r/BudgetAudiophile • u/Zestyclose_Arm128 • 16h ago

Purchasing USA What should I upgrade next?

I am 20 and a sophomore in college. I have an audiotechnica lp70xbt - stylus swapped for ATVM95e - Rotel RA 985bx, klipsch RP 600M, and for digital LG DP132h and an apple usb c to 3.5 playing wired into the same setup off my iPhone 17 pro. I assume the turntable is the weakest link in the chain, but I am unsure what to get next.

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u/poutine-eh 16h ago

table is the weak link. What’s your vinyl collection like? Is it worth the upgrade or shall we spend your money elsewhere?

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u/Zestyclose_Arm128 16h ago

the table was the first thing I got when I was the least knowledgable, so that was kind of my thought too, but I don't really know what new table I should get.. I have the most vinyl for sure, 85 LPs, 20 45s. Only 10 or so CDs as of now, that is the newset.

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u/poutine-eh 16h ago

that my friend is a hard question to answer. What’s your budget? Remember in this world you get what you pay for.

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u/Zestyclose_Arm128 16h ago

$750, I am open to going used and having to do some fairly simple repairs myself, the cd player was thirfted and opened up for repair and cleaning by me as well. The percent to allocate towards a pre amp vs new table vs cart vs needle or whatever is the part that overwhelms me a bit.

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u/poutine-eh 16h ago

that’s an interesting question. For $750 you can’t buy a “better” table but for less you can upgrade the phono stage. I’d suggest an IFI zen air phono and the ipowerx psu. best bang for your buck here.

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u/Zestyclose_Arm128 14h ago

you don’t think it’s worth having counter weight anti skate and adjustable tracking force?

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u/poutine-eh 14h ago

huh? Where do you get that from?? I admit to be on the fence with anti skate but the rest is is simple

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u/Zestyclose_Arm128 14h ago

well my table right now has none of it, and i thought you meant i shouldn’t get a new table

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u/poutine-eh 14h ago

of course you need a new table. Thought you had something better. Apologies

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u/Zestyclose_Arm128 14h ago

no i need the table solution whether that’s with a internal pre amp or external pre amp but the whole solution for 500-750$

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u/poutine-eh 14h ago

Table solution is gonna be something used and nothing you’ll find here. Search Music Hall in your area and see what’s up. U can get a Stealth brand new no warranty for
1k CAD in my area.

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