Turntable advice

[dmurrie]

Hi all

I was bought a crosley for a birthday and it's awful for sound. I have the vinyl bug and have dusted down some speakers and a technics amp that work well. I am in the market for a turntable, needs to be under £200. Any advice would be great.

Thanks in advance.

 

[nopiano]

Welcome, David! I'm afraid you've discovered the hard way that a Crosley is no way to enjoy records.

Something from Project is a great way to begin. For example:-

https://www.richersounds.com/product/turntables/project/essential-2/proj-essential-2-blk

Your Technics amp most likely has a phono stage (to boost and equalise the signal). If the amp input selector knob says turntable or phono you should be ok. If not, look for a turntable with that built in too, such as this.

https://www.richersounds.com/product/turntables/project/elemental-usb/proj-elem-usb-sil

I hope that helps.

 

[thescarletpronster]

Welcome to the record bug. As said above, you've been given a dog of a turntable – no doubt with the best of intentions – but there is much better out there! I'd absolutely agree with the suggestion of a Pro-ject at under £200. The other main competitor in that sort of price range is Rega, but their entry-level turntable is a bit over £200, and according to most reviews I've read, the Pro-jects edge it for performance at that price. I should add that I haven't actually heard them; I'm just going on what I've read.

 

[dmurrie]

Thanks folks. My brother in law has a flexson turntable , would you say the project ones are better?

 

[avole]

Flexson are made by Rega, which means it will have a better tonearm than those on the equvalent Pro-ject.

Personally, I'd either go secondhand, or wait a bit and go for something at the Rega Planar 3 level. If you do the latter, you'll not need to upgrade for decades so it is the cheaper option in the long run.

 

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Project turntables offer great vfm but get the best you can afford and ditch the cart asap and get something from audio technica at around £100 or stick with ortofon....the 2m blue is the sweet spot in the range for that level of turntable.You will not believe the difference a decent mm cart can make to a budget turntable.