An affordable Gramophone....does it exist

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Hello fellow humans!

I got a bunch of old vinyl records sitting in the shelves from my old man, but since the old gramophone/phonogram was shot-to-shit ( The needle and the motor broke before I was even born so I’ve used the speakers for my alarm clock - they were shit anyway… ) I’ve got nowhere to play them.

Does anyone know of a good gramophone in the 300-500$ range?

I don’t know because the only manufacturer of gramophones in my country builds the most expensive gramophones in the world. That motherf*****!!

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You would have to buy an amp or use powered speakers but here you go

http://audio-technica.com.au/turntables/

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Thank you person!

Looks like AudioTechnica products have good reviews and they even make a decent one for 150$! Sweet!

Now I just need a pipe and a norwegian wool sweater so I can hipster properly....

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Audio Technica is one of the good professional audio companies. They know their stuff. And they're Japanese so it's not some random chinese garbage.

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AudioTechnica is know for their high quality pick-ups for vinyl. The last turntable and pick-up I braught was ~26 years ago.

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Back when I was into HiFi before my hearing became damaged I had a sweet NAD system.

However what might be a good idea is a turntable that can hook up to your PC. That way you can record the vinyl to mp3 or Flac.

I have no idea what type of quality a turntable like this would be but it would get the job done...

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Check out Rega or Pro-ject they have very nice belt drive turn tables (better for listening than direct drive).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DUER2S6/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468361539&sr=8-2&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=pro-ject+turntable

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Hi!
If you are from the US you should check out a brand called U-turn, they make quality yet cheap turntables handmade on the US. No bells or whistles, just the basic functions for a turntable. I'm not sure if they ship now to Europe but you can choose some of the components of the turntable, which is always nice.

Another good brand is Pro-ject, their Carbon Debut is really really great. Rega is nice, if you can buy a used Rega RP3 you got a turntable forever. Another cool option is buy used but u gotta learn the basics of turntables and what to look for. I found all the info long time ago on r/vinyl, great place to ask for questions.

Remember that half the sound comes from the receiver, a good quality receiver is the key for good sound. I can't help you on receivers tho, I don't know them pretty well but sure you can ask on r/vinyl.

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