Anyway , to get back on track with this thread , I reckon it's time to examine what's going on these days in the turntable world. There is no questioning the fact that there is a resurgence in Vinyl. Quality vintage decks are getting sold for prices that make my eyes water.
We have been talking about SME recently , I'm seeing good used ones going for 3 and 4 times what they were at retail when new. Amazing.
Along side this there are some extraordinarily expensive top end turntables on the market. Telephone number prices that in no way reflect the production cost. There must be some folks taking their vinyl very seriously indeed.

Coming back to the real world it has generally been the case that in the US market the emphasis has been more on the amplification and speakers than on the turntable. CD players don't count , they have ' perfect sound forever ' ( Phirips circa '84 ).
So lets have a look at why this happened.
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