Your turntable history


When did you get your first turntable and what’s been your turntable history since then ? 

zavato

Fisher Price record player c. 1976.

Sony all-in-one midi system 1989-1994

Audio Technica (entry level, I forget the model) 1999-2003

Rega P5 2004-2024 (couple of Exacts followed by an Ania, upgraded with TT power supply, and MC phono)

VPI Prime 21 with Shyla cartridge. 2024-

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First TT. A$50.00 BSR turntable purchased in 1969.  When I started working in an audio store in 1972, I went through a bunch of turntables in no particular order:

Garrard Zero 100C

Kenwood manual belt drive

Empire 598 Troubador. (Should have kept it)

BIC turntable 

Phillips GA212. Piece of plastic junk

Thorens turntable, lower cost one, don’t remember the model.

JVC direct drive, wish I kept it. 
Reaga planar 3

B&O turntable, real garbage

VPI HW19 Jr with Rega RB300 arm

VPI HW19 Mk4 with infinity arm

VPI scout

Vpi Prime

Technics SL 1200 G, my final turntable and keeper. 

@yoyoyaya 

Thanks for sharing your views and experience on the Unity arm. I'm not really in the market for a change. I have two 12" Universal and a 9" Tracer. If my dealer gets a SUPATRAC arm for demo, I might bring it home to try out on my Master Innovation. The Unity is just way out of budget, especially since I want to upgrade from my Naim pre/pwr components to Boulder 1100 series.