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I had used the A&R Cambridge P77 many years past and have still go the main body stored. This was the Cartridge that I felt was most impressive out of other MM's when used on my Belt Drive TT and in the early stages of my use of Idler Drives.... 
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@holmz I use a TT with a 86db S/N R, which is the SP10 MkII that has been fully overhauled by an Engineer, who is a recognised  authority on this model of TT in the UK. This is my go to TT over all my other TT's, for three reasons, One, being I ... 
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There are probably 100's of Thousands of TT users of which a Large Proportion are types who do not know much of anything about TT's, apart from the need to level one, and have a Tonearm > Cartridge set to a particular geometry. These types wil... 
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The OP I hope does feel there is time on their side and they do not have t rush into their decisions to acquire a TT. I have made the Aurex SR 510 known and the information below are Copy and Pastes from the user of one that guided myself towards... 
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I have referenced a  Denon DP-80 with a Gunmetal Platter as these become available for sale and might have proved attractive to the OP. From my many years of acquiring Japanese Design Vintage DD TT's, I have not seen a Gunmetal Platter as a singu... 
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As for the 12" Arm I referred to it, as there are commonly seen configurations using a arm of this length on a Two Tonearm Plinth Design. I am not an owner of  12" Arm but do listen to them. I have listened to the SME V/12" on quite a few occasio... 
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I have to listen to a TT to judge how it impacts on me and leaves a impression. As I really enjoy the music and the pleasure of sharing in moments with LP's, especially the ones owned for numerous years, along with those purchased to offer a help... 
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That was an early morning post, the link will guide you, and there are more affordable models to be discovered than this price. The Plinth is a Lead Version and not the Platter . There is a Phosphor Bronze / Gun Metal Platter to be used on the D... 
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I have a selection of DD TT's which are duplicated, a duplicate model is to undergo a Platter Spindle Bearing Rebuild to assess how a modern approach to a Bearing design can impact on the SQ. Within the collection of DD TT's, there are thee Denon... 
The Growing Challenge of Buying NOS/NIB Tubes
The person who tests my Tubes is a owner of a two generation Valve collection and knows so much about tubes and how they can influence a device. Occasionally a selection of Late 50's to early 60's era matched tubes are put in a line up for demons... 
Madman! Digital vs Vinyl
I have been carrying out CD vs Vinyl on different TT > Tonearm > Cartridge combinations over the past few years. In the same way a TT > Tonearm > Cartridge can sound very different to each other, adding the CD replay into the equation... 
Turntable - The Next Step
It is time to Travel and receive demonstrations, if this is an option that can be considered. Using ones ears is the most valuable method to make prepare for making an upgrade. The familiarity with the owned TT Set Up will allow a immediacy to i... 
How to choose an upgraded tonearm.
Maybe the trip can be planned to incorporate the enjoyment of music, there are a lot of live performances that are arranged to be performed within the confines of ancient structures. It does not seem too far stretched to acquire a ticket to a con... 
How to choose an upgraded tonearm.
Did you detect the very young Mr Bean in his early in life role, as a Sales Representative for Trio TT's. The Customer was to become the Director of the early Mr Bean Movies   A visit to Rome will be an amazing experience there really is an amaz... 
How to choose an upgraded tonearm.
I have the Brand Solid Tech - Feet of Silence' and  Audio Technica's  - AT-616 Footers in use under my TT, and will when I have a functioning HiFi room back in place, will be trialling Panzerholz and Permali Boards in place of a Highly Compressed ...