Garrard A70 Turntable

@guscreek 

SOA means what exactly?

State of the Art. 

I'm curious as how this old masterpiece still stands the test time

For nostalgia it's pretty cool.  For sonic performance vs modern options it compares very poorly.  Modern turntables focus on controlling unwanted vibrations that can be picked up by the cartridge.  Better platter materials, better tonearms, motor vibration isolation, etc.