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I need a turntable, only have $450 to spare...

More than likely used. I haven't had a turntable since when I was in Germany in 1989 when I had a Denon 37F but I still have my 392 count vinyl collection. I've searched and read plenty of things but they were always with a larger budget. My budget will grow (hopefully!) in the future but I need something to get me along now as I plugged my Teac X-1000r over the weekend and it reminded me how good analog sounds.
My noisemaker goes as follows: CEC 3300R cd player, tube DAC-68, Adcom GFP-750 preamp, 2 Adcom 545 amps biamped to a pair of Wharfedale diamond 9.6 speakers, Dayton interconnects and homebrew power cables. In anticipation to my future TT purchase I got a Bellari VP-130, new but open box. With my current equipment and what I have to spend I'm not expecting a masterpiece BUT I don't want a $99 piece of junk either, just something that I can play for a while and be happy. I understand it may need to have the belt replaced, cartridge. Musically I'm all over the map but mostly Jazz (Monk, Marsalis, Coltrane) and Brit Wave (Joy Division, OMD, Smiths). Where should I start?
mtandrews
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timeltel
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Narrod, Mtandrews, a follow-up. I should have done the research first for a more informative answer. Currently, ebay Item number: 120449899517 shows a V15111/cart. carrier identical to the one supplied with the Dual 1219. The V15-111 was the supplied cart. for the 721, a classic Dual. Good luck with the nice TT, Mtandrews.
hiho
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Why in the hell people still think direct drive turntables are noisier than belt drive or other genres? The motor spins at 33rpm!! That's half hertz! It is as quiet as you can get! It spins as quietly as the bearing itself in a belt drive minus the noise from a 600rpm to 1800rpm motor(30hz!) This misconception makes me steamed. Yes, there were a lot of crappy plastic DD table but that has nothing to do with the genre itself, it was made cheaply and sounds it. You can even put a stethoscope on the motor and still can't hear a thing. The only possible noise is the transformer inside the turntable but that can happen in belt drive or any turntable with a transformer. Has anyone even looked at the operation of a direct drive motor? The biggest misconception is that the motor is placed underneath platter so therefore it's noisy. But the motor is the bearing itself and is rotated by magnetic force at 33rpm. Folks, it's 33rpm!!! The audiophile world is littered with Rega junk. Audiophiles got what they deserve; boring cheaply made turntables with not an ounce of innovation. The Rockport Sirius, at one point the world's most expensive turntable, is direct drive. One of the most popular expensive turntable in the 80's, Goldmund Studio was a direct drive. The radio station and library of congress workhorse for the longest time was an SP10. The motor that uses to cut your record at a mastering house is a direct drive SP-02!
narrod
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Hiho, you're correct. It's in the engineeringexecution. The Goldman is one of the finest tables I've ever heard. The new Grand Prix, which I've only read about, is direct-drive.

Wendell
mtandrews OP
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Thanks Timeltel, that answers my query. I looked at the one you referenced on EBAY and mine is identical to that. Starting bid is $129, damn! I oughta sell mine being that I got a Ortofon 2M blue coming and I only paid $199 for the table, I might come out ahead for once in my life...
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timeltel
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Mtandrews: You might consider keeping the V15 as a backup, and it could be informative to have a comparison available when you get your 2M. You may decide to keep the TOTL '70s Shure (it appears you obtained it free), or you can always sell it later. Either way, it's a win/win situation.
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