I must say, although most people here on the forum are serious listeners, there is never any discussion about high-end equipment. Off course, it’s about the music itself, this forum (thank god!) but i would expect more people here with a passion for the audio hardware..

http://www.theanalogdept.com/doug_olsen_ii.htm

i did some high-end equipment buying in the beginning, untill i red an article of a guy who had hifi-equipment for over 100 thousand dollars, and then he stated:.. I am ALMOST satisfied with the sound… sold everything and bought something Jezus would not be ashamed of, and started listening to the music 🙂

I always wondered what kind of tables people use who buy these wonderful old jazz records. I mean, you certainly do not want to be playing these on a Crosley, do you?

I have three tables, and depending on what I am playing (and the mood I’m in) generally dictates which table to use. For my old mono records, I like to use the Empire 598, and for newer music, I use my Kenwood KD 770D, and for anything I have in my collection, I play on my modified Thorens TD 160. The Empire has such a great sound with those old records, I’d highly recommend it for you collectors out there.