Personal turntable/cartridge evolution


I just ran across the two year old personal speaker evolution and personal amp evolution threads. I am amazed that so far nobody has ever posted the question with respect to turntables/cartridge combinations.

Same deal as the other threads. I will start with my short odyssey through the worl of turntables:

1993 Linn Basik/Akito/K9
1998 Rega Planar 3/RB300/Elys
2000 Rega Planar 3/RB300/Denon DL103
2004 Michell Tecnodec/RB600/Ortofon Kontrapunkt A and Denon DL103R

Enjoy!

Rene
restock
Hi,
since 1996 i restart hearing analog.
1. Thorens 147 with a denon 110 Cart.
2. 2002 Scheu Cello with RB 250 and Scheu Benz High Output MC
3. 2003 Scheu Premier with Cantus tonarm and Scheu Benz Ruby 2
4. 2004 Scheu Premier with Tacco Tonarm and Ruby 3
5. 2005 TW Acustic Raven with Fidelity Research FR66 FX and Shelter 301 MC. later Dynavector XX2
6. 2006 TW Acustic Raven AC with FR 66FX and MSL The Eminent and as second tonearm Feickert DFA 10.5 with Shelter 201 MM.
regards Thomas
www.ravenac.de
KLH 20/?,
BIC 981/Shure?,
Denon DPL40/Grado X,
Ariston RD-80/Grado Signature 8M,
Well Tempered/Spectral,
WTT Reference/Spectral Reference,
WTT Reference/Benz Ruby 2,
WTT Reference/Benz LP Reference
1973-78 a BSR changer
1978-1992 BIC 960
1992-present Thorens TD-318 MKII w/ Grado Signature MCZ

I also have 248,495 miles on my 1988 BMW 325i !!
I still use my beautiful black AT&T rotary phone
I still use my 1973 Panasonic AM/FM "digital" clock radio. The radio is dead, but the clock is a machine!

I drive everything until the wheels fall off and burn. Thinking about a VPI Scoutmaster.
From my childhood I cannot recall every turntable. Owned a Garrard changer in my teen years. Some Radio Shack models.
As i grew older I've owned:

Denon DP47F
Technics linear
Revox B795 linear
Yamaha PX3 linear
Yamaha PX2 linear
Scoutmaster
First I upgraded, then dumped vinyl and now I've bought a reasonable TT just to listen to my old records:

Thorens TD166 III with various cartridges;
Thorens TD125 with SME 3009/Ortofon MC15 Super II;
Then I quit vinyl.... for about two weeks...
Thorens TD104/AT95
Thorens TD160B/SME IIIS/Ortofon MC15 Super II;
Micro Seiki MB10/Grado Prestige Silver (don't ask);
And finally a Sony PS-X55 with Grado Prestige Silver.