Personal turntable/cartridge evolution

2003- Dual 12something...
2005- Music Hall MMF-5
2006- VPI Scout maybe...

The Dual was a great starter to vinyl, as is the MMF-5, though I have to admit, the benefits of the MMF-5 over the Dual aren't immediately noticeable. The best thing I've done for my stereo in the last year is buying a quality integrated amp (rotel ra-1062). I'm currently in the market for a VPI Scout--I really want to hear the massive jump in sound quality again that I heard when I moved to the rotel amp. I find a lot of people on this board and on others are going from the MMF-5 to the Scout and are very happy.

Now I just need to convince my girlfriend that I need a $1600 turntable!!!

2000 - Rega P25 with Dynavector 10x4, Phonomena
2003 - Denon 103 and 103R cartridges
2004 - Supratek Syrah Phono
2005 - Sota Sapphire with ET2 (arrived smashed, never heard it)
2005 - Nottingham Spacedeck
2005 - VPi HrJr
2006 - back to a Rega P25....

1978-81 Technics Belt drive and cheap Ortofon cartridge.
1981 or 82 - Rega Planar 3, Grace 727 , Grace F9e or Ruby.
1994-95 - VPI JR with RB300 and Blue Point - then a Grado Sonata
Around 1999-2000 I started playing around with an SP 10 MK II in a 175 pound McCurdy Plinth, Mounted an RB 250 SE - Incogniti wired and Mitchell counter-weight, I then had a massive plinth built for it and ran several different arms - including SME IV , SME Series III and a few others. Then settled on a 3012 MKII - Shure V15 Type III , IV and M97HE.
In 2003 I started on my first L75 Lenco project(with a friend's help)
And now My latest 2 arm Lenco is nearly complete, with an MG-1 air bearing arm And my trusty SME 3012, A Platinum and DL103 on the MG-1 and a variety of Shures for the SME 3012 MKII and its many headshells.
I think this may be my last turntable!!

1970 ELAC Miracord 620 w/ADC cart
ca 1976 Rega Planar 2, Audiocraft AC300C arm, Grace F9L cart
upgrade to F9E cart
ca 1985 Rega Planar 3, RB300, BluePoint Special
2006 Garrard 401, Scheu Tacco, Grace F9E (in progress...)

Here we go:

Some kind of portable player

Some kind of Garrard

Dual 721 - (whatever came with it)

Kenwood KD-500 - Infinity Black Widow: AKG P8ES (which caused the black widow to oscillate), Pickering XSV-3000, Stanton 881s

Thorens TD 126 - SME 3009: Fidelity Research FR-1 Mk III F (this was a truly great combination and I should have held on to it)

SOTA Saphire - Dynavector DV 501: Dynavector .23R (ruby), Denon 103D

Dual CS-5000 - Denon 103D, Stanton 881s

I'm done; maybe one day I'll pick up an HK/Rabco for kicks.