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Old November 11th 06, 10:40 PM posted to alt.audio.equipment,rec.audio.misc,rec.audio.tech,uk.rec.audio
Keith G
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Default Independent View Of LP versus CD


"Rob" wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:
"Stephen Worth" wrote in message
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In article , Mr.T
MrT@home wrote:

Possibly good enough for those $1 LP's I guess, but I wouldn't play
*mine*
on a crap box. Hell a new stylus costs me that much!
You can get higher end turntables from the 70s used for much
less than the cost of low end new turntables. You just have to
look. Dual, Thorens, Rega... they're all out there and they're far
from being crap boxes.


Trouble is, $250 isn't what it costs to put together a credible vinyl
setup, following the instructions above.

snip bits about 250USD

I recently bought a pretty decent TT/cart for 35UKP plus p&p:

http://patchoulian.googlepages.com/jvcjl-a40



That looks better each time I see a pic of it!

(The Victor Company Of Japan didn't make much over the years that I wouldn't
have been very pleased to own....!! ;-)