I have a NOS V15 which I sometimes use on less than pristine recordings. It's not 'special' in any way, but it's clean enough and as Geoff says, they do have a bit of get up and go about them. In a lower end system I could probably live with it quite happily. Some of the higher end models are supposed to be a lot better from what I've heard.
Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck / Kuzma Stogi S / Benz Micro Ace S L
Lenco L-75 / Carl Ellis Plinth / Ortofon AS-212 / Ortofon SPU Classic GM E MkII
Ortofon ST-7 SUT / Nick G Modded Lentek Head Amp / Croft RIAA
Cambridge Audio CXU / Theta DS Pro Prime
Classé Model 30 / Luxman M-383
Usher Compass X-719
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