1977-1980 Fisher-Price Music Box Record Player 1980-1992 cassettes/CD's later on 1992-2017 (ish?) basic Sony cheap thing (but decent carts- Grado first, then denon dl-110's) 2017-2019 uturn orbit (denon dl-110/hana sl) 2020 technics 1210gr (hana sl)
1981 – ITT 8014 (a rebadged BSR Quanta 600) 1984 – Dual CS505 1985 – Heybrook TT2 1987 – Linn Sondek LP12 – which I still have (albeit upgraded since)
1976 - 1982 Linn Sondek LP12 turntable/Stax UA-7 tonearm/Supex SD900E Super cartridge 1982 - 1989 Technics SP10 Mk3 turntable/Breuer Type 8 tonearm/ Breuer Type 80 cartridge then went fully digital and sold all my lps.
Multiple record "players" including a Radio Shack blue plastic model from 1975, a Fisher Price model with the filmstrip internal unit (forget what it was) also a fold down model similar to the one our host had, likely Sears? An Emerson "all in one", replaced by an Onkyo belt drive model by age 14, then a Bang And Olufsen Beogram 5773 (first eBay, when eBay was young) age 25, then a Rega Planar 3 ,(age 35?) And now a VPI Scout. I'm now 50. The lesson here kiddies is, when you turn 25 and you believe you're going to listen to records until you're dead, please don't mess around. Get a really, really decent turntable that will survive your life and the changes between carts and simple upgrades. None since the VPI could do that. Huge lesson.
mid 1970's-mid 1980's Dansette mid 1980's-mid 1990's Duel CS-505 mid 1990's-2007 wilderness years of 0's & 1's 2007-2012 Clearaudio Avantgarde Magnum 2012-2020 Brinkmann Oasis 2020 Garrard 401
Grandma's Astor 60's TV combo which was like an aircraft carrier. Stacked and dropped 45's until it literally started smoking. Tiny Sanyo 70's dual speed with bookshelf speakers, for which you had to leave the lid up for a 12" LP. Mid 70's New silver Pioneer 3 in one where all my mix tapes came from 1990 New Entry model Technics Approx 2013 bought a mid-late 70's wood brown Luxman PD 264 with stroboscope.
1968: Garrard SL72. 1973: Sony Direct Drive (can't recall the model #). 1974: Dual 1229Q. 1976: Philips GA-212. That's where I stopped. The Philips still sounds good. I'm considering a Rega P3 though.
1. Unknown suitcase all in one mid 60's until 1970? 2. Radio Shack unknown model 1970? until 1973 3. Dual unknown model 1973-1980 4. Technics 1700MKII 1980-present 5. Technics 1210GR 2017 to present
P.O.S. Dual something something (1225?) another Dual not as crappy something something (1228?) Thorens TD125/SME Rega Planar 3 Linn Sondek LP12 Rega RP3 + PSU Rega P3 (or is it P3 then RP3?) + PSU and GrooveTracer upgrades Clearaudio Ovation with Clarify arm -> Magnify arm + VTALifter2 upgrade -> Universal arm upgrade (still w/VTALifter2) + Outer Limit Ring
In the early 80's while in senior high school I bought my first real stereo. I was pretty keen so it was fronted by a second hand Thorens 165 and I put a sweet Adcom HOMC on it. I had put together a kickass "nearfield" bedroom setup with a Quad 33/303, a kit pair of LS3/5As a DIY electronic crossover, and a powered subwoofer I built in high school electronics and wood shop classes! A few years later with funds from my first full-time job I bought a second hand original (pre-Delphi) Oracle with a Magnepan Unitrac tonearm onto which I transferred the aforementioned Adcom MC. Another year or two passed and the Oracle went back to the Mothership and was upgraded to Delphi II. I fitted a sweet Syrinx PU3 tonearm and first a Koetsu Black, but then exchanged it almost immediately for a Rosewood. Enjoyed this setup a lot but sold it off along with all my hifi gear in the late 80's. Got back into hi-end audio in '94, initially with a digital source but missed vinyl. In '96 I bought an elderly buddy's Grado equipped Ariston RD11s and his amazing Classical LP collection for peanuts. Added a Sonic Frontiers SFP-1 phonostage and I was back into vinyl after almost a decade without- YAY! Unfortunately the Ariston was good but not great. I missed having a really great turntable... In '99 I bought a new Oracle Delphi V with Oracle branded SME 309 and an improved ARC PH3 phonostage. After trying to like a Benz Glider, I switched to a Benz Ref MC forthwith and rediscovered vinyl nirvana. In 2002 I part-exchanged my SME 309 and a fat wad' o' cash for a SME V tonearm. More gooder! In 2003 I bought an Oracle Alexandria II, updated the sagging subchassis to the current CNC milled replacement, and bolted on a Madrigal Carnegie so my latest wife could spin her own record collection. In 2019 I bought a Benz LP-S to replace the now tired Benz Ref.
Until 74' Grandmother's Astor which housed a tv under the turntable and was the length of a battleship 74' Unknown tiny cheapie for 45's 75'-89' New in vogue silver 3 in one Pioneer 78' Sanyo Bookshelf unit for 45's 90'-12' E New Entry Level Technics 12'-20' Mid 70's Luxman with Stroboscope in a Timber Finish, PD 264 i believe.
1970-1973 Realistic Marked BSR: This was the mid-level TT of the 3 models the Shack sold. 1973-1976 Realistic Marked BSR: This was the top-level TT of the 3 models the Shack sold. Upgrade. 1976-1988 Thorens TD-160: Upgrade. 1988-2018 Out of Vinyl Completely 2018-Present EAT C-Sharp: Big Upgrade
Marantz 6100 Sumiko Project 6.1 Technics SL-1200Mk2 Shinola Runwell Still have the 1200, and I've got plans to hack the Project...
Interesting. Do you like the Garrard more than the Brinkmann, and if you do, what qualities are better?
Marantz (Don't remember model number in the early 80's) Sold it and my LPs, when CDs came out. Dual 505 (Bought it about 2 years ago, that I only play for ****s & giggles) I could include my parents floor model stereo system. (Don't remember the brand)
Zenith suitcase record player Micro Seiki MB-10 JVC QL-A51 Linn Axis Thorens TD 125 with SME M2-9R arm
2006-2008ish Kenwood Trio KD 1033 2008-2012 Rega Planar 2 2012-2016 Rega Planar 3 with 'bits' 2016-2019 Nottingham Analogue Interspace Jr 2019- Linn LP12 Inspire Vivid upgrades
Mid to late 70's Sansui SR222 MK1 Early 80's a very plasticky Marantz TT (yuk what was I thinking) Mid 80's up until early 2000's zero hifi ownership Mid 2000's Sansui SR222 MK1 (Ebay and nearly destroyed due to idiotic packing) 2014 Audio Technica AT-LP120 - okish but horrible platter with no damping 2016 Audio Technica AT-LP1240 much maligned but built like a tank and very pleased with it, although its a bit of an ugly duckling... Not going to let my Sansui go again by the way
1. K-mart branded folding portable player 1980-1989 2. Benjamin Miracord 50H 1991 - 2005 3. Pro-Ject Debut 2006-2009 4. VPI Scout 2009-present 5. Pro-Ject 1Xpression Carbon 2015-present 6. Probably a VPI Prime Signature in the future
I've only had two turntables , both an Ariston RD40 bought new in the mid 80's and a similiar era Rega3 which was my brothers originally . Both these decks were unloaded a few weeks ago in anticipation of getting something new . Obviously with the current situation , it's sit back and wait.
1. Systemdek IIX, Profile II arm, Nagaoka MP-11 Boron cart 2. Still the Systemdek, but with a custom plinth: 3. Thorens TD-125, SME 3009 arm, Ortofon 2M Blue cart 4. Linn LP12 w/Lingo PSU, Linn Ekos mk2 arm, Linn Troika cart
I am not quite sure what you meant here. I am guessing you meant my music. In that case the answer is...When I got into CDs and stopped playing records, I filled 4 U-Haul record boxes with my LPs and stored them in a closet in an air conditioned house. My intent was to sell off my albums, something I never got around to doing. Twenty years later when my brother convinced me I should return to vinyl, the LP's were in good shape. I had always upgraded the stylus on the BSR's from to the best Shure cartridge they could handle. I used a Discwasher on them and had a tone arm style record brush that swept the records ahead of the stylus. In February of 2018 I originally ordered a ClearAudio Concept Active which was hopelessly backordered. I gave up in October 2018 and got the EAT C-Sharp. In the 9 months I was waiting I went on a record buying binge. I had forgotten how fun it was to shop for records. I bought a mix of new and used. The new rock albums were mostly items I did not already have and were re-issues. I bought used when I was buying an LP I didn't own, that didn't have a reissue. I had also gotten into jazz and it was a mix of reissues and used. Lately I have been buying less, but getting audiophile pressings which sound incredible on my new system.
