1980: my father bought a Technics SL-D1 2014: my father is no longer into vinyl and enjoy the comfort of bluetooths speakers and streaming services, so I grabbed the Technics and started my own system and collection!
Hey, this is the one I had as well in the late 70ies! Thanks for posting this photo! It brings back a lot of fond memories!
1979 -Technics SL-Q2 1984 - Technics SL-J2 1986 - 2017 -Digital 2017 - 2019 - Technics SL-Q2 & Pioneer Pl-300
- MY TURNTABLE HISTORY, 1999/2020 - 1999/2007~2008 mid-70's? BSR 200BAX Changer, handed down to me amongst the balance of my first ever component Hi-Fi, back around 1999/2000; 2008/2012-ish late-60's/early-70's ELAC/RS REALISTIC MIRACORD 46 Changer, found at a rummage sale for nearly free, and personally modded/restored;
2012/2013-ish mid-70's KENWOOD KD-1033, found at a recycler's for free, restored to fully functional condition; 2013/2020 1975 PIONEER PL-112D, current TT as of 2020, bought online. not my dream-TT or anything, but it's a PIONEER, and plenty good enough for me;
Dual 1214>Dual 1219>Dual 1229>Harman-Kardon T40>Harman-Kardon T-60>Thorens 165>Thorens 125>VPI Jr.>Kyocera PL-701 honorable mention: Thorens 160, Pioneer PL-12D, Dual CS-506, Technics SL-6
Aristona 1312 > Technics SL-23 > Reloop RP-2000 MK3 > Stanton ST.150 > Technics SL-1200 MK2 > Technics SL-1210 M5G > Technics SL-1200 MK4 > Pioneer PLX-1000 > Technics SL-1200G But the 1312 and SL-23 were borrowed.
There are a few others that have rolled through but these are the basic long term units. Pioneer PL-400 Kenwood KD-550 with an arm from a KD-750 Rega Planar 3 with Rega RB250 arm Roksan Radius 5 with Rega RB251 arm (still own) Maplenoll with linear air bearing arm (still own) Clearaudio Champion II with SME 309 arm (still own)
Music Hall 2.1 Music Hall 5.1 Rega RP6 with Groovetracer subplatter Rega RP8 Least favorite was the RP6 because I expected a lot of it and it didn't quite get there in my system.
Way back when I had a Gerrard 40B. When CD's came I started buying them and in almost no time the record store I went to had completely switched over. I gave all of my vinyl to my brother and I haven't owned a turntable since.
Technics (cant remember the make) 1985 - 1990 - first turntable I ever bought Technics SL1200 (1990-2000) a gift from my brother as he moved to CD Project (2000 - 2007) Technics went belly up - wasn't listening to LPs so much so bought a relatively inexpensive Project Linn LP12 (2007-2009) Started to get heavily back into LPs - beautiful sound but a sod to stay that way. VPI SSM (2009 - present day but seriously modded) a workhorse, nothing phases it Only 5 tables in 35 years. In a year or so's time I am going to buy a second table (TW Acustics Raven probably) and keep the VPI for used LPs only.
Don’t recall model numbers..*were purchased second hand Garrard* Lenco* Thorens* Philips* B&O Acoustic Research Sony* Technics* Numark* Dual My favourite was the the Acoustic Research..$78.00 my least favourite B&O....$300...bought at wholesale cost..($600 msrp)
1971 ~ 1977 BSR changer 1977 ~ 1989 AR XA - something 1989 ~ early 2000s - hiatus 2002/4 ~ bought some kind of automatic direct drive Denon just to see 2005/6 ~ got a Micro Seiki BL-77 with a SAEC arm - nice table 2014~ 2019 VPI Classic 2019 ~ VPI TNT Jr.
My first player was a portable turntable only for 45, when I was eight Then came a crappy all in one stereo with a BSR changer. As a teenager an AKAI rack, with a DD, that wasn't that bad with an AT95 The first "real" turntable I bought with my money was a Thorens 166 that I still proudly own. Induced by the hype, I bought a Rega p3 2000; never liked it. I gave it for present to a young colleague fascinated by vinyl records. Bought the Marantz tt15s-1 mainly due to the beautiful design, then discovered it is indeed a very very good turntable. A friend gave me his Luxman pd 272, I love the design and the superior building quality, but cannot compete with the Marantz in sound quality Bought a used but in perfect shape Thorens 320, because I wanted to compare the different suspension system to the 166. Love it! Can compete with Marantz in sound quality, and even beat it in terms of consistency of speed and wow and flutter
Cheapo Sony USB TT Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Technics SL-1300 Technics SL-1301 (Miss this one!) Dual 1219 Rega Planar 3
From the very beginning, sometime around 1976: 1976 ish - bought a Technics SL-20 at Simpsons. Has a Shure something on it for many years. (This was one of my biggest purchases when I was around 15 yrs old using my PT job money). 1984 ish - Rega P3 - don't remember where the SL-20 went. Also bought a Stanton 881S with the RP3. 1990 or so - Oracle Delphi Mk1 with an SME309. Tried it with the Stanton cart and eventually added a Sumiko Pearwood cart. 2012 - Added a Rega RP6 to my LR system. Modded basically everything to the point where there was very little of the original RP6 left to it. Put a DV 17D3 on it. 2015 - Upgraded the Oracle Delphi Mk1 to full Mk6 spec. Also around then added a Koetsu Urushi Vermillion cartridge and an SME V arm. What an awesome table! 2019 - Upgraded the LR system to a Clearaudio Innovation / TT-3 arm. Also had the Sumiko Celebration cart rebuilt by Soundsmith and it now runs on the Innovation.
