I just had an email conversation with an old friend who is wanting a new turntable. I had suggested he might get more than his money's worth by purchasing an older player, and came looking for this thread. It took a while to find this tech thread (hint: search on the subject and your Mudcat moniker if you know you participated there). I've added "Turntable" to the title so it comes up more easily in a search.

This said, is anyone else still using or have you refurbished any older turntables? Do you buy them in garage sales or have you found any online sites for reliable machines (I would have to hold my nose to bid on something like this on eBay, but I suppose it could be done.)

SRS