Hope it helps. The higher ended sort of people shun this deck; but for starting with vinyl it can't be beat; It sounds pretty darn good It is easy to maintain It holds it's value for when you upgrade and it is cheap comparatively. Also works with plenty of decent cartridges. I tried my Technics with the Denon DL 103 and most honest people would be impressed. Will it do over the long haul? Depends on your music.