Lenco L76 S

This is the Lenco L76 S turntable. Lenco is a Swiss company but this particular turntable was manufactured in Italy. In fact all Lenco turntables were made in Switzerland up until around 1970 after which …

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Pioneer PL-55X

This Pioneer PL-55X turntable was one of Pioneer’s offerings in the mid 70’s. It’s a very nice looking table though, as wood plinths go, I like the Dual CS-5000 the best. It is a direct …

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Empire 398

Empire began producing turntables in the early 60’s and over a span of almost 20 years produced roughly 6 main models the 208, 298, 398, 498, 598 and 698. Here we have the Empire 398 …

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Revox B795

This beautiful Revox B795 Linatrak turntable was manufactured from 1979 on through the mid to late 80’s and was near the top of the line among the Revox offerings. It retailed for about $900.00 in …

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Sansui SR-2050C

The Sansui SR-2050C wasn’t Sansui’s top of the line turntable but it was a good performing turntable nonetheless. It’s a precision 2-speed belt drive “automanual” turntable. Like that term? Automanual.  Basically it’s an automatic turntable …

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JVC QL-Y66F

This JVC QL-Y66F is one of JVC’s high end offerings in the turntable category.  It was introduced in 1985 and is a quartz locked fully automatic turntable. It has two speeds, push button controls and …

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Thorens TD-124

The Swiss made Thorens TD-124 is one of the most desired and famous turntables ever made. A properly set up TD-124 can outperform far more expensive current day turntables. Proper set up is not easy …

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Technics SL-10

Introduced in 1979 the fully automatic, Technics SL-10 linear tracking, direct drive turntable was a high quality offering from Technics. Its production run lasted until around 1985 and it’s look is quite different from radial …

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Kenwood KP-07

My guess is you may not have seen one of these before. It was essentially made for the Japan market only and is the Kenwood KP-07 which was made by Micro Seiki for Kenwood. It’s …

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Braun PS600

From the late 60’s early 70’s comes this modernist, industrial looking Braun PS600 turntable. Of course Dieter Rams, the chief designer at Braun for many years, is well known for his industrial looking designs. In …

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