Reel to reel

LAST is easily bought directly from thelastfactory.com or from needledoctor.com and some others too, I think, like elusivedisc.com and musicdirect.com. I usually buy directly from Walter - he makes more money this way, price is always the same everywhere.

After this thread just go read about guys comparing $10k cartridges and saying that they all sound quite different. Of course, they all sound different, it is different colorations. None of those cartridges sound right, that should be the point. The same with tables and arms.
But if they start thinking like that their enthusiasm will go down big time along with inflated egos.

Cartridges that sound different does not mean wrong.  There are bigger differences in high end speakers $100,000+.  Solid state versus Tube, my Tandberg versus my Technics RR, an Ampex 300 versus a Revox or Teac RR.  They all sound significantly different.  I favored the Tandberg RR and cassette decks because of their full, warm sound and excellent S/N without Dolby.  However, I also want reliability so I'm using a Technics RR now and a Nakamichi 7 cassette deck.  
My enthusiasm hasn't shrunk and I'm not known for having a big ego, rather a suppressed ego.  Maybe your're the one with a big ego, RR over everything else.

For a man with a suppressed ego you are quite bold, maybe you underestimate yourself. Anyway, please don't get personal. And you don't have a pro deck, maybe you should get one ? Just get a nice Studer and you will know the difference.

@inna, you are so right about Walt Davies. He had a hi-fi shop in the 70’s, and I bought my Revox A77 (which I still own!) from him. His Last products (for LP’s, styluses, CD’s, tapes, and recorders) are all excellent.