$100 for a turntable?

[georgios]

Hi guys,
Just wondering if it is possible to get a good turntable for $100. Just hope its sound is balanced and can tell the recording quality of each record. Cheers:o

[Ernie]

TM?

[Daddy Dom]

Sure, you could easily find a starter t/t, maybe a suspended Sansui or entry-level Garrard for that. Neither will be that great, nor that bad, but you can get more out of most decks by upgrading cabling, feet and stylus and/or cartridge and by putting it on a good, solid support. But then, that tweak money may be better spent up front on a better deck.

These might be worth a look:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Home-audio/Turntables/auction-405341568.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Home-audio/Turntables/auction-405838019.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Electronics-photography/Home-audio/Turntables/auction-405891592.htm

The Dual has a cart that accepts quite a range of stylii, so there's a thought.

Cheers,
DD

[analogism]

Hi guys,
Just wondering if it is possible to get a good turntable for $100. Just hope its sound is balanced and can tell the recording quality of each record. Cheers:o

Yes you can, but you have to get lucky. I got one of my SL-7s for around $140 and it makes a beautiful job as my lounge room headphone listener.

If you can afford $500, then the vintage world is wide open.

[Newbie]

Hi guys,
Just wondering if it is possible to get a good turntable for $100. Just hope its sound is balanced and can tell the recording quality of each record. Cheers:o

Haven't heard the others but the Dual 505 was my first "hifi" turntable, about $500 for the Deluxe wood version in the 80's.

These usually go for around the hundy mark +/- $50.

Yes, balanced and can tell the diff in recording quality, depending on cart (OM cart + generic no name stylus is prob worth $10 + $25 alone).

[Papa Hemi]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=406820925
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=406890658
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=406564743

Even less than $100 perhaps, having said that you must be prepared to spend some $$ to get them up to scratch (ha ha - just made a wee joke).