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Something you need to understand about turntables is they are not a technology that is still making progress. The peak of turntable technology came in roughly the 1982-1986 timeframe... and those '80s technologies (computer-controlled linear tracking tonearms and such) aren't even used anymore because they are super complicated to make, and the economies of scale needed to make them worth producing just no longer exist. Most modern turntables are built around technology from the mid to late 1970s. So the original version LP60, which came out in 2009, is in no way outdated compared to now. A 2009 turntable and a 2023 turntable are made with all the exact same bits.

That said, while it's not outdated, it is still exactly what it was in 2009: a hollow plastic starter turntable with a cheapo spring force tonearm, no adjustability, and essentially no upgrade path. If you can spend £300 for your system, that is enough to get you something that is a notch nicer, with adjustable tracking force, a removable cartridge, and a proper counterweighted tonearm... something that would work better out of the box, and would also be able to take a few upgrades so you won't outgrow it as quickly.

If £300 is an absolute hard cap, get these.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ANGELS-HORN-Bluetooth-Turntable-Cartridge-Orange/dp/B09P8GPDHP £155

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edifier-Powered-Monitor-Speakers-Near-Field/dp/B0BV39DPNB £120-130 depending on color

And if you can spring for more like £350, it might be advisable to get passive speakers and a basic amplifier instead. For example, this amp for £60 plus one of these these sets of speakers:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/POLK-AUDIO-High-Resolution-Loudspeakers-Performance/dp/B09BMXVQFT

https://www.audioaffair.co.uk/wharfedale-diamond-10-1-speakers-pair

squidbrand /r/audiophile

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1970-01-20 12:26:05.503 +0000 UTC

The R1280DB's are not good speakers. The reason they are often recommended is that they are so cheap that they have pretty much zero competition at that price other that cheap toy PC speaker kits, so it's down to those or plastic trash. They win by default.

And the E25's... those are the cheap plastic toy trash I'm talking about, so definitely don't get those. May as well be listening to a clock radio.

A very important thing you need to understand here is that the speakers are going to make a WAAAAAAAAAAY bigger difference in terms of sound quality than the turntable will. So for $450 total you will simply end up with a bad system if you blow $300 on the turntable. I would strongly suggest you get an Audio-Technica LPW30TK instead. That costs $200 and includes a good cartridge and a built in phono stage... and it's actually made by the same manufacturer as the Fluance. That opens up $250 for speakers, meaning you can actually get something decent. Your records will end up sounding far better than they would on system you have been looking at.

Buy this stuff:

https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT-LPW30TK-Manual-Belt-Drive-Turntable/dp/B07Q7TBNCM

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-2PWRYfiMueS/p_107MXT15/Polk-Audio-Monitor-XT15.html

https://www.amazon.com/Fosi-Audio-Amplifier-Professional-Speakers/dp/B08MJBG53V

For the RT82 to be worth it, you would want to be working with a total system budget of maybe $750 at the minimum.

Even-Witness-209 /r/hometheater

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1970-01-20 12:03:56.016 +0000 UTC

https://www.amazon.com/Fosi-Audio-Amplifier-Professional-Speakers/dp/B08MJBG53V/ref=sr_1_6?crid=YU4KTO4HWCL7&keywords=amp+airplay+2&qid=1685035785&refinements=p_36%3A-8000&rnid=386442011&s=electronics&sprefix=amp+airplay+2%2Celectronics%2C125&sr=1-6

so something like that is powerful enough with a selector?

tyjb9x /r/vinyl

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1970-01-20 08:06:47.94 +0000 UTC

I currently have a BO RX turntable, a Technolink TC-750 preamp, and a large Yamaha RX-V467 receiver hooked up to 2 Pioneer SP-BS41-LR passive speakers. I'm looking to downsize my setup to use a compact/mini amp for space savings instead of the large, Yamaha receiver. I currently only have my turntable hooked up to my setup. I was ready to pull the trigger on the Fosi TB10D. However, I am now down the rabbit hole and contemplating also hooking my TV up to the speakers since they're situated near each other. This wouldn't be possible with the Fosi because it only has 1 input. Would something like the Dayton Audio DTA-2.1BT2 or Loxjie A30 be able to accomplish this? To use the Dayton with the setup I'd go 3.5mm output from the TV to 3.5mm input on the amp. The Loxjie would need optical to optical. I'm currently leaning towards the Loxjie since it seems to have the most features. I'm not sure if adding the additional input (and bluetooth) would be bad for sound clarity by introducing some interference...if this setup would even work at all. Any advice would be appreciated. I'm located in the US and my budget is around $200. Thanks!