The Ariston (if I remember the model correctly) was considered to be a decent turntable in the mid 1970's. The Grace 707 is a classic tonearm, quite low in mass, although not the absolute lowest of its day. Mated to a good high-compliance cartridge, it should perform quite well. I am still using one with a Shure V15 IIIG. I do not know what cartridges today have high compliance. Maybe someone else can help you out with that. jeff
Ariston & Grace
I have recently acquired an oldish Ariston RD80 transcription deck here in the UK fitted with a Grace G707 tone arm. I have been searching in vain to find out any information on either of these products. Does anybody out there know of either of these items and more importntly are they any good! I'm new to vinyl so I would be grateful if someone could advise me on the difference between a tuntable and a transcription deck?