A deck that can keep speed/pitch stability (direct-drive is good at doing this on the cheap), a relatively neutral cart with excellent tracking, a relatively neutral phono pre-amp that follows RIAA EQ, and an ADC. You can also cheap out on all of this and get one of the AT tables with built in pre-amps and USB ports for ripping.
Haha, cheaping out sounds like an excellent idea, really. I love the idea of going analogue, but it's a bit unfeasible just now for a number of reasons. Still, I wanna do my granddad's vinyl justice. Also got a lot of CDs and cassettes, the latter of which are probably staying in storage, so at least I can enjoy the CDs first.
Make sure you don't cheap out too much. A couple of years ago my dad got me a cheap audio technica with a USB out. While cleaning up I left it outside for about 15 minutes and the cheap plastic turntable housing had warped from the heat. They're also so light that they resonate way too much and don't sound good at all.
Just saying make sure you get something that at least feels solid
No worries, I figured the price of entry for a good TT wouldn't be so low. I understand that a great deal more work goes into the production of these things than most people expect (5-digit pricetags for tonearms? Mi madre), so even just getting one to digitise my LPs will likely set me back a lot.
At this rate, might just wait on the new Schiit system and just keep the LPs pristine as I can.
Just saw your reply, @spwath, sorry! And yeah, I've been looking at the used market lately. Planning on working on the analogue rig as soon as I get a better DAC first, haha.
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