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Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's?

Howdy folks-

We’ll I’ve got the vinyl bug for sure. 6 months ago, I bought my first TT, a nice Technics 1200 GR along with some killer vintage MM carts like Audio-Technica, Stanton and a few Grace. I love my GR! I love that little silver bastard A LOT as a matter of fact. A couple weeks ago, my second table arrived, a minty fresh Luxman PD-444 from Japan. This is a Micro Seiki built TT and was the "tits" in the mid 70’s. I can mount 2 arms on the Luxman. I’ve got a nice Victor 7045 arm coming soon along with a Victor X-1IIe MM cart which work quite well together.

I’d like to add another Vintage TT from the 70’s or 80’s and probably phase out the GR. I like the look of the old Pioneer, Denon and Victor tables. I’d like to get a vintage table that can be serviced if needed, something I can add a sweet vintage arm too. 3 arms are better than two!

I’d like to hear suggestions and comments on some fantastic, cool as crap, vintage turntables that you think should sit next to the Luxman.

Thanks again for your help!

Brent




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avanti1960
225 posts
 
@rcronk   
ironically the OP's Technics Sl1200GR beats the Rega P6 based on my listening experiences.  
sound quality may not be the goal here... 
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rauliruegas
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Dear @knollbrent : You ask or looking for a vintage TT where you can mount 3 arms and that DD vintage is the MS DDX-1000.

But for your budget range between 5K-10K you don't have to go with vintage DD TTs.

Today you can get extremly good BD TTs that accepts 3 tonearms as the Acoustic Signature that are really good. I like DD but exist very good BD and when you buy a today TT you don't have to woorry to re-furbished or in case of a problem where will be fixed.

Think about.

R.
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best-groove
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The Exclusive P10 is reportedly very close sonically to the P3 and should give you more leeway financially. But for some reason it is much rarer on the used market than the P3.

There's one for sale on Canuck Audio Mart ... but deal with it before it disappears quickly.
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best-groove
236 posts
 
Ho visto quel braccio in vendita separatamente a prezzi superiori a $ 4000.

Pioneer PA70 tonearm? Nahhhhhh......now 580$.....I would have done it this week but on a Technics plinth SH 10 B3 is too high.
edgewear
119 posts
 
@lewm,

The tonearm of the PL-70L II is very similar to the one on the P3 and P10, but not identical. The most obvious difference is that the P3/P10 arm is dynamically balanced, whereas the PL-70L II arm is statically balanced. The P3/P10 armlift also has its own lever on the armbase (instead of a push button on the plateau rim, like on the 70L).
It may have been available as a separate product, but I don't remember ever seeing it for sale. So it must have been quite rare, which would then go a long way to explain a $4k asking price. 


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