Best turntable under 50k?

[Republicoftexas69]

TD124.

 

[Loheswaran]

Well this may be a tad controversial but how about:
Technics SP10R
Derrenville tonearm

 

[PeterA]

Having just set up another Micro Seiki SX 8000 II, I would add that to the consideration. They are around $50,000 if you can actually find one in good condition.

 

[Phantom-Audio]

J. Sikora Reference Posted on Audiogon almost 50% off the retail price.

 

[Another Johnson]

There are certainly an incredible number of excellent options for TTs below $50k. Gosh, you can put together a very nice entire two source system with that budget. It might even be “what’s best” for you.

My thought would be “Why stop at $50k for the TT? Why not go all in? Or at least to that six figure range?” In my own case, it is because my head’s still spinning regarding the idea that a TT could be sold for the price of a car, or even for the price of a house. I’m still relishing the absurdity.

 

[Ron Resnick]

There are certainly an incredible number of excellent options for TTs below $50k.

+1

 

[Johan K]

Hobby-money is no money… just figures? !!!

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

https://auc.aleado.com/yahoo/lot?auctionID=h1115765473

 

[gleeds]

The exclusive P10 has quite astonishing specs - it is superior to just about all decks manufactured now - its no surprise that it will stack up to anything out currently.

I have a JVC QL10, EMT 950, townshend rock elite (not standard) Amazon Model One and a yet to be plinthed Sony TTS8000. I love the EMT most but on any day i can be capricious and prefer the other

I love vintage Sonys. In college, I owned a 2251 DD with an SME 3009. I would love to see a photo of your TTS-8000 once it's set up.

 

[aangen]

I love vintage Sonys. In college, I owned a 2251 DD with an SME 3009. I would love to see a photo of your TTS-8000 once it's set up.

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Larger picture please!

 

[godofwealth]

There's a detailed writeup of the Sony TTS-8000 here:

Sony TTS-8000 on thevintageknob.org

vintage Sony 1976 professional turntable drive with BSL DD motor and X'Tal lock

www.thevintageknob.org

 

[Loheswaran]

I love vintage Sonys. In college, I owned a 2251 DD with an SME 3009. I would love to see a photo of your TTS-8000 once it's set up.

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I have been very busy of late - hence not got round to sorting out the plinth- in an ideal world I’d get the TB2000 plinth but I’ve never seen one for sale. My design was quite interesting as it has a Panzerholz aluminium sandwich top plate and a lower aerolam plate - the aerolam sandwich was easy - the Panzerholz went . I bought some lab jacks for on the fly vta adjustments. I need to get it done

 

[Uk Paul]

I'm thinking of selling my TTS 8000 inc plinth and SAEC WE506/30, I seem to have too many turntables at the moment and working on a DP80 rebuild, do love this one though..!

It's one of around 60 240v versions imported into the UK.

 

[jeromelang]

I'm ordering the Bergmann Galder+Odin with polypropylene plinth, and Delrin Platter with vacuum hold down.

Tricky problem is whether Johnnie agrees to send the plinth back and forth to the USA for metallic red spray paint...

 

[hb22]

Holbo mk2

 

[Don_Camillo]

I’m considering upgrading my current turntable to a reference level one having a max budget of 50k including tonearm

By what criteria?

In case technical performance and quality would be the criteria the ranking imho would be

1. e.g. Pioneer/ Exclusive P-3a, Denon DP-100m or Neumann VMS 80
2. e.g. Pioneer/ Exclusive P-10, Technics SP-10 MKIII/ SL-1000 MKIII, Onkyo PX-100m, Lo-D/ Hitachi TU-1000, Kenwood L-07
3. e.g. Pioneer/ Exclusive PL-70, PL-70L, PL-70LII, Denon DP-80, DP-7000, DP-7700, DP-6000, DP-6700, Technics SP-10 MKII/ SL-1000 MKII, Technics SP-15/ SL-1015, Neumann VMS 70

4. e.g SONY TTS-8000, TTS-6000, TEAC TN-400 Magnefloat, JVC/ Victor TT-81, TT-71, QL7, EMT 948, 950

20. e.g. EMT 930, 928, Schlummberger, Neumann VMS 66
25. Garrad 301, 401

50. and below - any belt driven turntable