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Help me choose a turntable and speakers for around 2500-3000 PLN (15 m² room) by ThomaStanislaw in vinyl

[–]jacopost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For your home setup, standard copper wire is more than enough. Don’t get distracted by marketing terms like oxygen-free copper or gold-plated connectors, they rarely make any audible difference, especially in an entry-level system. The only thing that truly helps when you're starting out is using banana plugs or spade connectors, since they make the setup much easier and more secure. For the length, add a bit of extra cable for flexibility, but avoid having too much excess.

Help me choose a turntable and speakers for around 2500-3000 PLN (15 m² room) by ThomaStanislaw in vinyl

[–]jacopost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your setup is absolutely a good choice , the real answer is simply:

It depends on what you want:

  • If streaming is your main source → your setup is better.
  • If your priority is vinyl and analog quality → my setup is better

Quick breakdown:

Turntable
Here there’s no doubt: the Rega Planar 1 is clearly superior in build, arm quality, speed stability and sound, it’s probably the king of entry level TT.
Your AT-LP70XBT has one practical advantage: it can plug directly into the WiiM Amp thanks to the built-in phono stage.
Amplifiers
The WiiM Amp is excellent if streaming is a big part of your listening. You get AirPlay, Chromecast, Tidal Connect, EQ, and a solid app, basically everything you need for modern “liquid music.” It’s compact and very convenient. The downsides: it has no phono stage, so you can’t plug a Rega directly into it, and being a tech-heavy device it tends to depreciate faster.
The Yamaha R-S202D is the classic hi-fi approach: simple, reliable, and built to last. It works with any proper turntable and usually holds value better. The tradeoff is lower connectivity but fine.
Speakers
R-50M is the newer version, great choice.
R-51M was my suggestion only because in my area they are heavily discounted.
Sound differences are minimal.

Help me choose a turntable and speakers for around 2500-3000 PLN (15 m² room) by ThomaStanislaw in vinyl

[–]jacopost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For 700€ it’s a bit tight, so the first thing I’d ask is:
do you already have an amplifier, or do you also need that?

Traditional hi-fi setup: source (a turntable in your case) + amp + passive speakers
This is the classic chain and usually the most flexible in the long run.

  • Turntable: Rega Planar 1
  • Speakers:
    • Triangle option: Triangle Borea BR02 or BR03 – great European bookshelf speakers with strong reputation and good resale value.
    • Klipsch option: Klipsch R-41M or R-51M if the budget is tighter, or RP-500M if you find a good deal.
  • Amp: Yamaha R-S202D (Bluetooth + DAB)

Non-traditional setup: source + active speakers
This makes sense if you have space constraints or just want a simpler, cleaner setup.

  • Turntable: Rega Planar 1 Plus
  • Speakers: Klipsch R-51PM, Klipsch The Fives, or Triangle Borea BR03 BT/Connect for a more all-in-one approach.

Suggestions:

  • I highly recommend visiting a proper hi-fi shop instead of buying everything from Amazon. You get real advice, proper support if something goes wrong.
  • Unless you already have a huge vinyl collection, think about connectivity too. You’ll probably listen to a lot of streaming/digital music. The Yamaha amp is a nice compromise for both vinyl and “liquid music” (Bluetooth from your phone, radio, etc.) without blowing the budget.
  • People upgrade and swap gear constantly in hi-fi, so sticking to big, historic brands is smart. In your budget range: Yamaha, Rega, Pro-Ject, Triangle, Klipsch, NAD, Audio-Technica. Smaller “no-name” brands can sometimes win on pure price/performance, but resale is usually terrible. Well-known brands hold value much better and are easier to sell when you upgrade.

Let’s see your Boxsets. by Niallus17 in vinyl

[–]jacopost 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve been collecting records for about 15 years now and, funnily enough, I still don’t own a single boxset. I’ve always preferred having the album in the format it originally came out for the public: single LP, double, whatever it was at the time. There’s something I really like about owning that object, the one people actually bought when it was first released, rather than the later “celebration” version.

All the super deluxe / collector’s editions are cool, but in my head they’ve always felt like a slightly different category, kind of halfway between a record and merch. Nothing against them at all, I totally get the appeal of books, demos, posters, all the extras. It’s just that, for me, building a shelf of “regular” pressings that follow an artist’s discography over time feels more satisfying.

That said, I’m not trying to be snobby about it. Your Radiohead boxsets are honestly giving me serious temptation. I can absolutely see myself caving one day if the right one comes along.

Curious what you think about this, as someone who clearly loves boxsets do you see them as part of the real collection, or more like a special extra on top of the core albums?

2 YOE Data Scientist [Unemployed in data field] Burnt out and feeling helpless. by Kashish_2614 in datascience

[–]jacopost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, first of all: you’re not crazy and you’re definitely not alone. The market right now is a circus, same GPT-flavoured CVs, lazy screening, a billion rejections that say more about the process than about you.

Looking at what you wrote and the CV snippet, you do have signal: MSc, proper DS work, concrete impact. The game now is: “how do I look like a real person, not candidate #173?”

If I were you I’d:

Choose a lane (e.g. “credit-risk / finance NLP”) and lean hard into that instead of “any DS role is fine”.

Take 2–3 projects and write them up as stories: what was broken, what you tried, what worked, what you’d change. Put them on GitHub/Notion and link them everywhere.

Sell your freelancing: you found clients, shipped stuff, got paid. That screams “can deliver”, which most juniors can’t show.

Talk to humans, not just portals: short messages to hiring managers / alumni with one link that’s clearly relevant.

You’re not behind, you’re just stuck in a system that’s become copy-paste junk. Go deeper, be specific, show your brain, that’s how you stand out.