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http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/turntables/9a7f42b88ee1e14b/

Seems like a good beginners player. But from there what do I need? Do I need a receiver? Certain types of speakers? Etc.

Sorry I'm a total newbie, any help is appreciated.
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the LP60 is the best cheap new turntable you can get (don't get a crosley or anything like that), though you can probably get a better older used one from a record store or pawn shop

what else do you need?
- pre amp
- amp
- speakers

well some turntables have a pre-amp in them, most do not, so you will probably need a pre-amp, then an amp, then speakers and that is it for a basic set up

this is the pre-amp I have
http://a.co/3CvRlcI

this is the amp
http://a.co/gK1jGdB

and these are my speakers
http://a.co/5CNhmb7 (though I got them way cheaper than that)

they are some of the cheapest ones you can get but they get the job done, you can obviously spend way more if you want
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Thanks for the recommendations. Since I'm just getting into it I'm fine with getting some lower end good enough stuff since I'm by no means an expert or audiophile and I can always upgrade down the road.
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billcom6 posted...

this is the pre-amp I have
http://a.co/3CvRlcI

this is the amp
http://a.co/gK1jGdB

Pretty sure I have the same amp and pre-amp.
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Here are all the moving parts (you may not need all of them, or you may need something not mentioned here if you're doing something weird)

-turntable (for the time being I'm going to assume you're not getting anything fancy that requires special setup)
-pre amp
-amp
-audio output (phono or speaker)

vinyl come in two sizes, 33 1/3 (or just 33s for short, "LPs") and 45s (smaller record, "singles")

Some turntables will play something called 78s. These are not vinyl, they're made from shellac and they're for extremely old music. There is a 99% chance you do not need or want something that plays 78s because it just adds a bunch of complication to the mix that you don't want to deal with.

In order to simplify things as much as possible, I recommend you get a turntable with a pre-amp built in and an automatic tonearm just to get you started. Here is a good one to get your feet wet:
http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/turntables/9a7f42b88ee1e14b/

(you can buy it from amazon or places like Fry's or lots of other places)

read the instruction manual for your turntable these things require maintenance and you will have to set the belt.

I strongly do not recommend buying a turntable that does not allow you to adjust the belt because if for some reason your record is not playing at the appropriate speed you will not be able to adjust the belt to fix it.

the turntable I linked above outputs both phono and to speakers, however, you probably don't have a phonograph output so you'll want to use the speaker. Some speakers will have amps built in and as such if they do you can connect the speaker directly to the turntable and skip the whole pre amp / amp shit. If you have a home theater system, then you will probably want to use that instead. just plug in the speakers to your home theater amps and it'll play out of the speakers you already have connected to your home theater.

clean your vinyl every time before you play even if brand new there will be shit on the record and it will cause skips. there are sometimes little splinter things you'll see on a brand new vinyl, those are just chunks of shit leftover from the manufacturing process and don't mean you got a busted vinyl.

make sure whatever speaker you have playing the music is as far away from the turntable as possible and walking around or nearby can shake the turntable enough to cause skips / scratches so be gentle.
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