How Many Turntables Have You Owned

Pioneer PL12
Luxman PD272
Dunlop Systemdek II (first series)/Mayware MKIV and Hadcock GH228
Thorens TD160 Super/Grace 707
Pink Triangle/Sumiko MMT and Well Tempered arm
Elite The Rock/Eminent Technology ET2
Roksan Xerses/Eminent Technology ET2
Michell Gyrodek/ forget the arm but was a temporary solution
Linn Sondek LP12 Valhalla/Ittok
Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos

Isn't it incredible how much money our little group has spent on just the turntables. Don't forget the amps, preamps, speakers, cables, tuners, tape decks, cartridges, arms, tubes, power conditioners, Record Cleaning Machines, resonance control devices, stands, etc., etc..... We are a very valuable and powerful group of big time audio consumers. We should be treated with respect and reverence by audio dealers...many of whom don't. In my dealings with these guys, many are order writers. They might allow the customer to listen to something, but are really not interested in their satisfaction. I find most dealers too haughty ..and not nearly concerned enough. Its to their own and the industry's detriment.

My first turntable had a crank to wind it up.

BIC 980
AR (later, not original model)
Maplenoll (total nightmare)
Well Tempered Record Player
VPI HW-19 IV/Graham 1.5t
Basis Debut (vacuum)/Vector Arm.

Eight in total:

198? Dual
1993 Linn Basik/Akito/K9
1998 Rega Planar 3/RB300/Elys and Denon DL103
2004 Michell Tecnodec/RB600/Ortofon Kontrapunkt A and Denon DL103R
2005 Thorens TD150MKII/TP13A/Shure
2006 Thorens TD166MKII/TP16/Denon D160
2006 VPI Scout/JMW9/Denon DL103R and Benz Ace
2007 DPS 2 "Der Plattenspieler" / DPS RB250/ Lyra Argo (i)