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J&R Music World and B&H Photo have good turntable selection/websites as does the Turntable Lab on 7th st - my local NYC sources...I am currently looking to replace my old technics...probably will end up getting the 1200...but my criteria is basically:
- direct drive
- at least semi-automatic and returns at end of record
the USB thing is cool but not necessary for me, some new models have both USB/line out and a built-in amp. I'm guessing originally engineers didn't put the amplifier in the tt in order to keep down heat and sound quality distortion from a power source. Belt drives guarantee eventual problems, the belts dry out stretch and snap. But they're cheaper and easier for manufacturers.
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