![]() ![]() Went with Technics SL1200 GR (it had just been re-issued), Ortofon Black 2M Mono SE (the special edition mono cart released to commemorate the Beatles mono box set) Graham Slee Jazz Club phono, Schiit Vidar, and Kef LS50 (the originals). ![]() Couple years later, wanted to see how good a system I could put together for less money. Expected stunning results, but the reality was less than stunning. Found a dealer who discounted the price of the turntable, so didn’t pay full retail for any of it, but still cost over $30,000 by the time I was done. The speakers I bought used, and the preamp was on closeout. I got a VPI Classic 4, AT ART-100, McIntosh C2500 (tube phono and preamp in one unit), McIntosh MC275 x 2 (each operated in monoblock) and Tannoy Definition DC10A. So when in my later years I decided to wade back into the waters, I tried to start with what I thought I knew and understood. I had an education to pay for, then a family, it just wasn’t a priority. I had stayed away from hifi for years because of high cost. And I haven’t spent nearly as much time and effort on vinyl as some others here. The OP poses a basic consumer question: will I get anything worthwhile for my money if I spend more? Kind of surprising how much discussion a question like this generates.
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