How Many Turntables Have You Owned

The old cassette recordings off the old Philips 312 may well sound clearer today 30 years later on my current system, normal tape hiss aside, than the original vinyl did on the original system I had around the 312 at that time.

I determined years later that the Hitachi Class G receiver I used in that old system then was the weak link. It delivered a lot of power out of a small box that fit well inside a dorm room at the time, but distortion levels with the Class G amp left something to be desired.

Dansette Auto Changer, BSR, JVC Direct Drive, SME 20 [big jump], VPI TNT HR, VPI HRX, with 3 arm wands.
SME 30/12 on order.

Went from a basic, cheap Gerard to a Techniques SL3300 to a Benjamin 4000 linear tracking, front loader, to a Dual CS5000 to a Rega P3 to my current modded VPI TNT.

I have had two in forty years. BSR 1966, and Lynn in 1975. The rest is music.

I CURRENTLY OWN 5 TECHNICS OF VARIOUS MODELS. MY FIRST BETTER TURNTABLE BEFORE THE TECHNICS WAS A GARRARD, MODEL SL 40 I THINK. A PRETTY GOOD TURNTABLE, WAS BOUGHT CHEAP IN 1978 BUT WORKED WELL. MY FIRST TECHNICS WAS BOUGHT FOR $250 IN 1979 AND I STILL HAVE IT AND IT STILL WORKS BUT THERE IS HUM FROM THE RIGHT AND LEFT CHANNEL CORDS AND NEEDS FIXING. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TECHNICS TO ANYONE. THERE IS VERY PRICEY STUFF OUT THERE THAT I REALLY CAN'T IDENTIFY WITH BUT TECHNICS IS VERY GOOD "MID LEVEL" TURNTABLES AND LAST A LONG TIME.