I’m looking for some advice starting out with a budget audiophile set up. I have a smallish vinyl collection (100 records) and a large collection of CDs from my childhood that I want to set up in my new place. Until now I’ve always had cheap rubbish players for them because I’ve been listening to most of my music via streaming and headphones (Sony xm4).

I’m planning to listen to my collection in a room in my home again and I was wondering what people would recommend in terms of a turntable, a cd player, and speakers. I’m a total noob so I’m not even sure if I need an amp/ receiver etc. I’m willing to spend around €500 (based in Europe) and would like gear that has a small footprint.

Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

  • puck@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Thanks so much for your recommendations, I can definitely go a little higher if I do it in stages. Priority is probably turntable and some speakers. I might push the boat out and get a Rega Planar 1, Edifier Speakers seem like the best I’ll do in my budget. Then leave the CD player to next year.

    • wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.ukEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Glad I could help, yes stages is a good idea. Funnily enough, I want to upgrade my Planar 1 hah. Recently upgraded my amp and speakers which was hefty hit to the wallet even getting a bit back from my old gear

      • puck@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Sounds fun (and expensive haha). Did you enjoy the Planar 1 for the time you had it?

        • wingsfortheirsmiles@feddit.ukEnglish
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          1 month ago

          Yes! Damn good for a first turntable, had it for just under 6 years. That was the older RP1 but I’ve heard that the Planar 1 is just as good, a bit more refined even