Hi Tim

You can enjoy excellent music from vinyl with your system. The weak link is the phono stage in the 562. A modest Musical Fidelity XLPS will outperform it comfortably. Whatever phono stage you choose, connect it to one of the line level inputs on the 562 and adjust the input sensitivity to accommodate a loud passage from a known LP.

A few years ago, I used a Linn LP12/RB300/AT-F5 via the MF XLPS to a 561 and then 18 bit 5000s, and it sounded far better than the same source through Rotel's range topping 995 pre > RB980 power > Tannoy DC3000s. Even though I've upgraded the rest of the Meridian kit, I still have the LP12 and now an XLPv3, and I'm looking forward to getting it all connected again once the current backlog of DIY (post house extension) is complete!

Don't give up on your vinyl...it will sound first rate when you get the system set up properly.

Cheers

George