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@afterlife: Thanks for those links! My Beatles albums sound excellent! I put on my mono first pressing (British Parlophone, not Capitol) of Please Please Me and I was pretty much knocked out by I Saw Her Standing There ... the energy and immediacy of the sound was just unreal! I'm really...

Thanks for the advice, Jeff! I went with a 1200 MK2 and the Shure M97xe cartridge, and it's working great so far! Even with my not-so-great speakers (just some Logitech ones) I can immediately tell the difference. One question, though: I managed to install the headshell and cartridge without...

Thanks for all of that info, Brett! I didn't realize that inexpensive TTs can hurt vinyl. I actually ordered the 1200 today (MKII ... $388 total), since I would absolutely hate to have my records harmed by a cheap TT. I have a bunch of Beatles first pressings that I totally cherish and spent a...

Great, thanks for the help, everyone! There's an excellent audio equipment store pretty close to me, so I think I'll head over there to audition some speakers before making a final decision. In terms of the cartridge, I'll probably see how I feel about the one that comes with the TT, and then...

Thanks--I guess I'm leaning strongly towards the SL1200 just because I'd like to have a TT I won't ever want/need to replace, and I'm assuming the SL1200 will serve me well for the long haul, while I can imagine upgrading the other components periodically. So assuming I get the EMP Tek...

Thanks, everyone--that's good to know about the speakers. My speakers budget is $350-400. I'd like to keep it under $1,000 for the whole setup. Do you all think that's realistic if my turntable of choice is the SL1200?

So I'm looking to upgrade my turntable setup, and I'd love some recommendations on a stereo system. Right now I have a little ION usb turntable and Logitech X-530 speakers. I don't remember which preamp I have. I think it's a decent preamp, but I feel like my setup is sort of kiddie stuff ...