Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
Michell Syncro / Helius Aureus
Roksan Xerxes / SME IV
Strathclyde STD305M / Michell TecnoArm(A)
Technics SL-1210 / Jelco SA-250ST (see footer), ok I know that's four but it's the current one
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Logic Tempo / Datum arm
Voyd .5 reference psu / SME 310
Technics SL1210 ' unfinished
Chris
We've gone on holiday by mistake !
I have only had 4
techie 1300 - was a bit broke so I gave it away
roksan xerxes - was a bit of a soft touch for my tastes - very nice though!
Thorens td160 - in my second system
techie 1210 - ... ... ...
CS Port TAT2 - Benz LPS - Funkfirm Houdini - DS Audio Vinyl Ionizer - CS Port C3EQ - Kondo G70 - Kondo Gakuoh II - Maxonic TW1100 MKII - Isol-8 SubStation Integra
Location: gone away
Posts: 4,870
I'm joe.
AR turntable 1981-86
Roksan Xerxes 1986-2004
Roksan Xerxes X 2004-now
Location: Lancaster(-ish), UK
Posts: 16,937
I'm ChrisB.
Given that this is purely about nostalgia..............
Original AR turntable
One that I loved for all the fun it gave me messing about to make it sound better......and by God you couldn't half make it sound better! I did 4 or 5 of these up of various different vintages and also owned a more modern 'The Turntable' and a 'Legend'.
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Thorens TD 160
For the same reasons as above I suppose.
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One that I never owned, but wished I could have:
Oxford Acoustics Crystal Reference
..........like this but in oiled walnut
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Prior to my Spacedeck:
Ariston RD80SL/SME IIIS
Townshend Avalon/Moth
Logic DM101/Linn LVX Basik Plus
Rob
Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck
Nottingham Analogue Mentor arm
Audio Technica AT33PTG
Audio Innovations Series 800 step up
Sheer Audio MM-77 phono stage
Audio Note M Zero preamp
Quad Elite power amp
Aiwa AD-F850 cassette deck
Marantz CD63SE
Audio Physic Yara
I started with a Garrard SP25 III(?), which I kept for about a year before passing it on to my father and replacing it with:
[1] A Collaro 2020 rim drive TT with a massive platter. (~1970) The Collaro arm (a dog!) was instantly removed and replaced with an SME.
This in turn was replaced with
[2] Thorens TD124/II with SME. (1972) One of three I have, fitted with various arms. A combination of rim drive and belt drive. Best or worse of both worlds? Four speed 'gearbox' and clutch! Only deck I know of with a 16 2/3 rpm speed.
[3] EMT 930st with 929 arm and EMT cartridge. Another rim drive TT powered by a three phase motor that has phenomenal drive and pace. So stable that the (albeit rudementary) fine speed adjustment is underneath the deck: once adjusted it need not be touched.
Regards
Barry
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire these days
Posts: 4,779
I'm Shaun.
Logic DM101 with Syrinx PU2 Gold tonearm and Kiseki Blue cartridge. Alphason Sonata with Alphason HR100S MCS tonearm and Kiseki Blue cartridge. Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck with Spacearm and Ortofon Kontrapunkt a cartridge.
Location: Bishop Auckland, Co Durham
Posts: 152
I'm Ron.
My first real deck (after the inevitable early '70s Garrards those of a certain age will know well) was the Connoisseur BD1 kit, Acos Lustre (which became the Rega RB200) with Shure M75ED. First incarnation minimalist plinth I later ruined with box and home made balsa and tissue paper (no really) lid.
Second I liked Thorens TD160S, SME 3009 imp plus Goldring G1006 - owned for years
Latest Michell Tecnodec, Nima plus Denon160 - very clean by comparison with Thorens
Also running Linn Axis with the same Shure M75ED mentioned first - this deck is easy to use compared with the Tecnodec/Nima when erm, back from the pub