TT system on a budget! - noob

[jack hogarth]

The main focus of the system will be good sound from vinyls. if it at all improves my PC sound (using the klipsch speakers throught the reciever as-well) that's just a bonus

Having just contacted my 'life long musician and music teacher' step father, i've been informed he has an old high quality receiver (will post the make/model when i get it) with 2 home built speakers that i can have, i'm thinking this might do me for now (possibly upgrade the speakers as he implied they're not ideal).

upon learning this i was thinking maybe all i really need is a decent turntable and i thankyou for your recommendations - furthermore do you recommend buying new or trying to pick up a used TT

One of the major problems being in Australia is our ridiculous price mark-ups