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In Reply to: Vintage Turntables posted by Kidomaha on October 16, 2014 at 18:34:33:
The Sony is quartz-lock direct drive, which is a plus. You'll have a much wider choice of cartridges with either turntable because they both use the standard mount.
If you want to play records and not deal with set up at all, then the Scott is the way to go. It uses a P-mount cartridge, and if I recall the P-mount system was designed so that the user could replace a cartridge and no adjustments would be necessary, not even vertical tracking force. I'll often recommend vintage P-mount tables for friends who want to play records but don't want to get involved in set-up.
The drawback is that you'll be limited to P-mount cartridges only. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Audio Technica, Grado, and Shure all make P-mount carts and there are upgrade styli available.
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Follow Ups
- The Sony and Sanyo are probably better turntables. - olddude55 04:57:02 10/17/14 (12)
- I never understood - Mike K 08:54:36 10/17/14 (11)
- RE: I never understood - Kidomaha 16:47:54 10/19/14 (0)
- It's a passing phase, a rite of passage... - genungo 06:55:56 10/19/14 (0)
- Rega TTs have a 'no-brainer' cart install. but most buy aftermarket carts there too. nt - Nuit 19:39:36 10/18/14 (0)
- Inveterate fiddlers and tinkerers . . . - DRam 14:30:49 10/18/14 (0)
- I totally agree! - rlw 10:56:43 10/17/14 (5)
- You inspired me to get the Beogram TX-2 out of its box. - olddude55 14:01:30 10/19/14 (4)
- RE: Beogram - genungo 19:22:23 10/19/14 (3)
- Still kicking myself... - olddude55 02:52:35 10/20/14 (2)
- RE: Still kicking myself... - genungo 03:27:54 10/20/14 (1)
- Ditto. - olddude55 06:51:21 10/20/14 (0)
- You might be on to something. - olddude55 10:48:16 10/17/14 (0)
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