Your turntable history

My first turntable was an Empire 698 with a MicroAcoustics 2002E electret cartridge. $398 + $90 mail order from Stereo Discounters in Maryland. This was in 1977 as I was assembling my first really good system. I kept the 698 for a year before selling it to a friend from work. I then bought a new Ariston RD11S from my local HiFi store along with a used SME 3009 arm ($380 + $150). This was in 1978. 

To show how much prices have risen since the late 1970's a new Linn Sondek was $450 at my local HiFi store. Same price for a pair of Rogers LS3/5a's!

@dwette - best of luck with the Boulder amps. I've a lot of experience with Naim gear. It's always had a very "distinctive" sonic character. But that's a whole other topic...

@yoyoyaya I've had Naim gear since I started with CB 42.5/HC/140 in the mid 80s. :)

In the early 1960's, a New Garrard 301 was £17.00; currently, the new Garrard 301 is sold at £32000