Hey all,
I am not only new to these forums, I am also new audio in general. I do listen to a lot of music, but I use my Creative T20 2.0 speakers for that and I recently found them lacking in sound quality (the quality that my Sennheiser HD555 headphone does offer).
Last week my parents gave me their record collection and I have been saving some money as well for a turntable and some (hopefully) decent speakers. I have been reading on the subject and I believe the Audio Technica AT-LP120-USB is a good choice for a turntable. If this is not right in your eyes, please do tell
Last week I also read somewhere that that particular turntable has a built-in pre amp, so that it could be plugged into any speakers with RCA input. If this is the case, is there any benefit in using a receiver? Because that way I could save money by not buying a receiver and using that money for better speakers.
I also have been reading about speakers, but there are simply too many for me to get a clear picture of what I should get. My budget for the speakers would be in the area of 300-400$ I am interested in sound quality mainly and 2 speakers should be enough for my small dorm room. If there is any chance, I would like it if I were able to connect my laptop with my speakers (in order to be able to play spotify and the like).
So, i'll summarize my questions for you guys:
- do you believe my best option would be to directly connect my turntable to speakers and don't buy a receiver (just yet). Is there any loss of quality if I refrain from using a dedicated receiver?
- can you advise me any (bookshelf)speakers in the range of 300-400$, preferably with a RCA input?
- if I would buy a receiver, can I just hook them up with my turntable, or do I need a phono output on the receiver? Or is this obsolete due to the pre-amp in the turntable? Are there any good receivers out there for not too much $ that focus on sound quality mainly (I don't need all the extras, tbh).
Anyway, I appreciate it if any of you guys (of girls) would be willing to give me some pointers. Also excuse my English, it is not my first language.
PS: I have a small room. 14"" x 10"" and I listen to any genre of music, from folk to R&B, from jazz to EDM.