Spec me a ~£500 vinyl rig / basic questions

Nitefly

Nitefly

Nitefly

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So my dad recently gave me a load of his old vinyls and it's a freaking sweet collection - pink floyd, dire straights.... Beatles... Hendrix! Can't wait to give them a whirl. However, I'm unable to - no record player.

A quick Google reveals that I will need a turntable, an amp and some speakers... And this can get dangerously expensive very very quickly. I'm sceptical of the ''audiophile' tag / approach - I just want something that sounds nice and would be very greatful for some pointers from those with actual experience.

So - any advice / tips? For one, I'm not sure if the money is best spent equally on all parts, or just the turntable etc.

Cheers! :)
 
Wow thanks for the awesome pointers both :)

So... The problem with a 'budget'... Rather than an actual budget... Is that there isn't any real need to stick to it. In other words, I have purchased!!! And smashed the budget £500.

Update later with pics :)
 
So I ended up with...

Pro-ject debut carbon turntable (£325)
Marantz pm6005 amp (£250)
Wharfedale diamond 220 speakers (£180)

All for an eye watering £755!

And here it is in my lounge looking sexy like a fine piece of ass.

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Am I listening to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack? Yes. Yes I am.
 
Thanks for the advice, read a bit about speaker placement and have tried either side of the fireplace and sounds absolutely no different, despite ideally being further apart on paper it's indistinguishable *shrug*
 
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