Thank you all for the responses! Some really good info and education. Here's my take away: keep the table, which other than the motor, is in great shape, check out the capacitors as the motor does turn freely, and if that doesn't work then try and rebuild the motor (I did watch the video) or replace the motor and maybe down the road, replace the arm and headshell as I understand there are some Technics(?) arms that will work with this table. Did I get that right?
AR-XB. Is it worth a new motor?
I recently purchased an AR-XB for $200 from a gentleman who was selling it for an estate of the original owner. It looked great. I did everything but plug it in as he assured me it only needed a new belt. When I got home, the motor would not turn, although I could feel it humming under my finger. Unfortunately, I bought the tt in Pittsburgh while visiting my son. I hand carried it in its original box as a carry on back to Washington state. My question is, should I bite the bullet for a new $200 motor from Vinyl Nirvana, or chalk it up to experience and move on? Now I know some of you would spend more than that on the wiring for the tonearm, but that's a bit of money for my habit given my finances. The rest of the system is Mac 2100, Mac C26, Acoustat Spectra 1100, Audiolab 6000cdt, Audiolab M+DAC, MIT interconnects. Jazz, acoustic, bluegrass, Americana and vintage rock are what I listen to. Oh, and I have brandy new Ortofon Super OM 20 I was going to use. My back-up table is a Sony PS-LX5.
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