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Now here is an interesting turntable and a gem of a turntable.  Apparently, the PS-4750 is not too common, which can be a good and a bad thing.  I take it as good as this turntable is quite nice, well made and looks cool to boot! I have never seen anything like this before and I've had quite a few Sony turntables before.  Like with all Sony's product they are equipped with their latest and patented technology.  The PS-4750 has the SBMC (Sony Bulk Mould Compound) material in it's base (plinth) and platter to help with absorption of vibration.  As well, Sony's air filled cushions on the platter and rubber feet to help with vibrations. It also features a stylus overhang gauge, a nice low friction tone arm and an extra auxiliary weight in case you have a heavier cartridge. Really, it's an over engineered turntable, which is a nice.  However, while it's not one of their TOTL turntables, it's still an incredible turntable.  You can also use your own RC...

Following our d eja vu moment, here is another Technics SL-Q2 turntable.  We sold one before and I thought I would never get another.  These are excellent tables and better built in comparison to other Technics' turntables.  While this is not a SL-1200-1800 turntable, these are much better built to their belt drives and their other consumer level direct drive turntables, like the SL-D2, SL-D202, DL-D3 and those in that particular series. Generally, Technics are really no brainers when it comes to choosing a turntable.  But, you do have to be careful at times as not all Technics are completely reliable. It's direct drive, with quartz lock, 2-speed and semi-automatic.  It's well built with a nice heavy platter and large rubber feet for dampening vibration. Comes with an Empire TC-40 cartridge with new elliptical stylus.  Excellent cartridge and sounds great.  Too bad Empire cartridges aren't discussed very often as they made great cartridges and to...

We're having a deja vu moment here as we bring you another Hitachi PS-48 turntable.  This is a great table, well made, heavy, great arm and more importantly its sounds great! It's a direct drive, semi-automatic, 2-speed turntable, big rubber feet for dampening and featuring Hitachi's uni-torque motor.  The plinth is wood and wrapped in rosewood vinyl finish.  Add a smoked dustcover and you get a classy looking turntable. It's been freshly serviced and comes with a brand new Audio Technica AT-3600 cartridge that has been aligned and ready to play.  Also has a nifty headshell that makes alignment a breeze as the finger lift acts as a slider.  It's pretty cool. Lots of information on the internet: http://www.vinylengine.com/library/hitachi/ps-48.shtml Everyone knows I have a soft spot for Hitachi as they're well made, underrated, and they make great audio equipment.  This turntable, however, was probably made by CEC, who is a huge OEM Japanese company,...

Finally, I've finished this project!  Foams were quite difficult to find but, now it looks like Audioless Winnipeg Group has another foam supplier of high quality USA made foam, next to Rick Cobbs. The AR48s are a 3-way speakers with 1" soft dome tweeter, 4" midrange driver and 10" woofer.  Woofers foam still need a break-in period as they've only been played recently.  Currently less than 2 hours on the foam. They sound really nice, tweeter has nice dispersion and clarity.  I enjoy 3-ways due to the additional midrange driver.  The additional driver makes vocals a bit more prominent and full.  Good bottom end from a 10" woofer.  Overall, a clean and balanced sound, typical of the late AR speakers. They are in excellent condition.  Grills are "mint," badged are present and all drivers are original.  Cabinets are also in excellent condition.  However, they're vinyl wrapped rather than veneer.  The only real flaw is that one mid...

A very nice amplifier by Kenwood,  It struts a bBrushed aluminum face with big knobs and switches, what more do you want?  It not only looks nice but sounds great too. It has the Kenwood sound signature.  Crisps, detailed and almost analytical.  Similar to the Hitachi HA-1100 but not has robust or as raw.  But, raw enough when compared to other "warmer" sound signatures out there.  If I had to describe it in one word, it's "clean" or even "neutral" but not boring.  It will match well with a variety of speakers, that's for sure. It also has some pretty cool features.  5-way speaker binding posts.  It's also DC coupled, or as Kenwood would say on their amps "High Speed DC Integrated Amplifier."  You can also turn on and off the DC coupled if you like.  Also has a mute attenuator and the loudness has 2 steps for it, which is nice and you don't see that very often. It's also dual powered, according to the faceplate.  While i...

These speakers are pretty interesting.  Canadian made!  And sounds pretty nice for a small pair of speakers.  Uses Vifa tweeters and a 6" polycone woofer in a nice well built box and heavy too, each weigh approximately 10lbs.  The boxes are oak veneer and are well designed and look great with the angled look.  It gives it a nice touch of class.  Tonal qualities.  With the right power source they sound really nice.  Decent bass, with a very nice midrange.  Female vocals are great with these speakers.  Those Vifa tweeters are really nice.  Reminds me of various New England style speakers.

Probably one of the most iconic turntable in the world, the Technics SL-1200MK2 turntable.  Loved by DJs and Audiophiles alike.  It's durable, robust, well built and sounds great.  2-speed, direct drive, quartz locked, fully manual with VTA, what's not to love? This is one heck of a turntable.  Sadly, Panasonic aka Technics are no longer making these well crafted turntables, thus the remaining stock of new SL-1200MK2 has slowly increased in price.  Used values has also taken a slight increase. If you're looking for a robust turntable that has been well dampened and sounds great look no further. The SL-1200MK2 will suit everyone's need for performance and sound quality.  Don't be swayed by other look-a-like, not many can match the quality of the Technics. I have put a very nice Empire TC40 cartridge with a brand new quality stylus and it sounds very nice.  Overall it's in very good shape, there are some nicks and scratches. ...

Everyone knows I have a soft spot for Hitachi gear.  They are well built, excellent performers, they sound great and you'd be surprised to find that many other Japanese companies used Hitachi components. However, this is one of the oddest turntables I've seem in quite some time.  This is a Hitachi PS-14 turntable.  It's a belt drive and semi-automatic.  However, it's a 4-channel or quadraphonic turntable with the ability to play in 4-channel or stereo (2-channel).  There are 2 pair of RCA connectors at the back, 4-channel separation attenuators in the front and the ability to select between direct, stereo and 4-channel play back.  Very neat turntable. It's also fairly large as it has to house several PCB for the 4-channel feature.  But, it's housed in a nice wooden plinth and nice aluminum accents.  It also features a suspended platform, very typical Japanese of the early 70s to help with vibration as well large rubber feet.  Not to menti...

Finally got my DSLR camera and took some pictures of this beauty. The Pioneer PL-300 is a semi-automatic, 2-speed, direct drive quartz locked turntable.  It also features a suspended platform for the platter, to help absorb vibration.  It comes with a Grado MF3 cartridge which is equivalent to the current Grado Black cartridge. It's a very nice turntable and the cartridge is a excellent entry level cartridge.  Grado has a very nice tonal qualities.  It's has some bite in the bass, nice treble and midrange.  It's a bit forward but it does have that "Grado" characteristics.  It's a really nice Jazz and Rock cartridge. It's also a very slim line design.  Not as bulky as some other turntables of the same era.