Turntables, Tonearms: Rare Finds

WOW! A Rare "Platterless" Meitner AT-2 Record Playing System

The Harmon Kardon that you listed is from a time when most most turntables had mediocre sound, and it created an environment in which CDs (which started out with bad sound, but have improved a lot) were able to thrive.  

The Garrard TT with SME tonearm and Koetsu cartridge is worth considering.  Turntables have improved a lot over the years, but Garrard made quality TTs.  Likewise SME tonearms are good quality.  Koetsu cartridges are handmade high-end cartridges with a magic sound.  This one is local pick-up only.  The seller has low feedback, but it's due to one buyer with a questionable history.  I would want to listen to this carefully before I purchased it, but it might be a good buy.  

This being said, you can get a VPI Prime Scout TT from Upscale Audio for under $4,000, and you can add a discounted cartridge for between $345 and $2125.  VPI makes very good turntables for the money.  The cartridges that they offer on discount are from Ortofon and Hana, and they are good cartridges.  I bought a VPI TNT III in the late 1990's, and it's still wonderful.  You won't have anything to worry about if you get a VPI.

@100boardwalk 

WOW is right, a rare find, seems 'Platterless' didn't catch on.

@billstevenson 

@78sman 

Thanks, I wanted to add, if anyone has YAY or NAY comments, post them right away to encourage or warn others, who might be looking for a TT or Tonearm.

Unique or fun to see doesn't mean anything more than that. 

I find these fun to look at

https://www.ebay.com/itm/117115857615?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338381866&toolid=10001&customid=c5e5fbe2-2c29-11f1-89c6-633738313963

@billstevenson , others

To post that photo, I did this:

1. open the ad. (any web page)

2. select the photo you want (ANY photo on the web)

3. right click, 'copy image address' (that's the image's URL)

go back here to your post window

4. click on the IMAGE icon, top bar, 6th from the left (box with mountain)

pop-up window opens, cursor is blinking in the URL box

5. paste the image address (you copied) in the URL box

6. size the image: width box: enter 600 (that's the number of pixels wide)

(aspect ratio is automatically retained, no need to specify the height)

7. bottom right, click OK

8. hit return, to get the blinking cursor below the pasted image so you can continue to write

9. post your response.

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Hint: Lately, the site sometimes fails, thus before 'post your response' I select my entire response and copy it into my clipboard, so it is saved there IF something goes wrong, 

then 'post your response', if it goes, great, if it fails, you heve everything in your computer's clipboard ready to simply paste in another attempt.