Technics_1200GR_AT33SA - €800 Technics_1200GR_Vestax_VR5E - €50 The samples have the same volume The difference is only in the gramophone cartridges used, the other elements of the audio path are the same Sound card: Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 The price difference is dramatic. The difference in sound is there, but not as dramatic as the difference in price. Dropbox - Technics_AT33SA_2g-12.2g.flac - Simplify your life Dropbox - Technics_Vestax_VR5E_2.5g_10.80g.flac - Simplify your life James Last Orchestra, late 1960s, "Happy Music"