The Stanton Turntable (sold in Europe as the Pickering Turntable). And, typical of Garrard units of the day, the jerky tonearm motion was certainly off-putting, and the stiff, vertical cueing levers were all but impossible to use without causing the arm to jump. It was so massive that it destroyed many a cantilever of good, high-compliance cartridges (particularly the fine ADC XLM), and unless fitted with a brush-equipped Pickering or Stanton cartridge, was virtually useless in playing warped records. The highly touted articulated tonearm, the unit's claim to fame, became its chief nemesis. It was the first automatic turntable with an adjustable VTA, but the adjustment knob protruding from the front of a large, heavy headshell, made the unit look awful, and the 23-seconds it took from first starting up the turntable, until the headshell finally landed on the record itself was all but interminable. That said, in as close to an accurate chronological order as memory serves, here goes:Ī straight arm Kenwood with rosewood base (don't remember model number)Ī reconditioned, and very slightly modified Dual 721Ĭertainly the Garrard AT-6 - the very loud rumble made listening to some records a very unpleasant experience, and the 33&1/3 speed was anything but. This is by no means the definitive "All You Wanted To Know About Turntables, But Was Afraid To Ask" opus, but just a pleasant stroll down memory lane that I hope AR members will find interesting, perhaps amusing, and even somewhat beneficial. As I'm about to turn 63 in 7 days, and I've spent a good portion of those years listening to audio systems, I thought I'd list the various turntables I've owned throughout my lifetime, along with a few comments on certain models.
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