Smoking Joe
Established Member
Record player?!?!?
- So you like taking pictures then?
- NO! I like photography.
- Oh okay....
I'm putting together a second system in the dining room: Audiolab 8000A amp, Marantz CD-67 Special Edition and Dali Zensor 1 speakers (or maybe Mordaunt Short MS10i Classic...)
Anyway I am toying with the idea of getting an old record player, sorry I mean "turn table" to add to it. I have always said that someday I would get one, "just because".
I haven't played a record since I had a 3 in 1 system back in the '80s/ early '90s. But I still have my records. No a whole heap mind you, but still..... And I always said that someday I'd get one, just to have the option....
Anyway from browsing these came up (mostly from the 1970s and some from the 1990s):
Realistically I will not be listening to records all that often. So I don't mind a bit of a fixer upper project, or even not the last word in sound quality. So does anyone have any comments on the below? Or just don't bother as I'll never use one anyway (as my wife says!).
These are for auction and currently range from 30 quid to 170, but obviously may increase....
Obviously people are going say about condition and the cartridge on them. But that could always be changed later if needed....
So what do you think?
1970s Hitachi PS-8 (70 Euro)
Very basic manual player. But looks stunning with it's walnut base.
1970s Lenco L78
Fully automatic.
1970s Lenco L75 modified with a tube pre-amp.
No dust cover.
1990s (?) Dual CS435 (45 Euro)
Fully automatic
1970s Marlux MX-66 (75 Euro)
Fully automatic
1990s (?) Technics SL1500 (170 Euro)
- So you like taking pictures then?
- NO! I like photography.
- Oh okay....
I'm putting together a second system in the dining room: Audiolab 8000A amp, Marantz CD-67 Special Edition and Dali Zensor 1 speakers (or maybe Mordaunt Short MS10i Classic...)
Anyway I am toying with the idea of getting an old record player, sorry I mean "turn table" to add to it. I have always said that someday I would get one, "just because".
I haven't played a record since I had a 3 in 1 system back in the '80s/ early '90s. But I still have my records. No a whole heap mind you, but still..... And I always said that someday I'd get one, just to have the option....
Anyway from browsing these came up (mostly from the 1970s and some from the 1990s):
Realistically I will not be listening to records all that often. So I don't mind a bit of a fixer upper project, or even not the last word in sound quality. So does anyone have any comments on the below? Or just don't bother as I'll never use one anyway (as my wife says!).
These are for auction and currently range from 30 quid to 170, but obviously may increase....
Obviously people are going say about condition and the cartridge on them. But that could always be changed later if needed....
So what do you think?
1970s Hitachi PS-8 (70 Euro)
Very basic manual player. But looks stunning with it's walnut base.
1970s Lenco L78
Fully automatic.
1970s Lenco L75 modified with a tube pre-amp.
No dust cover.
1990s (?) Dual CS435 (45 Euro)
Fully automatic
1970s Marlux MX-66 (75 Euro)
Fully automatic
1990s (?) Technics SL1500 (170 Euro)