Reason for buying old/classic turntables

Can't we just get along? It's Christmas! Go spend time with family and friends, spin some vinyl!

One thing we can agree upon in this thread, is the fact we enjoy analog playback. Whether it's on a vintage, or a new megadollar table really shouldn't matter. If it works for you, so be it.

Merry Christmas to all. Hope each and everyone has/had a great day!

Bill

04rdking, bless your heart. Happy holidays to all.

Don't you guys have friendly arguements with relatives over the holidays? Can't be nice all the time.

I would not think of vintage setups in the stock form to be anything but average at best........like I said earlier - they need work, love and patience to sound their best.
Example - Lenco 75
-needed a whole bunch of tweaks, speed calibration, break removal as well as any unnecessary parts which weren't needed and introduced/transmit/resonate noise and vibration.
-plinth is the essence to successful Lenco setup
-stock tonearm is crap
-top metal plate needs some dampening
etc, etc, etc, etc.........

Sure with some work and experimentation it can sound really , really good but at what cost........(time, frustration, experimentation ). It's definitely not a project for someone who just wants to listen Vinyl without getting down and dirty.

For the record I own 2 vintage tables, which doesn't change the fact that todays's best i.e. Walker Proscenium, TW Acustic Raven, Basis Work of Art, Rockport, etc. are simply better than their older counterparts. Better materials, better engineering, tighter tolerances et.al. Old can be very good but hardly SOTA. Calipers are no match for computers and CNC equipment. That's wishful thinking.

Also, whether you agree with my views, they are devoid of financial interest and/or bias.

Any fool would know that.

Even Jack.

Who doesn't have a clue btw.