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Am I a hopeless audio snob?

I think that I may have a problem, I am becoming an audio snob.  

I am going to upgrade my turntable and spend some good money. I read good things about Technics turntables but for some reason I can't take them seriously. From a few feet away, a $4000 Technics plus rig looks like a $400 Technics rig. They look cheesy to me. Low tech 1980's stuff.

I am plunking down some serious money on my next table, but I can't even consider Technics because of the looks. 

I think that I need help!

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dekay
5,855 posts
 

Get where you are coming from...

 

I want my TT to look like a Robert Palmer Girl.

 

DeKay

fiesta75
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Got a chuckle😀

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relayer101
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I have a Technics turntable in my office system that I purchased sometime around 1978 for I think $150 and I have a Clearaudio turntable in my main listening room that costed over $3K. 

Love the looks of both turntables and they both sound great paired up with their perspective systems.

Aesthetics definitely play an important part in the turntable you choose because if you don't like the looks it will affect your enjoyment. 

Following up on another post all parts of the system will affect the SQ but the turntable and cartridge play a major roll.

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jasonbourne52
2,863 posts
 

Win a lottery and buy the Tech Das Air Force 1 TT. A cool $100K! Beautiful design!

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russ69
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Most quality TT above $1k will most likely be pleasing sonically.

Not too sure about that. Around 1976 I bought a cartridge for my turntable that was 400 bucks, around a week's pay for me. That is $1960 in today's money...it sounded good but just average really and that's just the cartridge. 

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