One of my best experiences was a trade made with Bill whom I met here on Audiogon. He lives a bit less than 2 hours from me here in NJ. We have traded, listened, and visited LP stores together since meeting.
I re-worked my office focusing on the sound system, and to add a Turntable here. TT to fit on top of a 3 shelf high bookcase, I began with a Technics SL-J33
https://www.vinylengine.com/library/technics/sl-j33.shtml
Then, I saw the Technics Vertical TT, SL-V5
https://www.vinylengine.com/library/technics/sl-v5.shtml
oh boy, that would look great standing next to my Teac X2000R (to be used vertically for the first time), finally use it’s Mickey Mouse Dust Cover
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303998239192?hash=item46c7b501d8:g:0VQAAOSwvoJglo5l
Close to buying the Technics one, seller in Canada would not ship to USA, I asked for help here, it didn’t work out.
Bill writes, says he has a pair of non-working Mitsubishi Vertical TT’s as a project, the LT-5V.
https://www.google.com/search?q=mitsubishi+lt-5v&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS881US881&sxsrf=ALeKk03pdRA2...
Did I have anything for trade? As it happened, I had a Fidelity Research Tonearm he wanted, and I gave him a choice, Fisher 500C Tube Receiver, or Fisher 800C (same but also has AM). He never had an AM tuner, thus chose the 800. Original, working, no wood case. I tested the tubes, gave him a few spares, a few spare knobs, off he went happy.
https://classicreceivers.com/fisher-800c
I easily restored one of the 2 TT’s, it looks cool and is a very good design, amazing. The other: mice had eaten the wires within, it has a lot of spare mechanical parts, motors.
And, I got the Technics compact turntable (12-1/2" square) working in the garage now.
I’m glad I joined Audiogon for many reasons, glad I met Bill personally, and glad the A Hole in Canada didn’t sell me his Technics Vertical TT, I think the Mitsubishi is more substantial.
I re-worked my office focusing on the sound system, and to add a Turntable here. TT to fit on top of a 3 shelf high bookcase, I began with a Technics SL-J33
https://www.vinylengine.com/library/technics/sl-j33.shtml
Then, I saw the Technics Vertical TT, SL-V5
https://www.vinylengine.com/library/technics/sl-v5.shtml
oh boy, that would look great standing next to my Teac X2000R (to be used vertically for the first time), finally use it’s Mickey Mouse Dust Cover
https://www.ebay.com/itm/303998239192?hash=item46c7b501d8:g:0VQAAOSwvoJglo5l
Close to buying the Technics one, seller in Canada would not ship to USA, I asked for help here, it didn’t work out.
Bill writes, says he has a pair of non-working Mitsubishi Vertical TT’s as a project, the LT-5V.
https://www.google.com/search?q=mitsubishi+lt-5v&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS881US881&sxsrf=ALeKk03pdRA2...
Did I have anything for trade? As it happened, I had a Fidelity Research Tonearm he wanted, and I gave him a choice, Fisher 500C Tube Receiver, or Fisher 800C (same but also has AM). He never had an AM tuner, thus chose the 800. Original, working, no wood case. I tested the tubes, gave him a few spares, a few spare knobs, off he went happy.
https://classicreceivers.com/fisher-800c
I easily restored one of the 2 TT’s, it looks cool and is a very good design, amazing. The other: mice had eaten the wires within, it has a lot of spare mechanical parts, motors.
And, I got the Technics compact turntable (12-1/2" square) working in the garage now.
I’m glad I joined Audiogon for many reasons, glad I met Bill personally, and glad the A Hole in Canada didn’t sell me his Technics Vertical TT, I think the Mitsubishi is more substantial.