Stereo Alpha Egg Chair to go with my lava lamp and beaded chain curtain.

Oh, Oh, I bought a turntable- a Thorens TD124 at an estate sale. I knew the owner well and bought the table from his daughter. It came with an SME 3009 Series 2 arm. Both are being refurbished now. My understanding is that it was bought in the mid 60's and then replaced in the 70's with a Denon; that lasted another decade and that was replaced by a Sota Star Sapphire, with an SME V arm and a VdH cartridge. The SOTA  was also part of the estate sale, but I only had my eye on the Thorens. 

Well, my system is being "augmented".  

A neighbor passed away, and he had a lot of audio gear. Krell, McIntosh, SOTA, Apogee, etc. His children were selling his gear- and while I don't need anything, he also had a Thorens TD124 with an SME 3009 arm. 

Ever since I passed up on buying a Marantz 10b for $600 some years back, I had in mind that if I ever came across a similarly inexpensive 10b, or a Garrard 301 or a Thorens TD124, and the price was right, I would snap it up. In the case of the TD124, the price was right. 

The table hasn't been used in 50 years and needs some refurbishment. Once that is finished (almost there) and I obtain a nice plinth (the 124 used to be mounted in a sliding shelf in a cabinet), it will be incorporated into my system. 

His other turntable was a Sota Star Sapphire with an SME V arm and a VdH cartridge, but while nice, I could not view it as something I should target. 

@zavato 

Congratulations on scoring a vintage TD124. I went back n forth between TD124 and Garrard 301….end with 301. Both great TT’s and while restoration can be PIA, the end result is well worth it. I am really enjoying tweaking my 301 to nth degree. Can’t wait to see TD124 in your beautiful room. 

Why can't I have a neighbor like that??!