it's looking like i want a turntable
- most likely a Rega RP3, maybe a Technics 1200 or RP1 if things don't work out.
My receiver is a Denon 1713, which has no phono input.
Been reading the threads here just to have an idea of what i'm getting into, if i proceed with this course of action. Baka mamaya di pala kaya ng current set up ko.
I arrived at 2 options.
Option 1 - Tipid mode option - approximate budget: 10K or less, in addition to cost of turntable 1. buy a phono preamp which should handle both MM and MC cartridges (looking at Rega or NAD); and
2. interconnects (not the expensive ones
).
Option 2 - Not so tipid mode - approximate budget - 28-30K, on top of cost of turntable1. Buy a phono pre-amp from NAD/Rega;
2. Buy a stereo amp;
3. Interconnects; and
4. Amp switcher.
Budget will be closer to 28-30K if I get a NAD 326BEE (which doesn't have a phone input) + a phono pre-amp.
If I buy the Rega Brio R or the Marantz PM6004, I can opt to use the built in phono stage. Budget will still be in the 28-30K range as the 2 are more expensive than the 326BEE. Dunno how comparable the built in phono input is though, versus a dedicated one.
Questions -
1. Will the 2 options above already make my turntable work? Or am I forgetting something?
2. Would the sub-10K models of phone pre-amps from NAD and Rega suffice, for my purposes?
3. Assuming Option 1, where would I connect the phone pre-amp to my receiver? Right now kasi, my CD player is connected to the RCA input marked as Cbl/Sat. So I just use the RCA input marked as DVD? Yung DVD/blu ray player ko kasi, connected via HDMI.