Question New to turntables!

[hybridauth_Facebook_664715932]

I am a novice in the world of vinyl!
Sold my cd player and all my music listening now consists of streaming.
I have around 25 bollywood vinyl (got them from house clearance about 20 years ago) in my collection and looking to buy a turntable to go with my current setup.
Bollywood vinyl prices have gone through the roof in recent times so this will be a luxury.

My budget for turntable is around £500.
Preferably with thick silver profile platter, I find that looks really cool.
Your recommendations would be appreciated.

 

[nopiano]

Do you prefer brand new with warranty, or used? Remind me - does your Leema amp have a phono stage built in, or do you need that too?

 

[good_enough]

Do you prefer brand new with warranty, or used? Remind me - does your Leema amp have a phono stage built in, or do you need that too?

Specs say no.

I am a novice in the world of vinyl!
Sold my cd player and all my music listening now consists of streaming.
I have around 25 bollywood vinyl (got them from house clearance about 20 years ago) in my collection and looking to buy a turntable to go with my current setup.
Bollywood vinyl prices have gone through the roof in recent times so this will be a luxury.

My budget for turntable is around £500.
Preferably with thick silver profile platter, I find that looks really cool.
Your recommendations would be appreciated.

As @nopiano says you're going to need a phono stage too. Richers do turntables in your price range from Audio Technica, Roksan and Argon with built in pre-amps - maybe just go and listen to a selection?

Or if your criterion is looks, look at a selection...

Vinyl can produce sound as knock-out jaw-dropping 'in the room' as your streaming. But to get there you'll need a bigger budget. If you are concerned with just getting something out of the records you have, then as above.

It is worth checking whether any bundled cartridge with whatever TT you get supports an eventual upgrade to a line contact (shibata or microline) stylus as in my experience this works miracles with old records that have been worn by ellipticals or conicals. At a price.

 

[daytona600]

Project / Technics / Rega

 

[skinnypuppy71]

Just a quick note....if you are after the same kind of sound quality as your streaming part of the system, the budget will need to be raised considerably especially with the additional phono stage as I'm pretty sure the Leema doesn't have it onboard......please stay away from turntable's with a onboard phono stage, they won't be up to the standard that the Leema requires for acceptable sound quality.

 

[hybridauth_Facebook_664715932]

Do you prefer brand new with warranty, or used? Remind me - does your Leema amp have a phono stage built in, or do you need that too?

Good 2nd hand one will be fine.
Not sure. Is there a way of checking?

 

[hybridauth_Facebook_664715932]

Just a quick note....if you are after the same kind of sound quality as your streaming part of the system, the budget will need to be raised considerably especially with the additional phono stage as I'm pretty sure the Leema doesn't have it onboard......please stay away from turntable's with a onboard phono stage, they won't be up to the standard that the Leema requires for acceptable sound quality.

Thanks for that

 

[hybridauth_Facebook_664715932]

Just a quick note....if you are after the same kind of sound quality as your streaming part of the system, the budget will need to be raised considerably especially with the additional phono stage as I'm pretty sure the Leema doesn't have it onboard......please stay away from turntable's with a onboard phono stage, they won't be up to the standard that the Leema requires for acceptable sound quality.

Noted. So I need a phono pre-amp and turntable as separates?

 

[Al ears]

Noted. So I need a phono pre-amp and turntable as separates?

Preferably yes, but spending out on both of these to play 20 LPs might be unwise.
There are turntables with built a in phono preamp but they are never the best available but certainly will suffice.