VeganJustin

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VIP show and an LP for 57? Done. Really love Chiodos so this is a no brainier. Gotta keep the collection going.

It really depends on your budget but looking through the first few the one that jumps out is
 
http://nh.craigslist.org/ele/4295519471.html
 
This one doesn't look bad
 
http://nh.craigslist.org/ele/4269777024.html
 
Or this one looks interesting but I can't really say how good it is as I've not tried one.
 
http://nh.craigslist.org/ele/4218638369.html
 
Ideally someone from in the US will need to tell you how good or bad the prices are though.
 
Avoid this one!
 
http://nh.craigslist.org/msg/4257329978.html
 
They are not worth the money and if the needle is dead getting a replacement will cost a fortune as it's specific to this small range of turntables.

This has all been said many times on this board so have a look around for more inspiration but some generic points to look for are:
 
The sort of pre  you are talking about is a phono pre. A turntable gives out a different signal to a CD player or radio tuner or tape deck, and most modern amplifiers now don't have a phono pre built in
 
With an amp/receiver it will have a choice that says phono on the front and rca sockets on the back labelled phono if it has a built in phono pre.
 
Heavy for it's size is good in amp, speakers and turntable.
 
When we talk about an amp we are talking about a thing called an integrated amp which has its main pre (CD/Tape etc.) and power stages in the same box.
 
A receiver is an integrated amplifier and radio tuner in the same box
 
For hifi 2 speakers is all you need
 
An amp or receiver that has connections for more than just 2 pairs of left and right speakers and has an output for a centre speaker and or subwoofer is referred to as anything .1 so 5.1 or 7.1 etc  and is for audio visual use for DVD's etc.
It is not ideal for listening to records but will do the job.
 
Computer speakers are not hifi
 
anything with USB in it's name is bad.
 
 
 
With any of those turntables you can either go:
 
Older amplifier or receiver with phono preamp built in to speakers
separate phono pre amp to more modern amp to speakers
phono pre amp to speakers with built in amplifiers.
 
Personally I would go for the 1st or 2nd option but it depends on your budget and what is available.
 
Hopefully I haven't overloaded you with too much info but there are a million choices out there and many of them wrong.
 
Always spend what you are comfortable with and think about being able to upgrade if you want to further down the line.
 
Also remember it's not difficult to build up a very expensive collection of records in a short space of time and they are perishable so what you play them on and through is very important.

Listened to it tonight again for the first time in years, but realized that Chiodos - All's Well That Ends Well needs a repress ever so badly.

Hey guys, one of bestbuy.com 's deal of the day is a turntable, my coworker says the brand is a good one, this would be my first turntable so I wanted to know if anyone could tell me if this is a good product or not.
Thanks
Here's the link http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=6637641&pid=1206141491964

As a first player, this should serve your needs well: http://nh.craigslist.org/ele/4212294174.html
 
Unfortunately it looks like the automatic needle return no longer works, but this is hardly a deal breaker - most audophile tables don't even have this feature anymore as standard.
Might not still be available - worth hitting them up though just in case.
 
Otherwise, there's this: http://nh.craigslist.org/ele/4269777024.html
 
EDIT: You'll need a pre-amp for both of these I believe, unless there's one in your reciever. There's one built-in on the Denon player, but not on either of these.

I LOVE breaking bad as much as the next person. But what would be the point in having a soundtrack to the show? Very minimal music was ever used. Will it just be soundbites of walter, or skylar being a bitch?

Hey guys, one of bestbuy.com 's deal of the day is a turntable, my coworker says the brand is a good one, this would be my first turntable so I wanted to know if anyone could tell me if this is a good product or not.
Thanks
Here's the link http://m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=6637641&pid=1206141491964