Kenwood KD-5100
The Kenwood KD-5100 hit the market in 1980 and it’s production run ended around 1982. It’s well built and was higher end for the time but you don’t see them on the market too often. …
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Dual 1209
Dual, a German manufacturer that had specialized in turntables since 1928, incorporated new innovations that made their turntables easy to use while still achieving near-reference quality sound. The Dual 1209, released in 1970 with a …
Sony PS-X6
Introduced in 1978 the Sony PS-X6 turntable retailed for a price of $290. It is a two speed, automatic, direct-drive turntable priced at the upper end of the Sony lineup at the time. Other models …
Kenwood KD-5077
The Kenwood KD-5077 was a high-quality automatic direct drive turntable released in 1978 alongside the nearly identical KD-5070 model. As a 2-speed fully automatic turntable, the KD-5077 allowed both 33 and 45 rpm records to …
Technics SL-1900
The Technics SL-1900 turntable was introduced by Technics in 1977. It is a direct drive, fully automatic model with enough basic features to satisfy the budget turntable buyer. Quite a few were sold and they …
Sony PS-LX520
The Sony PS-LX520 is a fully automatic, direct drive, quartz lock, linear tracking turntable. Sony offered it from around 1985 up until about 1991. It retailed for about $270 and since it was on the …
Sony PS-636
The Sony PS-636 is a bit of an enigma. There’s not a lot of information available for this turntable. It was manufactured around 1980 and Sony seems to have dived headlong into computerized circuitry with …
Pioneer PL-A45D
The Pioneer PL-A45D hit the market in 1974. It is a two speed, belt drive turntable and is basically Pioneer’s PL-12D but fully automatic. It retailed for $169.95 which was a fairly high price for …
Kenwood KD-5070
This unique turntable is the Kenwood KD-5070. It hit the market in 1978 and retailed for about $285.00. As you can see the plinth, or cabinet as Kenwood calls it, is a little different and …