I have recently been given a large quantity of mint condition Decca Records 45's and want to set up one of my turntables to play them. I really don't want to play them on my current rig. Too much detail. I need something more forgiving. The tt I plan to use is a thorens TD 160 HD and the arm is an Ortofon 212D. I will also use this table for old and questionable albums.
The person I received the records from was an executive for Decca from the mid 50's to the mid 60's. Most of them have never been played.
Use a Denon 103, or 103R. They are relatively inexpensive, tough, and will play anything that is microgroove. Best of all, they provide 95% of the performance that one finds in top cartridges. I play 78 RPM microgroove records with one.
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