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January 9, 2018 - 2:57am
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I suggest that you get the Music Hall MMF-1.3 turntable, which includes a good cartridge and dust cover etc.
It is only $299 from Needle Doctor, and is pretty much Plug and Play, and will sound quite good for the money.
The Project Phono Box MM phono preamp is $80, and will do a very good job.
You will be well within your budget, and of course could upgrade the phono cartridge or preamp at some later date if desired.
Thank you! It looks great, and even has a built in phono stage. Maybe mmf-1.5 then?
http://musichallaudio.com/new-mmf-1-5-turntable/
It also will be within my price range, has a phono built in too. May I ask about the belt, how long does it serves, will it be a problem to find a replacement if anything happens? Say, the model is out of production?
I just replaced the belt on my MMF-7, which is similar, after 10 years or so of use; it was starting to get limp but still working.
They are available at a number of places, including lpgear and Audio Advisor, and cost around $20 or so.
Belts are available for turntables that have been out of production for 50 years; you can get them for almost anything ever made.
Thank you, I very much appreciate your help.