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Friday Night in San Francisco - SACD? Rumours?
One of my all time favorites, but I would not pay $40. backordered ...................................... Rumours, $60. seems available      
Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands
Sony made several variations of Front Loading Turntables (drawer pops out, place LP, close drawer, press start, auto return. Also P mount, and advanced stylus shape cartridges are available. Mine, different model number, has a Shibata I found. ... 
Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands
I have one of these SL-J33 Technics Compact Linear Tracking Turntables. Quartz Lock Direct Drive. Programmable. Hit start, it automatically scans the lp, finds the tracks (corresponding front lights light up). arm returns to start position, wait... 
How long do speakers last?
for others considering very old speakers: Many very old woofers, like my electro voice 15W (16 ohm), (and the Klipschorn variation of that woofer) had pleated fabric edges as the flexible material to allow movement of the cone. Replacement cone ... 
How long do speakers last?
nice review here   My speaker's drivers were made in 1958. I have re-coned the 15" woofers 3 times over the years The tweeter horns and mid horn are both impregnated linen, essentially indestructable, the voice coils do not burn out Th... 
Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands
project fully automatic, good elliptical cartridge to start, upgrade later    
Spikes on tower speakers
take a chisel and remove them!!!  
Low cost SACD player with remote, display and SACD over HDMI
  kraftwerkturbo OP well, I just saw light use in the description, so I linked it. I don't know anything more about it, or model differences.  
Made in USA
  ghasley thanks, I checked out Margules web site. Nice to know about them, several unique ideas.  
Made in USA
I am left handed  
Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands
I have a few other ideas for you, gotta go to Maine now, momma's 100th bday, lets see what others know about.    
Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands
here's one seller refurb, different model (earlier?) MGA, and Diatone are the names when the units were sold in Japan. 120/100v step down transformer may be included/needed (I use one, get a nice one under $100)      
Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands
Where do you live? I'm in Plainfield, NJ, glad to help you set something up. Perhaps others here live near you and would offer to do that. These Mitsubishi Linear Tracking Quartz Locked Direct Drive's are fully automatic start, auto end/return/s... 
Changing from my pl600 (silver, DD) but I have shaky hands
recent search in another thread turned up a few choices new thorens td1601, has cue button for lift/down, you would first need to position it over the lead in area manually. end of play auto lift (perhaps auto shutoff, you would need to clarify ... 
Made in USA
ghasley "manifest destiny" I decided not to post this, thanks for the lead in "A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent" (Simon & Schuster America Collection) by Robert W. Merry ...