While tripping merrily through the mail, Phil Roberts was overheard
 PR> Actually this old thing is pretty massive, might be more like 1/2"
 PR> plywood. Single play should be OK, as her other system has a
 PR> single-play table on it. I can't say much nice about the electronics in
 PR> the cabinet though.  I'm wary of anything that has a "tone" control on
 PR> it.  That's a high-cut filter, kind of unnecessary on a box which can't
 PR> produce any highs. 
The filter is probably an attempt to "downplay" surface noise on the
records. :-)
 PR> Automatic is a must, as people from the steel-needle generation are
 PR> really hard on the stylus and don't use the cueing lever!  I think I
 PR> have a lead on an old Garrard that's barely been used...which would be
 PR> a great table for this system and is convertable between single-play
 PR> and stack by changing the spindle.
Sounds like my "daily drivers" a pair of Garrard SL-95b's (plus three
more in the basement for "parts" to keep 'em running.)  
I pick up that model whenever I see one at a rummage sale just to insure
a supply of parts, since the SL-95b was probably one of the last 
"affordable" units made that would still handle 78's (which comprise
about 8% of my collection).
Don
... "Trust me, I'm a consultant."
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