I've gotten the turntable bug.

I WANT ONE!


preferably, it must be:

1970's vintage
silver METAL--- no plastic, no black metal, no gray metal
good quality--I want a heavy one!

I had wanted one with a wooden base, but as I'm thinking about it more a wood base would not match my wood case that I will put it in. and, most wood stock cases are built cheaply.


links, suggestions, etc, are much appreciated.


Henry

Turntable....

i just got a stanton sr8-50 plus another for parts

its aldo directt drive. i also picked up 2 new headshells for them

Great link.
Tanx.

theblackknight, if you have the TT bug you must also check this at ST :

http://soundt.18.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=912&st=0

http://soundt.18.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=311

When you say "vintage" and "70's" the first turntable to come to mind is the Technics SL-1200. It was a fine turntable then, but has been easily eclipssed by others in the 30-some years since its introduction. It's metal, as you say you want, all silver and direct drive. It also has a stylish, but massive "S-shaped" tonearm, which isn't the best choice for high compliance cartridges.

I "won" a Dual CS-5000 on ebay last summer for $300, and can't praise the turntable highly enough. It isn't metal, but wood, and certainly not built "cheaply." It's one of the very few quartz-locked belt-driven turntables ever made, and has an outstanding, low mass, straight tonearm. Best of all, out of every turntable I"ve ever owned (including the SL-1200 and the Denon DP-62). it is far and away the best sounding of all.

CS-5000's pop up all the time on eBay, and are also available in a black finish. Some came with a decent Ortofon cartridge, and sometimes those offered have that cartridge still in them. Mine came with a Shure V/15 TypeVmxr, which ain't too shabby, but I still prefer the sound from my Stanton Collector's Series CS-100 instead.

Happy Hunting!

Good Luck in your quest.

Not all wood plinths are created cheaply, as always you get what you pay for.

The other side of that, what I have seen of your wood working skills, you could build your own custom to match wood plinth. Beef it up and make a decent turntable into a work of art worthy of being proud of.

Something to condsider.

Jim

Turntable Pix

In Japanese but with awesome pics.

Just click on the photos.

http://www.niji.or.jp/home/k-nisi/anarogue.html

http://k-nisi.hp.infoseek.co.jp/anarogue2.htm

http://k-nisi.hp.infoseek.co.jp/anarogue3.html

Hey Henry...why didn't you just ask

I have a nice B&O you can take home and try out.

Hit me up....

Paul:

whoops, i shouldve asked!

I've already committed to buying this turntable from Mark W.:





It's all metal and heavy too! origianl manuals, cart, extra headshell, adaptor, etc.

Right on

This B&O is like a plague. I can't get rid of it for nuttin'

I'll try out a B&O. How much?

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