What Turntable

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Specs are meaningless and open to corruption (it depends how the figure quoted is qualified) and have next to nothing to do with the music.

[terrybooth]

Specs are meaningless and open to corruption (it depends how the figure quoted is qualified) and have next to nothing to do with the music.

Note the sudden drop in advertised S/N ratio quoted elsewhere for the Trio L07D. All specs. are based on some relative measure, you need to understand that measure. And, of course, good specs. don't means good music, they are mostly an advertising tool aimed at the primarily male hi-fi buying audience.

[applemarc]

I hope to pick up the PL71 on 2/1/2013 to try now if I like it that's going to give me a headache

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Surely it will give you a headache if you don't like it

I don't know what headshell it has on it but I thoroughly recommend you buy a Sumiko one at ebay, that and maybe some super duper headshell leads is all I would do. As I told you I have a new lid for it if you want it - cost me £50 to have made.

[applemarc]

The thing is if I like it I will want the best one I can get so either

Pioneer P3a
Kenwood L-O7D
Sony PS-X9
Denon DP100

I know it’s just the disease we have you are never happy with what you have you will always want something better

[terrybooth]

Kiddies and sweety shops and eye bigger than bellies! :D
If it sounds like mine (cheapo headshell, no special wires(yet)), you'll have plenty of fun. Take your time about it. That's most of the fun.

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

There is a Sony PS-X9 on German ebay, but silly price.

[applemarc]

Yes I saw that I'm not that silly I think the short list would be

Pioneer P3a
Denon DP100
Kenwood L-O7D

[Lindsayt]

Bah, dealer pricing on that German ebay PS-X9. Make him an offer of 1/10th that.

[zebbo]

Woahh there boys, he hasn't even heard the PL-71 yet !!