Luxman tables

I own a luxman pd300 - belt drive fully manual. Got it in 1984 if i recall correctly, and it is still going stong. I would not recommend an automitic luxman however - i owned one briefly before the manual one and it had problems.

Also, if you are buying one from the internet, make sure you have insurance and return privileges. The factory packing for the larger DD PD-series is inadequate. I have bought 2 so far (from different vendors) and both were returned as they arrived with bent main bearing shafts. Could be a coincidence but........

I have a PD-DD284 auto lift. Sweet turntable but for the cheap&cheerful base. I am planning on building a 3 arm skeleton base and seperating the power source. My inspiration is the home made job by Bushman on the Analog Dept website.

All in all good units and easily upgradeable for far less than the price of a Micro Sekei!

I have owned a Luxman PD555 vacuum hold down with capability for two tonearms and as far as I know it was the top of the Luxman line at the time. It is about the same size as a VPI TNT JR. The unit looks and sounds great but is is manual. There is a strobe and speed adjustments. If you are interested I may be willing to sell.

which arm is best suited for pd-300? I'm using a grace 707 which I feel is not very suitable.I'm planning to use denon 103r cartridge.Thank you1