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 …
Tag: Belt Drive
Sansui SR-222
The Sansui SR-222 turntable debuted in 1978 and was at the lower end of the price spectrum. Despite being a budget turntable it is considered possibly the best belt drive turntable that Sansui has ever …
Pioneer PL-10
The Pioneer PL-10 was an entry level, manual, belt drive turntable released in the mid 1970s. Priced at $99, it was Pioneer’s most affordable turntable at the time, positioned below models like the $119 PL-12D. …
Pioneer PL-12AC
The Pioneer PL-12AC is a manual turntable that was produced from around 1970 until 1975. It was part of Pioneer’s succession of PL-12 models during the early 1970’s. It was at the bottom of Pioneer’s …
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 …
Technics SL-23
Technics introduced the SL-23 turntable around 1976 as one of their entry level models. It is a belt drive, semi-automatic table with a sophisticated, minimalist look. It performs very well for an entry level turntable …
Pioneer PL-514
This two speed, belt drive Pioneer PL-514 turntable was introduced in 1977 and retailed for about $99. It had minimal features and was marketed more toward the budget conscious buyer. Still, it is a good …
Technics SL-BD22
The Technics SL-BD22 is both and vintage and not-so-vintage turntable. It hung around for quite awhile before finally being discontinued. I believe it was on the market from around late 1985 up until about 2000. …
Pioneer PL-41
This is one of Pioneer’s better contributions to the turntable market. Built in the late 60′ and early 70’s it’s the Pioneer PL-41. At the time it was their top of the line turntable. The …
Thorens TD-160 MK II
This is the less common dark gray version of the Swiss-made Thorens TD-160 MK II. You’ll find quite a few of the teak version which most people would probably prefer but the gray version does …