Nice turntables. Attached picture is an absolute requirement.

[DanielT]

True, make sure your amps go up to 11!

Heh heh, lol.

OT:
But less can be more, in and of itself. It depends on and it can depend on a lot. This stripped down, to the essential is my favorite blues record. Neither more nor less is needed for this blues perfection:

A song from that album:

 

[MAB]

How about a Kenwood L-07D:

 

[Goldenyears]

Or an old beat-up AR.

 

[MAB]

Or an old beat-up AR.
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I love it.

Here is a new-old-stock Onkyo PX-100M selling for megabucks on some auction site:

But your deck sounds better!
This Onkyo has never made a sound. A bit of a sad waste.

 

[EarlessOldMan]

I'm amazed Bergmann has not appeared in this thread yet . . . less is more.View attachment 255016

And, am I the only person who finds the inherent geometry error from regular pivot arms grating. Linear tracking arms are just right somehow.

Mind you, I'm a die hard digiphile now, no going back.

Doug

The Bergmann is beautiful.

I have an FFYX T224 with an air-bearing linear-tracking arm, along with three older Japanese linear-tracking turntables (Technics, Hitachi, and Luxman--the last of which is very nice).

With that said, I usually listen to turntables with pivoting arms. My current favorites are a Yamaha YP-B2 and a Sansui SR-525.

I keep plugging other turntables into the spot occupied by the YP-B2. The latest victim was a Thorens TD-165. The Thorens sounds great--but I'm not sure that it actually sounds better than the Yamaha, and the Yamaha has auto-return. So after a few albums, the Thorens went back onto the shelf, and the Yamaha has been spinning disks again for the last couple of days.

 

[Purité Audio]

How much did it sell for?
Keith

 

[MAB]

How much did it sell for?
Keith

In case you are asking me... I wish I knew, I think I may need to register to find the price, and I think they hide it when sold. One look at my shoes and they will kick me out...

Onkyo PX-100M, as new for sale.

I saw one on an auction site for $20k USD once but I don't know how much they actually sell for. I did see one at a show once. I was allowed to operate it. It looks great in real life except... I was struck by the sharp edges.

 

[Purité Audio]

MAB yes you, I registered but just 0Euros, it is the prettiest TT imho.
Keith

 

[Purité Audio]

This is nice too though, a Dual Primus made by Alfred Langer


Keith

 

[MAB]

MAB yes you, I registered but just 0Euros, it is the prettiest TT imho.
Keith

I see they are selling the arm-base for 5k euro:

So you can only imagine...
I agree, it is gorgeous.

 

[Purité Audio]

I believe that base is for another ‘square’ Onkyo model obviously without arm provision.
Keith

 

[Godataloss]

FULL RACK:

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Tis the season for ostentatious speed controllers. I Picked up this Walker from USA Audiomart. It even came with extra magic pucks. I put them under my pillow when I sleep.

 

[Jimshoe]

Heh heh, lol.

OT:
But less can be more, in and of itself. It depends on and it can depend on a lot. This stripped down, to the essential is my favorite blues record. Neither more nor less is needed for this blues perfection:

A song from that album:

Wonderful indeed. But 'less as more' from an entirely different perspective:

 

[Goldenyears]

 

[Angsty]

I'm amazed Bergmann has not appeared in this thread yet . . . less is more.

I was unfamiliar with Bergmann before. I think this is the most beautifully elegant turntable design I've seen.

 

[DanielT]

Wonderful indeed. But 'less as more' from an entirely different perspective:

Less.

Or more ..vinyl is sold and with it also comes more record players sold. Vinyl, see developments in the last decade. Especially in recent years. Vinyl is on the rise.

 

[dr0ss]

Has the Margules TT-10 been mentioned? OK, the one in the photo was never marketed, but a sibling with a different curvy plinth was, also sold in the US as the LSA T-3. (Margules seems to be a serious company; Amir had a thread about them: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/rmaf-2016-margules.876/ )

 

[Mr. Widget]

I haven't had a CD player for many years, let alone a turntable, but for looks alone, I always liked the Oracle Delphi:

+1 on owning CD players and on the looks of the Delphi.

I had the original Delphi MkI with the early 80s smoked acrylic base. Not quite as beautiful as the current version. I ran into the designer at a Stereophile show in the late 90s when he was reintroducing the Delphi in the MkV version.

He was very generous with his time and helped me get the repair parts for my 15+ year old table in need of TLC. I am always happy to support companies like that.

 

[Angsty]

+1 on owning CD players and on the looks of the Delphi.

I had the original Delphi MkI with the early 80s smoked acrylic base. Not quite as beautiful as the current version. I ran into the designer at a Stereophile show in the late 90s when he was reintroducing the Delphi in the MkV version.

He was very generous with his time and helped me get the repair parts for my 15+ year old table in need of TLC. I am always happy to support companies like that.

Coincidentally, I was just reading the Audio magazine review of the Oracle turntable today.

https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Audio/80s/Audio-1982-03.pdf

 

[JP]

In case you are asking me... I wish I knew, I think I may need to register to find the price, and I think they hide it when sold. One look at my shoes and they will kick me out...

Onkyo PX-100M, as new for sale.

I saw one on an auction site for $20k USD once but I don't know how much they actually sell for. I did see one at a show once. I was allowed to operate it. It looks great in real life except... I was struck by the sharp edges.

IIRC they were asking EUR 30K for that one.