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Who will survive? One last table til I die.

I want to buy a final turntable (call it 25 years worth of use until I can't hear or don't care). I want to be able to get parts and have it repaired for the next quarter century. I would also like the sound quality to be near the top or upgradable to near the top for that time period. I don't necessarily require that the manufacturer be solvent that long (the preferable situation), but otherwise the parts would have to be readily available and the design such that competent independent repair shops be able to fix it. I won't spend more than $10,000 and prefer (but don't require) an easy set up that doesn't need constant tweaking. I'm willing to pay for the proper stand and isolation needed over and above the initial cost.

I've got 9,000 LPs, and it doesn't make sense to start over replacing them with CD/SACDs (although I have decent digital equipment) even if I could find and afford replacements. Presently I have a CAT SL-1 III preamp and JL-2 amp, Wilson speakers, Sota Cosmos table, SME IV arm, and Koetsu/Lyra Clavis/AQ7000nsx cartridges.

Thanks in advance for your input. Steve
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A table such as a Scheu Premier, Teres, or Acoustic Signature Final Tool is essentially a motor, bearing, platter, and plinth. A quality bearing, correctly maintained, should last a lifetime I would suspect. The only item that might be an issue is the motor. With a belt drive design utilizing an independently mounted motor one should be able to find a replacement motor easily if the original craps out and you cannot get it repaired.

Or, buy two or three used Thorens TD160 Supers and just bring out another one when the first one craps out!
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