or you can spend $400 on a vintage top-of-the-line. I like JVC direct-drive with quartz lock. Turntables are actually quite simple mechanical devices and can last a long time.
But, looking for quality used takes time, so go for new now and, perhaps, "upgrade" to a TOTL vintage like a Pioneer PL-71 or Technics SL1200 Mk II if you ever come across one of them. Warning: looking for, and acquiring, vintage gear can become addicting and expensive.
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Thanks for the insight Baron, much appreciated.
That Audio-Technica turntable you mentioned is on the list as well for sure. At the end of the day, my current setup won't be anything too high end component wise, so it probably doesn't make sense to go to crazy on a $1K+ turntable.
I realize that I probably need to get a pre-amp and probably a receiver/amp as well). Anything of quality seems to be into the thousands of dollars new, so buying vintage older stuff definitely sounds appealing. But I like the idea of buying better-quality vintage gear, to be honest I'm not really sure what to look for to be able to tell whether something is worth it, or what possible issues it might have. You do see some nice looking vintage Sansui, Pioneer, Marantz etc on kijiji stuff though.