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Eagle D7500. Around 1978. We all start somewhere.
Thorens TD104 MkII. 18th birthday present. Still works.
Garrard 401 + RB300. Couldn’t foresee a time when I’d be able to afford everything needed to optimise it, i.e. slate plinth, copper mat, better arm, etc. Decided to revert to a stock deck.
Roksan Xerxes + RB300. Set-up and maintenance proved much fiddlier than imagined.
Pioneer PL71. Plug’n’play heaven.
Thorens TD150 MkI + R200. Got the DIY bug and forged a 150 from three donor decks. Learned a bit, made some mistakes (and learned even more).
Townshend Elite Rock II + Heed Orbit + Origin Live Silver. Rescued and refurbished, a satisfying project that took my vinyl into the same division as my CD. 5 years on no urge to change her.
Pete
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All starts with a garrard sp25.
Garrard 301
Garrard 401
Thorens 124
Michell transcripter reference
Jvc qly3f
Jvc qly5f
Pioneer exclusive 3a
Micro Seiki bl111
Sony 8000
Nakamichi tx1000
Nakamichi dragon
Pink triangle anniversary sme V
Thorens td521 sme 3012r
Alphason solo
Linn Lp12 ekos troika
Vyger Atlantis
Micro seiki 8000 mk1 sme 3012/ fidelity research fr66
Micro seiki 8000 mk2
sme model 30
Spj Alba (breifly should have never sold it)
Sme model 30/12a
Sme 10/ dynavector 507
Thorens reference
Thorens prestege
Voyd Reference
Goldmund st4
Goldmund reference(purchased 1987)
Kodo beat airtangent (current turntable)
Sme model 30/12 gold using a glanz tonearm recently fitted by my watford dealer (current)
Micro seiki 8000 mk2 sme 3012r fidelity research fr66 (current)
Kondo ginga mk1
shindo 301.
Techdas airforce one
Rockport capella full air bearing version
shindo 301
garrard 301 audio grail cutsworth
kronos pro axiom recently sold
Emt 927 (current)
Have had and still own a fair ammount of tonearms.
Will listen to the CS port soon as been told its a fantastic beast Japanese esoterica have to be said if it were not for the sheer knowledge of a certain watford dealer hearing and learning at this level would be almost impossible.
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That's one hell of list. :stalks:
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Pretty tame by some standards but :-
Technics 1210 mk 2 - Still own.
Garrard 301 - Still own
Lenco GL75 - Still own
Tried
Thorens TD150
Thornes TD160
Linn Sondek LP12
Alphason Sonata
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Dual CS 504 - 1978-ish
Fons CQ30 - 1980-ish
Linn Sondek LP12 - 1989-ish
Well Tempered Amadeus GT MkII - 2018
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BSR McDonald!
Mission 775/Mission 774lc arm/Nagaoka MP11
Linn LP12/Grace G707 arm/Nagaoka MP11 Boron
Monarch/X200 arm/Ortofon 2M Black
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Sansui SR222
Sony PS-6750
Kenwood KD-990
Sony TTS-8000
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Pioneer Pl12d
Ariston Rd80
Linn Sondek Lp12
Oracle Delphi
Garrard 401*
Thorens Td124
Garrard 301 *
Trans-Fi Salvation
Lenco L75 in custom plinth*
Goldring G99 in custom plinth (2)*
Goldring G88 in custom plinth*
*still have
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It's interesting to see that so many of us have owned an LP12 at some point.
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I could never afford one!