"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Rob" wrote

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....!! ;-)


It's a cracker all told. I haven't done a big comparison with the
Project, but in a quickish A-B it didn't seem obviously different - makes
yer wonder ;-)

And the thing is - it hardly shows its age. The switches and general feel
are top notch, bearings have no play and it's mechanically silent. I
dread to think what this level of engineering would cost today ...


Thousands, but that doesn't mean it isn't available to those suitably
endowed - start here, for an idea:

http://aca.gr/turntable.htm




Where you will see this, if you scroll down a bit:

"The present LP/CD ratio is 63.6% / 36.4%, among 102,000 records, owned by
A.C.A. Members."


- Tad more meaningful statistic to me than what percentage of knock-off CDs
are being bought by Chavs in pubs and at car boots, compared with the number
of dog-eared vinyl copies of Singalong Max that are being bought.....

;-)