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In Reply to: RE: Best inexpensive turn table. posted by Norm on September 27, 2015 at 12:25:32
Since this is the Vintage Forum, I thought a vintage recommendation was in order ...the Pioneer PL-12D.
This was my first table. Cost me $100. Today they fetch about the same and they run circles around new tables that costs 3 times as much. A buddy of mine did not believe my advice and bought a Music Hall 2.2 ($450) and now uses a Pioneer PL-12D I found for him on Craigslist for $50.
Its a very simple table, so little can go wrong. If you can find one in excellent cosmetic condition than you can reasonably rest assured it was not abused. Change the belt and it will be good to go for another 20/30 years.
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Best of luck.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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yes i have that as well as a sansui sr 212 and an ar xa , i prefer all of them than any new tt under $1000
the tone arms on the japanese tt are really well built , i am rebuilding another sansui 212 it is a real sleeper as more people look for pioneer etc
I have a Sansui FR4060 turntable that I also rebuilt including a new custom plinth. It's and outstanding deck with great sound and reliability. I think the Sansei turntables are a great value and often overlooked.
Sim
I have a PL-115D, which is very similar, and I have seen the PL-12D. I think any of these vintage Pioneer, Sansui, Kenwood, JVC, Technics etc. belt drive turntables would be very appropriate. They are well built, have nice arms, and are ignored by the audiophile community, so they can be had cheap.
Another table to consider is the Technics P-mount belt and direct drive tables. These came out in the late days of vinyl's supposed demise and are much better built than the competition. With a Shure, Grado, Stanton, Pickering or Audio-Technica P-mount cartridge, they can sound surprisingly good. If you can find an NOS Empire, maybe even better. They made a ton of these tables, so they are easy to find and cheap.
Dave
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