Do'nt buy a pro-ject. Buy a Beogram!

I second that.  Buy a good used Beogram and you will get much more pleasure from your vinyl.  Why not buy a matching B&O amp to go with it as the quality of these so called 'small valve amps' is dubious unless you spend a lot of money.

Dave.

scognamiglio wrote:

In the next days I will buy a pro-ject turntable and a little valve pre-amp to be connected to my loved beolab 8000. No more cd. Coming back to vinyl.

after years of digital sounds (i work in the digital world and I love it) I want to feel again that atmosphere of my youth. A Long Playng vinyl circle instead of bits. 

I'm not sure about what I will do with my beloved beosound 2300... It has magic but i don't like cd...

what about your feeling about music (supports, magic, etc.) nowadays?

thanls

Yes, buy a Beogram and I would also say: buy a Beolab 608 valve amp. You will never regret!

I was also considering saying buy a 608 amp.  I have one connected to a Beogram 4004 and it is wonderful.  The highish price can be offputting as well as the fact you don't often see them for sale.

I suspect the OP would prefer newer equipment but I'm sure we can persuade them otherwise!

To give you an idea, this is my BG4004 connected to the 608 amp - the top small blue fronted amp.  One of the best B&O made.  And you can put phono, tape, radio, aux etc through it  As you can see, I run a Project digital tuner through mine too

Dave.

I too had a recent analogue experience when last Christmas I was looking to buy a music dock for my son and ended up with a FatMan Mi Valve (pre amp only) & Cambridge SX60's.

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This little combination blew away my Pioneer AV system when it came to stereo music listening. In the end I ended up getting a pre-owned pair of BeoLab 6000's and Bluetooth DAC - it doesn't sound as quite good as my son's Christmas present but it's a hell of a lot better than the Pioneer / Boston Accoustic Soundware it replaced and it still fits in with my very digital lifestyle (software engineer so my mired in digits.

Hope you enjoy your vinyl - I am reliving my vinyl days through Spottily.

Dave Farr wrote:

I was also considering saying buy a 608 amp.  I have one connected to a Beogram 4004 and it is wonderful.  The highish price can be offputting as well as the fact you don't often see them for sale.

I suspect the OP would prefer newer equipment but I'm sure we can persuade them otherwise!

To give you an idea, this is my BG4004 connected to the 608 amp - the top small blue fronted amp.  One of the best B&O made.  And you can put phono, tape, radio, aux etc through it  As you can see, I run a Project digital tuner through mine too

Dave.

Very nice setup, Dave.

I like your Grand Prix Moderne 608/609 and also the BM4400 on the top of BM3000. Very well matched wit the furniture.