What do you mean "lost an output channel"? This is pretty basic stuff. Either a cartridge pin pulled out, or a phono wire somewhere lost connection. You know which channel it is. That narrows it down to like 3 feet of wire.
If you're not going to fix it then whether a new table is better or not depends on you. Because you simply will not find the tone arm control features you highly value in any $950 table made today. Nor the B&O look.
Only if you highly value sound quality then yes, you can do better.
If you're not going to fix it then whether a new table is better or not depends on you. Because you simply will not find the tone arm control features you highly value in any $950 table made today. Nor the B&O look.
Only if you highly value sound quality then yes, you can do better.