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Which Vintage Turntable & Which Vintage Cartridge for the turntable?

I would like to play my 300 LP's from the 60's and 70's. 

Question 1:  I have both a direct drive Sony PS333 and a Sony belt driven PS 5520 turntables.  Which is the better turntable?

Question 2:  I  also came across the following cartridges with original stylus: Shure M97x, Audio Technica AT-OC9 MC, Stanton L747S, Signet 110E MC, and Signet AM10s.

Are any of these cartridges worth keeping? If so which is the best?

I did purchase a Denon DL-110 today. How do the old cartridges compare to the new Denon? I must admit I am not familiar regarding the quality of my vintage turntables and cartridges.

Thanks in advance for the anticipated replies and help.  I look forward to listening to my old LP's. Much appreciated.

 

 

thira

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hoytis
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The AT-OC9 is exceptional. Definitely hang on to it. Easily as good as DL110. But it is moving coil, so you'll need either a Step Up Transformer or a phono stage that offers MC settings.

Both TTs are general entry level grade but decent. I would just set both up and decide which sound you prefer. I think 5520 looks better :)

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