I would go vintage for several reasons...

Posted by J. S. Bach (A) on September 27, 2014 at 12:42:58

In Reply to: Vintage or New? posted by geezerrocket on September 26, 2014 at 08:32:17:

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1: An auto or semi-auto that has an end-of-record arm lift; your nephew is (probably) used to CDs, mp3s, etc that stop when done playing.

2: Cost; I recently picked up a nice Technics SL-Q3 for $10.00; I did not hand over any money until we plugged it in and tested it. It only had one very minor problem: the "touch-down" point for the automatic cueing needed a minor adjustment, so did the "end-of-play" lift up point. The owner's manual is on Vinyl Engine and showed those adjustment screws.

3: Using the above Q3 as an example, if he ends up not liking records in the long run, there is little lost in the way of money. If he does like it, then there are many options out there.

Note that if he were local, I would give him that Q3.

Later Gator,
Dave

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Topic - Vintage or New? - geezerrocket 08:32:17 09/26/14 (10)

Hell, I've got a vintage TT hooked up to $8500 worth of downstream equipment. I'm sure your nephew can handle. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 21:20:29 09/27/14 (0)

I would go vintage for several reasons... - J. S. Bach 12:42:58 09/27/14 (0)

RE: Vintage or New? - majick47 20:41:44 09/26/14 (1)

RE: Vintage or New? - 3db 04:59:07 09/29/14 (0)

Consider this. - olddude55 11:02:05 09/26/14 (1)

RE: Consider this. - cactuscowboy@bresnan.net 12:50:11 09/28/14 (0)

I like the look of the entry level Pro-ject Essential II - jedrider 09:46:34 09/26/14 (0)

RE: Vintage or New? - 3db 09:40:05 09/26/14 (0)

I agree with Sondek... - Dman 09:32:38 09/26/14 (0)

How about the Orbit? - Sondek 09:22:46 09/26/14 (0)

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