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Having A Tough Time Justifying More Than One Table

Currently have three tables on the system, and have run at least two for a number of years. I do remember back when I was younger and had fewer greenbacks to my disposal that I would run one table that was the best I could afford. That is actually my M.O. - only one of each. But I have broke that trend with turntables. 

But as I sit here and listen to my main table, a SOTA Cosmos Eclipse withe SME V and a Transfiguration Proteus I wonder why I bother with the others. Also residing on the stereo cabinet is a Well Tempered Reference with a ZYX 4D on it, and a Brinkmann Bardo with Audiomods Series 6 and Ortofon A90 on it. Both are very nice sounding tables, but neither are on the same level as the SOTA. The Brinkmann might have more I can coax out of it with a better arm, and that is something I have considered. 

Yet I wonder, why bother? Sometimes I think I should buy another cartridge on par with the Proteus and just rotate them when one goes off for refurbishment. 

This is what I get for thinking on a quiet weekend morning and having too much coffee....
neonknight
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tomic601
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Another plus from a SOTA owner, doing same thing ....
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millercarbon
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Only reason to have more than one is you enjoy having more than one. Always thought the whole point of component selection, auditioning, and all of that, was to find the best. Otherwise its a whole lot easier to just buy lots and lots of stuff. Oops. Did I just rain on someone's parade? 😂
neonknight OP
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@millercarbon

Can’t help yourself can you? Have to behave like an ass even when it’s not called for. Like to crap in other people’s threads eh?

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oldhvymec
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I'm a gear head what can I say...

Ok Ok Ok, my comment was ONLY THREE?, Maybe 3 of one kind. 
I know I have 25-30, units. Maybe 3 are for parts. But at least 20 work as they should, from a TT perspective.
I love the old Garrard Zero 100, not because its a good turntable, but because it looks so cool and fully automatic, and WORKS perfect all 4 of my little collection, I like GRK, Sparta, My personal favorite, Russco and Fairchild. I have a 47lb monster I'm working off, more than on.
Thoren 121, 124, 224, 145, 160, 165, 166
Garrard Zero 100s, 401, 301.

Most of the them were 100.00 or less, the 121,124,401,301, mostly  Gifts. They weren't working...

Tonearms, come and go, I like SME, MS, Jelco, all kinds.

ONE, it's like having one GUN with one BULLET, either way I need more. 
OCD really gets to kickin'  :-)

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