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8th Nov 2013, 4:35 PM
	Whyperion SUBS Too Many Records , Too Little Time Member since Jan 2013 306 Points	I had great difficulty selling one spare record player a few years back ( eventually sold ) , a Philips suitcase one with a BSR deck , if it had been a dansette then the £100 was feasible , I think I got £30 for it , I did use it a fair bit though . Aside from a nice Garrard deck home made player in the Mid 1960s ( with change over cartridge that as a 8 year old I forgot one year to change over ) , - the deck eventually gave up and I did not know how to repair , followed by a Philips radiogram from Tempo in the 1970s - after 4 exchanged we got a good enough one , though VHF reception was always difficult , its currently living at my cousins house. The amstradish radiogramme is sitting on the record store at the present time , but I have not used it for some years , and needs a re-grease and the belts replaced on the cassette deck. Dad has a Dynatron from 1971 that will one day work again , it takes up space in a small flat though. The USB assorted types normally dont come with a 78 stylus as standard , costing £10-20 extra for one that might fit the tone arm. As discussed on 45cat the lack of a balanced tracking tone arm means they are good at ripping up 33/45 discs in an unwanted way , maybe 78s are more tolerant of them.

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