Restored Rek-O-Kut L-34 Available Locally - Any Opinions on This Table Appreciated

IIRC this is an idler drive and the motor is notorious for needing a warm-up before it goes to the right speed.


In addition, it lacks a plinth and so needs to be mounted on a base. Usually wood is used because it looks nice, but this allows the base to inject a coloration in the sound. I ran one of these for a while- but the better version which actually had its own plinth. Hold out for something better- you can find Empire machines for that sort of money...

I remember the Rec-O-Kut idler drive turntable I inherited from my dad.  I was fine with waiting for the turntable to get to speed, but I have to say that the TT really "wowed" me in all the wrong ways.