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    I'll PM you.

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    SP-10 in heavy slate plinth, ebony armboard, Fidelity Research FR64s arm, SPU Royal N cart.
    Not as heavy as 65kgs, but I think it plays very nicely for its weight
    It could probably do with something like the Vidar phono stage to top it off though.
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    I have no idea if mine punches above it's weight.
    I like the sound of it, and that is pretty much all that counts.
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    Agreed.

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    3 TT's. All very heavily modded and all saved from various garages and ebay sales. Each has been a journey and I have no idea what I've spent on them. They all do different things and no they are stopping in my listening room. Do they punch above their weight? Probably!!
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    mine is small but fairly heavy I guess being mostly slate. i would never sell it unless i had to
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    I've spent around £1,000 on my setup all in, so Pioneer PL-71, Reson Reca & Vista Audio Phono 1 mk2. I would say that yes it sounds a lot better than a standard £1k turntable. It's a slippery slope though, because I think I'd need five figures to beat my existing digital setup, and listen to more digital than analogue media, so instead, I go for a 'ah that's good enough for me' with the turntable...
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    I am getting used to the sound of my current Interspace with Origin Live and DL103. Could I better it...? Of course I bloody could. I doubt there is a turntable out there that could not be bettered but I am currently debating a Harley Dyna Wide Glide. Much better way to spend my money

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    35 years ago I built a Connoisseur BD1 into a heavy ply plinth mounted rigidly to a 45cm square paving slab. I had an Acos Lustre arm (possibly the weak link) with an AT120e cartridge - which I still have and use. The arm was mounted independently from the TT but also attached to the slab. I think the TT cost me a tenner, the arm was about £40 and the cartridge then about £40. The paving slab was free from a friend, the ply was salvaged from another friend who was building a boat. That really was a combination which punched above its (not inconsiderable) weight. And you could modify it easily and cheaply in small ways - tinkering delight! Still have the Connoisseur in the garage somewhere, motor still runs but all the rubber has perished. One day I'll start tinkering with it again.

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    I have a couple of BD1 turmtables too and intend to get one up and running again. Great little units.

    Here's my last one:

    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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