Had a Dansette, a Pioneer PL 17D ?, a Dual 50?, a Systemdek, a Logic DM101, countless LP 12s, a few Xerxes, a fully Funked LP 12, numerous d.i.y Lencos. Heard NA's, Ravens,Dias,ART,Origin Lives, fettled loads of Garrards, STD's, Thorens, Regas, Projects, Aristons.
The stars.
Pagoda System Deck/Mission 774 and any cartridge you threw at it
Pink Link LP 12 , Syrinx PU 2 and Grado, a revelation re MMs
Fully Funk vectored LP 12/Zeta/Koetsu
Xerxes/Kuzma Stogi S/ZYX Airy
Half a dozen d.i.y heavy plinthed Lencos/Well tempered arm with any cartridge
Current and final Oracle Delphi Mk 11/ Kuzma Stogi ref/Koetsu
Why anyone would spend the price of a luxury car, let alone the price
Of a friggin house on a turntable escapes me.
Listened to tables where the cartridge cost four times the price
of my front end and thought why not buy a Rolex to flash, like
who gives a monkeys if you can afford a 4K disposable needle J
Many moons ago my flatmate destroyed a 200 quid MC the day after I installed it.
“It’s a friggin needle for a record player, why have me by the throat”
When told what it cost, never did replace it.
Sure many cleaning Ladies have had the same look on their faces!