Having A Tough Time Justifying More Than One Table


Currently have three tables on the system, and have run at least two for a number of years. I do remember back when I was younger and had fewer greenbacks to my disposal that I would run one table that was the best I could afford. That is actually my M.O. - only one of each. But I have broke that trend with turntables. 

But as I sit here and listen to my main table, a SOTA Cosmos Eclipse withe SME V and a Transfiguration Proteus I wonder why I bother with the others. Also residing on the stereo cabinet is a Well Tempered Reference with a ZYX 4D on it, and a Brinkmann Bardo with Audiomods Series 6 and Ortofon A90 on it. Both are very nice sounding tables, but neither are on the same level as the SOTA. The Brinkmann might have more I can coax out of it with a better arm, and that is something I have considered. 

Yet I wonder, why bother? Sometimes I think I should buy another cartridge on par with the Proteus and just rotate them when one goes off for refurbishment. 

This is what I get for thinking on a quiet weekend morning and having too much coffee....
neonknight

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oldhvymec
... I love the old Garrard Zero 100, not because its a good turntable, but because it looks so cool and fully automatic ...
As turntables go, the Zero 100 is one of the great sonic disasters of all time. Simply dreadful.

What is worse - the cheesy ’table itself, or that ridiculous, high-friction, pantograph arm? Perhaps they are equally bad.