WTD: Any turntable for about £60 : for reborn vinylista...

[donmarrese]

Due to my big mouth, next door neighbour wants to get back into vinyl and wants :sad:me to find him a turntable...I know this will end in tears, but wanted to know if anyone has a Japan type 80's plastic semi return deck for sale? London or Stanstead i can collect otherwise, I can pay postage. £60 for deck and a tenner for postage?
Had a look on ebay and missed out on a couple yesterday...facebook is full of turd...forget Gumtree.....

Thanks in advance

[rigger67]

Painful journey.
I've done it for a couple of people and trying to explain why you need an amp and speakers and how it all connects can be difficult - they're used to apps and everything being instant.

Then there's the sound quality issue : does it really sound better than digital if it's something so lightweight and they're playing old records from charity shops ?
Or worse, the latest £30 titles on offer at Sainsbury's ?

I don't understand people .. but then I'm currently selling lots of things on Facebook Marketplace following a big house clear-out and I can't believe how dumb some of them are. Sadly, the reach is enormous and the fees are zero so you have to deal with the muppets.

... and I say that as a lefty liberal

[Macca]

The days when you could easy get such a deck for that money are gone. A few years back I got a mint SL6 for £70 now they fetch £200 plus

Here's a possibility - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115081881...DZyC&LH_BIN=14

Not great but for that budget it's either something like that or a Crossley.

[walpurgis]

Thorens TD150 Mk.II on ebay in north London. Needs a cartridge, but is likely to be OK otherwise and it has the lid. Amazing sounding little TT! Could go cheap.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353767970...gAAOSwXzRhj7PM

[donmarrese]

Thanks guys, yes you are completely right...I know I'm going to regret this......painfully... I've already sourced a pair of bookshelf MS speakers and Topaz amp with remote, for £90 ...and this looking lark takes time away from my hifi .gggrrrr

[donmarrese]

Thanks Geoff, that Thorens is walking distance!

I did sell one of these recently....well above the £150 mark.....I did miss out on this beauty...just for myself! What a steal....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUAL-1015...p2047675.l2557

[Macca]

Thorens TD150 Mk.II on ebay in north London. Needs a cartridge, but is likely to be OK otherwise and it has the lid. Amazing sounding little TT! Could go cheap.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353767970...gAAOSwXzRhj7PM

collect only will keep the price down but I bet it still goes for more than a ton.

[donmarrese]

The days when you could easy get such a deck for that money are gone. A few years back I got a mint SL6 for £70 now they fetch £200 plus

Here's a possibility - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115081881...DZyC&LH_BIN=14

Not great but for that budget it's either something like that or a Crossley.

So true!!!!

[walpurgis]

collect only will keep the price down but I bet it still goes for more than a ton.

Actually, Looking at it again, I can't see the outrigger weight for tracking force. Still worth grabbing at the right price though.

[Macca]

if a few years back you were looking to invest some money I can't think of anything that would have given a higher ROI than some budget turntables, except maybe Bitcoin.