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Turntable for life

I know the question has been asked before but it’s worth asking again. Many change equipment frequently, but have you found your turntable for life?  One that you’ve had for years and still pleases you so much you are going to keep it forever? Price is irrelevant--it can be 300 Dollars or 30.000 Dollars 
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pbnaudio
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Mofi,

Depending on options, from $5500 to $9500, the one pictured a DP6 with a Jelco Sa750E-B tonearm $8500

Good Listening


Peter
casaross
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Even a Linn LP12 sold in 1973 can be brought to current production standard. And with 150,000 LP12's in circulation, Linn has incentive to continue to improve the LP12. Linn is a substantial company with 150 to 200 employees, far larger than practically any other current turntable manufacturer. Linn has implemented a succession plan as Ivor Tiefenbrun's son now runs the company. So, the company appears to be here to stay, something that a much smaller company has a harder time assuring.

An LP12 with Cirkus bearing, Keel subchassis, Radikal motor and power supply and Ekos SE tonearm is a very high quality turntable, something toward which one can build if starting with the humbler Majik LP12. So as one's financial ability improves during a lifetime, the LP12 offers ways to improve, too.

williewonka
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The Turntable I purchased a lifetime ago and is still with me (sort of) - the Rega Planar II - way back in 1981.

Since then I've applied several upgrades - to the point where the only original parts left on it is - the lid/cover and the on/off switch.

I started with relatively small "tweaks" - like the Michell Techno-weight, the Cardas Incognito one piece tone-arm harness upgrade, a ceramic bearing and the Rega Motor upgrade kit.

Then the more serious tweaks, such as replacing the plinth, replacing the Glass platter with an acrylic one, replacing the sub-platter with a high tech aluminum sub-platter and finally  - replacing the RB250 tonearm with an Audiomods Series 3 Tone-arm.

I could have simply replaced the old TT - but this was much more fun!

It would be really difficult to part with it after that "journey" :-)

Regards...

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mdp
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I recently ordered my last TT.  A VPI Avenger.  It will be my TT for the rest of my life.

boxer12
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Mine was custom built. The table itself was made from 12" dia. aluminum bar stock... Platter is 4" thick & plinth is 2" thick. The flywheel was made from 3.5" aluminum bar stock. Bearings were hand lapped & made of brass / hardened steel. The motor housing is also made of aluminum & holds a Hurst 300 RPM AC synchronous motor. The tonearm stand is adjustable & separate from the table. Everything is powder coated red &/or black with .75" thick white marble (sitting on .125 sorbothane) between the platter & the plinth. I'm using a Pole Star tonearm with a Denon DL-S1 cartridge. It took me over a year (worked on it in my spare time) to finish this project but have been enjoying it now for almost three years. It looks & sounds wonderful.    
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