The other thing is that if you have a good turntable with a good cartridge, you then need a good amp (and possibly a pre-amp, although it's easy to avoid) and then good speakers. Last summer I invested in a pair of really nice Klipsch speakers and it really changed my entire listening experience. Even Youtube sounds nice hooked up to these things. If you only have one set-up like me that does everything--records, cds, computer, movies--I would stay away from anything that is a multi-speaker "home theatre" package, especially anything with a subwoofer. Subwoofers are now manufactured to try and hide the fact that the speakers they come with sound like shit. If you ever need a subwoofer for anything other than watching DVDs and Blu-rays it is a sign you don't have correct speakers, and even with movies you don't need a sub if your speakers are high-end quality. You sort of have to build everything in small pieces I guess, otherwise you'll be plunking down $1000 and asking why you are wasting so much money when you have more important bills to pay.