Is anyone looking for an entry level turntable?

[deckeda]

In the context of serious stereo components, $350 is a very inexpensive turntable of the sort *everyone* was once buying. Consider a new Dual turntable purchased for about $100 in 1980. Guess how much that is in today's dollars?

The difference today is that the barriers to entry have lowered along with quality, so "$100" remains the expected norm but yeah the ION and similar machines mostly just reinforce vinyl's downsides, not the potential.

And $100 off a $450 deck is a rare bargain.

I have a Dual 1246 that runs OK I'll sell to anyone here for $50 but you need to by a cartridge. It's not in perfect shape but it makes music and its tonearm would shame the ION's.

[Surfrider]

Anyone know a good Dual repair site/service?

[Grateful11]

I still want to refurb. my $25 Salvation Army find Pioneer PL530. When I get my little shed setup maybe I'll finally be able to tackle it.

[Grateful11]

Surfrider wrote:
Anyone know a good Dual repair site/service?

The best guy in the business, Joel David Thorner, passed away a few years back. He was always willing to
answer any question I asked. Another one gone before his time.

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/thorner.htm

[Psurfer]

Then, with all due respect, I think his turnaround time time be a little slow?

Grateful11 wrote:
[quote=Surfrider]
Anyone know a good Dual repair site/service?

The best guy in the business, Joel David Thorner, passed away a few years back. He was always willing to
answer any question I asked. Another one gone before his time.

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/thorner.htm

[the_poochies]

davester wrote:
Entry level to the sickness that is high end audiophile geekery perhaps. It's unlikely that getting a more expensive turntable would get you any perceptible (assuming a double blind test) audio quality but would get you bragging rights.

:agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree:

[Grateful11]

Psurfer wrote:
Then, with all due respect, I think his turnaround time time be a little slow?

[quote=Grateful11]
[quote=Surfrider]
Anyone know a good Dual repair site/service?

The best guy in the business, Joel David Thorner, passed away a few years back. He was always willing to
answer any question I asked. Another one gone before his time.

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/thorner.htm
Maybe one of these will work out:

http://www.turntableexperts.com/index.html

http://www.doctordual.ca/

[deckeda]

Grateful11 wrote:
[quote=Psurfer]
Then, with all due respect, I think his turnaround time time be a little slow?

[quote=Grateful11]
[quote=Surfrider]
Anyone know a good Dual repair site/service?

The best guy in the business, Joel David Thorner, passed away a few years back. He was always willing to
answer any question I asked. Another one gone before his time.

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/thorner.htm
Maybe one of these will work out:

http://www.turntableexperts.com/index.html

http://www.doctordual.ca/
Audiokarma.org's turntable forum is a good resource. At least one of their members repairs old Duals; can't recall if one of them is at one of those links?

[deckeda]

the_poochies wrote:
[quote=davester]
Entry level to the sickness that is high end audiophile geekery perhaps. It's unlikely that getting a more expensive turntable would get you any perceptible (assuming a double blind test) audio quality but would get you bragging rights.

:agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree::agree:
Always interesting, well up to a point, to read commentary from people who feel threatened from other's hobbies and priorities enough to post hate. Sickness, geekery and double-blindness indeed.

Anything else high end you care to disparage? Expensive cameras, wine, clothing, housing, vacations, bicycles, cars perhaps? The world is your playground.

I'll make you a deal. For my part I'll refrain from posting anything in the numerous threads regarding the promotion of Amazon MP3s and other non-engaging, lackluster, musical-background file formats.

[Dennis S]

Can one of y'all describe in words what the $50,000 speakers sounded like?