1) 1968: Dual 1009 mounted on top of a Harman Kardon SC-7 Component Control Center (an all-in-one wood-cased receiver)
2) 1978: Bang & Olufson Beogram 2402
3) 1982: Linn LP12 (still spinning)
My first true audiophile experience was "snapping" on B&O's most expensive cartridge, it had a diamond cantilever!, and actually hearing what was hidden in that groove. I was hooked. |
Technics SL QD33
Thorens TD 520
Garrard Lab 80
Garrard Zero 100
Garrard Z2000B
Dual 1009
Dual 1229Q
Dual 701
Dual CS 5000
Denon DP 62L
And presently, I have but one and only ... Thorens TD 318 |
Hi,
I have owned literally dozens. Most were of a fairly pedestrian nature, though. I have maybe a couple of dozen in the stable now. They range from a Linn to a lowly Sony idler. I'm probably the only one around here who has cut apart a plastic AKAI just to see what made it tick. Actually, it barely ticked at all, so I didn't learn anything from that exercise. LOL
Win |
6.
Lafayette
Technics
Philips
Dual
Rega
Linn |
1. Linn LP12 with lingo , Rega rb300, Lyra Dorian
2. SOTA Sapphire, Sumiko arm, Grace ruby
3. Garrard something, Garrard arm, Pickering cartridge (terrible) |
It is interesting to notice that many of us have made the upgrade path from early TT designs to very high end actual TT and finaly rediscover the virtues of the old designs like Lenco, TD 124, Garrard 301, EMT,... and it is thrue, the sound of my father's TD 124/SSME 3009/Shure M-95 ED is very similar to my VPI TNT fully modded/ graham Phantom/Allaerts Finish. And I did not made any modification to the TD 124. Apparently idler wheel designs are most popular and for good reason. |
Well it's a pretty big number now that I add it up - 7.
BIC 981
Pioneer PL1000
Sota Star Sapphire
Scheu
Teres
Thorens TD524
EMT 928
---Gary |
How Many Turntables Have You Owned 3 |
BSR 500 W/SHURE M44E
PIONEER PL12D W/SHURE M91ED TO STANTON 500E
DUAL 510 W/SHURE M95ED TO SONUS RED TO STANTON 681EEE
HARMON KARDON ST7 W/GRADO G1+ TO A DENON 103C
KENWOOD KD500/BLACK WIDOW/ SONUS BLUE
DENON DP3000/DENON DA307/DENON DL103D (NICE COMBINATION)
DENON DP6000/SMEIII/SIGNET MK111E TO GRADO G2+
GOT MARRIED!
LINN LP12/ITTOCK LVII/ GRADO SIG. 1B TO GRADO SIG.7
HAD CHILDREN AND PACKED THE LINN AWAY
10 YEARS LATTER,
LINN LP12/ ITTOCK LVII/VALHALA/ SIMIKO BLUE POINT (OH MY GOD, WHAT WAS I THINKING YUCK) TO LINN K18II BACK TO MY TO MY RETIPPED VINTAGE 1979 DENON 103D.
the answer is 9 |
Dual 1219, Linn LP 12, Aristion RD11s, Dual 1229 (with Grace 747 Tone Arm... yes it can be done) I missed the slam that my 1219 had with Idler drive. You just don't get the same difintion with belt drive. Also, I listen to alot of solo piano, and again the difference between good belt drive and good idler drive is amazing.. Dual 1229 with the Grace 747 is my table for life now..
Oh, I guess that means I have had only four in 32 years. :) |
1) AR XA with Grace G707 arm
2) AR turntable with Grace arm
3) VPI HW19 Mk II with Rega RB-300
4) Linn LP-12 with OL modified RB-250
5) Lenco L-75/CLD plinth with OL modified RB-250
6) Technics SL-7 for dining area system
Working on Garrard 301/CLD plinth and bigger Lenco plinth. Still have numbers 4-6. |
Macrojack, is the emphasis on "owned" or "all of them?" |
I lost track of how many turntables I've used in the past, but I owned all of them. |
•BSR 4800 w/ceramic cartridge
•BIC 940 w/Shure M91ED cartridge
•Philips 312 w/Signet TK7 cartridge
•Ariston RD11S w/SME arm, and various cartridges
-Linn Basik arm and various cartridges
•Pink Triangle w/Syrinx PU-2 arm and Accuphase AC1
•VPI HW19w/Syrinx PU-2 arm and Carnegie 1
•VPI Aries w/Syrinx PU-2 and various Benz cartridges |
Garrard, Thorens, Rega (2), VPI (2), Music Hall
Currently VPI Aries 2 and Music Hall MM7 |
Electrophonic, Garrard, countless ARs, ADC, Kenwood KD-650 (so beautiful), Dual, Fons, Technics. |
Eleven. Started with a Philips fully automatic with flip-stylus (one side for 78 rpm, other side for 45/33 rpm), ended with a Goldmund Studietto/T5 arm/Kiseki Agaat cartridge. It has been a rough trip... |
I think about 6, not counting the platic one with built in speakers my mom bought me because she knew I liked listening to records.
Panasonic - (part of all-in-one receiver/tapedeck)
Pioneer BD
Realistic DD
Kenwood DD - (forget model, but pretty heavy)
CJ Walker BD
Linn LP-12 - This started as a Valhalla, but has been cirkus'd, Lingo'd, and currently has an Akito II and Monster Cable Alpha One cartridge (recently aquired right here). |
Beogram 4002
Beogram 1102
Pro-Ject RPM 9
Technics SP-10
Thorens TD125 mkI
Lenco L75
and a few others as well... |
I think, Turntables. That divorce cheaper... |
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You never forget your turntables or your women....about 40 over the years, 3 on hand right now. |
Startetd with a Dual, than bought a Transrotor Classic, Transrotor Giretto, Transrotor Hydraulic Reference, Transrotor Fat Bob, Transrotor Pianta S, Transrotor Super Seven, Transrotor Supen Seven HE, Transrotor Super Seven ST, Townsend Avalon, Clearaudio Reference Brass, Clearaudio Reference Steel, Clearaudio Master Reference, Kuzma Reference and Kuzma XL is coming soon. Without guarantee on completeness ;-) |
SEVEN in total - Technics SL-B20, Thorens TD160B, TD124/II x2, TD125/II, Logic DM101 and now my Platine Verdier. |
oops...I forgot that I bought a Music Hall entry level table before I bought the Oracle. |
in my 'early era', 1968 to 1978, i owned 4, an AR, a Dual, a Technics and a Thorens.....in no particular order and i don't remember the models.
from 1979 thru 1995, during my 'kids growing up era' i owned a B&O linear tracker.
since 1995 i have owned a VPI-TNT Mk2 with Graham 1.5tc, a Basis 2500 with Graham 2.2, and a Rockport Sirius 2.....all of which are gone.
in 2002 i purchased a Rockport Sirius 3, which i still own and recently i have purchased 3 additional tt's which i am having plinths built for and adding arms; a Technics SP-10 Mk2, a Technics SP-10 Mk3, and a Garrard 301.
so that makes 12 tt's owned and 4 remaining. |
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In 33 years in this hobby, I've only owned 3 tables.
1. Technics SL-1500 or something like that back in 1976..kept it for 25 years. It was a direct drive machine. I started with a Pickering cartridge back then....then I moved up to the Shure V-15 type III, and outstanding cartridge in its day. Then I moved up to the V-15 type V, an even better cartridge.
2. I then bought my dream machine, an Oracle Delphi Mk1 with a Grado Platinum cartridge. I still have the table and cartridge, such a beautiful machine...a real work of art. It still works perfectly, but technology marches on and it does duty in my rack as eye candy or (audio sculpture). My guests always oooh and ahhh at it.
3. Michell Gyrodec with Sumiko Celebration cartridge is my current table. Great sounding and beautiful to look at.
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I have absolutely no recollection of what cartridge I had with it. I am pretty sure it was not a Decca. |
I did indeed have an ADC XLM at about the time I owned the Transcriptors/Vestigial, but I don't remember that there was any special association between the two. The XLM was just thought to be a great cartridge in those days. I once bought about ten XLMs in a local discount house, carried them on a plane trip to England, and sold them at about 40% profit to a dealer in London. (The deal had been arranged beforehand.) Just about the only time I've relished the wonders of buy low /sell high. The Black Widow tonearm comes up now and then on the Agon sale site and/or on eBay. Not as rare as the Vestigial, and probably a lot better sounding than the V. |
I wonder if all you Vestigial guys owned the ADC (was that the name?) high compliance cartridge. That was the must own cartridge with that arm. (so I was lead to believe) My Transcriptor or as I called it the Gold Octopus was so sensitive I had to re adjust the tracking force depending on the sight variations in temperature in my house. I think I might have been setting the force to low. Could it have been 1/4 gram. I can't remember now.
Moved on to the Kenwood 500D, the white table direct drive, Had an infinity Black Widow arm (wish I still had that arm) . Boy those days were fun weren't they. Then came those cassette players. Ouch!!! Then came CD Players. Double Ouch!!!! |
I was in LA at the time and bought it used for the same reason. |
The Vestigial tonearm has to be the weirdest device I ever owned. It should not have worked well, and I really have no recollection of how it sounded. But I think it inspired the Dynavector 505/507, which certainly is a top level tonearm. The Vestigial also reminds me of the 47 Labs RS-A1, in terms of its unorthodox approach. I really bought the Transcriptors because I could not resist its coolosity (to borrow a word from the late Harvey Rosenberg). |
Lewm, you caused me to remember my Transcriptor with the Vestigial. I never knew anyone else with one. I also forgot my Sao Win turntable. |
Since early 70's: AR with AR tonearm, then Transcriptors Reference with Vestigial tonearm, then Thorens TD125 with Keith Monks tonearm then Alfason tonearm, then Sota Star Sapphire III with Alfason at first and then later the Triplanar, then Notts Hyperspace with Triplanar, now Lenco L75 in giant CLD plinth w/Triplanar. Each of these was at least a little better than the one that went before. I may have forgotten one or two that I owned back in the 70s or 80s. Currently also own a Garrard 301 sans plinth and a Technics SP10 MkII also sans plinth. I plan to do a Lenco/Garrard/Technics shoot-out and pick one (or two) to keep. |
Three.
First one was brought back from the U.S. by my grandfather when I was a kid living in Asia. It was the little plastic box with these little plastic discs that plays music. :-)
Second one was a Technic I bought right after high school. CDs were coming in, and LPs were phasing out. Bought one for like $40 (clearance) and an Audio Technica cartridge. Never got to use it.
Third and current one is the Michell Orbe SE + SME V + Shelter 901. Heard an analog setup several years ago at a hi-fi show. My jaws dropped to the ground, so I started down the analog path soon after.
Been looking at my fourth table. But it costs over $10k used. I don't think I'm that crazy yet. Kid needs to go to college in the future....
FrankC |
'70s BIC and Dual
'80s Ariston, CJ Waler (?)
'90s SOTA
'00s Prospect, TR,2 Oracles, Acoustic Solid
Grand Total is 10, but I'd bet I missed 1 or 2 |
Rega Planar 2 w/RB250
Rega Planar 3 w/RB300
Rega P25 w/RB600
Nottingham Spacedeck w/Spacearm
VPI Scout w/JMW9
VPI Scoutmaster w/JMW9
Linn LP12 / Valhalla / Akito
Same with Ittok
LP12 / Lingo / Ekos 2 |
Took a break for about ten years. But besides that, over the last 30 or so years, I can remember 10. I have three now. |
Phew.... Not chronological: first some Philips record changer, then a Garrard (don't know which), Lenco L75, Akai AP-D2 (I think), Thorens TD166 II, Thorens TD125/SME 3009, Thorens TD 104, Micro Seiki BL10, Thorens TD160 Super/SME IIIS, Sony P-X55, Pioneer PL518-X and finally I settled in a Goldmund Studietto/Goldmund T5/Kiseki Agaat combination. |
1st was a garrard, then..Pioneer PLD, Thorens TD124, VPI
Aries, VPI TNT-VHR, I still own the old Thorens TD124 But
I need to do some maintenance/overhauling on it.
the TNT-VHR is still in use, But I "Transformed" it.
It's got a 3.75" Cocobollo platter/Teres bearing, A Teres
reference motor (12v) a home made cocobollo Arm board with
VTA adjuster, & a Schroder model 2 Tonearm with Music maker3 cartridge. Analog forEVER baby. |
Not counting the Close-n-Play the folks bought for us when we were kids, I count about six.
1973 - BSR something-another with a Pickering cartridge.
1975 - An original AR turntable with a Shure cartridge bought from Dixie Hi-Fi (now Circuit City).
1980? - B&O something (downgrade from AR)
1983? - Kenwood KD500 with a Magnepan tonearm and Adcom MC cartridge.
1989 - Linn Sondek LP12 with a Ittok tomarm and AT OC9 cartridge.
2006 - VPI HW-19 Mk4 with ET-2 and AT33PTG cartridge. |
Fifteen if you count the three different times I had the Linn LP12 and twice I had a Garrard 301 25 years apart. |
1st: JVC LA-11 ( 1981 model) belt drive semi auto. Nice basic Japan Inc. unit for a young teen at the time.
2: Hitachi PS-38 (late 70s' and used) Direct drive full manual. Typical of many Japan Inc. direct drives. Good performance and my dad still has it in his system.
3: JVC LA-1 ( 1984 model) Linear tracking belt drive. Cool unit to play with but only avg. performance with the stock JVC p-mount cartridge. Sold it in Fall '86 to get 100% into 'Perfect Sound Forever' Yeah right! But I was still young and easily impressed back then.
Fast Forward to 2003.
4: Music Hall mmf2.1. Interesting, affordable new table. Good performance reinvigorated by love for vinyl. I had no issues with mine but others had some reported quality control issues with their. I enjoyed mine though.
5: Spring 2005 I built my first DIY table to which I tweaked it into other mods and setups from then. It had a Rega RB250 arm and a Denon DL-110 cart. Parts bin using belt driove setup from an older JVC table. It was a fine project and fun to tweak it . Its sound was good, better than my mmf 2.1 but speed stability was not as good as I liked, cheap Japan Inc. motor and drive. I built my own DIY tone arm Fall of 2007 which came out well and as a nice unipivot. But by Jan 2008 I had reached my end point on my DIY project and soon tired of tweaking it. I gave myself a pat on the back as I did pull it off well enough for a few years but I now wanted to settle in on a new turntable to just enjoy.
6: Feb 2008 KAB USA modded with Cardas rewire Technics SL-1200MKII. This is the table I should have bought back in 2003 but I got all caught up in the belt drive good, direct drive bad CR@POLA. It is by far the best and coolest table I have ever bought. It punches above its weight and will give me years of reliable service. I will soon add the arm damper but I am 100% blown away of how good such a brand new table well under $1000 can sound.
:-) |
It started with a Webcor 78 speed.Then to a RCA 45 changer.On to a Philco console and then it began
Bic 980
Yamaha
Garrard I forgot the number
Garrard Zero 1000
Sumiko Gem > A David Fletcher design prior to SOTA
Mission
Rega original
Thorens 115 I think
Sota sapphire
Sota star sapphire
VPI 19 type 2 or 3
Kuzma Reference
Maybe 1 or 2 that I have forgotten about and some may be out of sequence.Now that I look at the list I probably have owned too many turntables
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Two.
When I was a kid, I had this Yamaha TT that came with this all-in-one system. Very poorly made, but surprisingly agile in sound. Served me perfectly. Gave up the ghost and I didn't bother having it fixed.
Now: La Platine Verdier with terrazzo plinth. Can't see myself getting anything else. |
Dual 1219,Technics ?,Luxman,Linn LP12, Oracle Delphi Mk1,2,Sota Saphire/SME 5,VPI Scout, Rega P9.
I have a solid concrete floor so no real need for sprung suspensions,that I feel change the sound of the system as the spring tension shifts over time and from useage.
Then again maybe just audionervosa. |
Technics Direct Drive = horrible
Mitsubishi = horrible
Thorens 160 = first real table
Rega P3 w/Ortofon OM30 = huge step up |
Let's see,
One Denon (5 years)
One Linn LP 12 (10 years)
One Linn Axis (5 years)
Wilson Benesch Full Circle (1 year)
Rega P 25 (3 years)
SME 20/2. (this one might be staying a while 5yrs now...) |
A total of 5; Garrard, Onkyo, Rega P-25, Thorens, and for now a Teres 265. |
1. Garrard
2. Dual 1249
3. Luxman PD 277 I still have it it's 30 years old. :O)
4. VPI Aries 3 with all of the trimmings. |
