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In Reply to: RE: Neato posted by Awe-d-o-file on April 23, 2015 at 10:56:09
or maybe 1974, I remember seeing a big stack of the ST70 kits on closeout near the door of the big audio dealer in Atlanta. I can still see the little tent card on top of the stack, $99. I was sorely tempted, but was also between jobs! My intention was to also get the Audio Research mod kit and do it up right. A time machine would be nice...
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When I was in high school I went with my father to a audio closeout store and they had a stack of new in the box, Empire 698 turntables ... for $100 each! At the time I had no idea what a good deal that was.
Dave
I paid $400 for mine new in 1975 including an Empire cartridge.
I thought I had scored. What a wonderful table it was.
I gave it to my son and he did a wonderful job restoring it. He still can't find the cueing mechanism and head shell. It is still in my garage and is still beautiful.
I think it was definitely worth $400. I drooled over it, but I was a penniless high school student. I eventually got a Sansui turntable with an ADC cartage, that was on closeout at Audio Associates in Wheaton Plaza. It served me well for years, then I sold it for $100.
You should be able to get the headshell and cuing mechanism. You could also get a modern cuing mechanism, but I think the headshell is proprietary. You could get the headshell and hand-cue. I had cue a lot because the cuing mechanism on my Grace 707 is not that great.
Dave
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