Sondek, I should have edited that post. i went upstairs and came down thinking it was a pointless thing to say. There's an old saying, if you haven't got anything good to say then say nothing.
I sometimes pop into a guitar forum in the USA where everyone is so polite and protective that the blandness can be quite nauseating.
I like different opinions too, because I'm genuinely interested to know what people think. I like honesty. I'm sure we're all man enough.
Dammit, say what you think - don't apologise.
It has a Dansette vibe about it....I like it.
Is one of those decks a Technics linear tracking deck?
Or do as Joe and my mother would do, use tact and then subtly change the subject.