Date:         Tue, 23 May 2006 20:28:47 -0500
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From:         phillip holmes <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Looking for 78 speed record player
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Those last two are really good units.  But the Thorens requires a really 
good plinth to keep things quiet (the motor is very powerful) and the first 
version of the table had an iron platter that made some moving coil 
cartridges be attracted to the iron and collapse the cantilever and damage 
the record.  If you use a moving magnet, it's not an issue.  And the 
td124,mk2 is aluminum instead of iron.  The Dual is no slouch.  I've become 
quite a table/arm/cartridge collector, and my favorite 3 speed tables are 
the Technics Sp-10 and Sp-15.  They're a bit pricey but very good (reliable, 
quiet, high performance).
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From: "Juan Moreno" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 8:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Looking for 78 speed record player


>I have a Dual 1229 a Thorens 124 and a Lenco 68, very different pricing, 
>but
> you can contact me.