The turntable itch
I have been recently infected with the itch to change up my turntables. I have two vintage turntables that I use as daily drivers. Neither of them are high-end; remember I am the budget audiophile! I have a belt-driven Technics SL-B3 turntable, this table has an interchangeable head shell system, it was built around 1980. I brought this one back from the junk pile, I traded a 17" monitor for it. This thing was very dirty, the belt had melted to the platter. I restored it, cleaned it, lubricated it, got a headshell a new belt and brought it back from near-death. I also have a direct-drive JVC L-F210. This table is a direct-drive straight-arm table from around 1982, it also has the interchangeable head shell system. Each of my turntables have it's strengths and weaknesses. Both have interchangeabe headshells, albeit both are different styles of headshell. The JVC sounds brighter than the Technics, which has a nice an...