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The old Garrard, Thorens, Lenco, and even the SP-10 were really designed to go into a console of some kind. Some were used in your parents' fruitwood console and some were used in radio station consoles. Not everything from that period of time is revered today, just the statement stuff like Empire and the professional tools like those mentioned above.
All of the tables under discussion pre-date high end audio as we know it and they certainly predate the use of booming, self-powered subs in small rooms. I'm not sure that they needed the isolation required today.
In any event, it isn't really about absolute best performance. The vintage stuff is great because it is still reasonably affordable and you can't say that about comparable modern stuff.
The old Garrard, Thorens, Lenco, and even the SP-10 were really designed to go into a console of some kind. Some were used in your parents' fruitwood console and some were used in radio station consoles. Not everything from that period of time is revered today, just the statement stuff like Empire and the professional tools like those mentioned above.
All of the tables under discussion pre-date high end audio as we know it and they certainly predate the use of booming, self-powered subs in small rooms. I'm not sure that they needed the isolation required today.
In any event, it isn't really about absolute best performance. The vintage stuff is great because it is still reasonably affordable and you can't say that about comparable modern stuff.