The question should have been "how many turntables did you buy before you settled on one?"
I don't even know if I could count how many tables I have owned since I was a teenager.
My first ever turntable was some Goldring Lenco something or other; nothing fancy at all and was a hand-me-down.
My first real turntable was a Roksan Xerxes, in piano lacquer black. It had a rewired Rega RB300 arm, and a modified Audio Technica AT-F7 MC cartridge. I'd listened to a few other TTs in that price range, including the Linn Sondek. It finally came down to the PInk Triangle PT Too or the Xerxes. I spent a couple of intensive hours comparing them before settling on the Roksan. Ironically, I later decided that the PT Too would've been the better option!
My first table was a Garrard also and I thought it was the bomb when I was 15. The best tables I owned were the Sota Star Sapphire, the VPI TNT, and my current SP-10 MKII with the SME 312s.
Rob just picked this up new. We're having another get together on May 12th, so I'm looking forward to hearing it in action.
Cool! I just tried to find a photo of mine with a very quick Google search, but found nothing. When I get a few mins, I'll try to find one of my photos, or scan in the original brochure.
This one?
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