AR XA.. It cost about 80 bucks. Shure M91 cartridge. Works pretty good.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

How do you control speed? I have to adjust mine for every record I stick on.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

"Works pretty good" doesn't cut it for the folks that have that level of gear.

Mine is very stable as far as speed is concerned. I replace the belt about every two years or so. Not all aftermarket belts for the ARs are exactly the right length and width. A little variation can cause speed anomalies.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I know that. I'd also bet that blinfolded 6 out of ten of those folks couldn't pick out a properly running AR XA with a good cartridge on it from the high dollar tables.
I am no audiophile, but I've gotten compliments on it all the time from people who are.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I always thought they had adjustments for different thickness of vinyl or something like that. I noticed when I got mine the sound was too high pitched and I had to slow it down for it to sound like the artist should.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

Put a couple pennies on the needle thingie and it'll be fine.

Needle thingie. Now you're using all those technical terms and our eyes just glaze over.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Could it be that some folks miss "the ritual" of playing vinyl? Setting platter speed, tuning the tone arm, mounting the cart and stylus, checking the anti-skating, dust control . . . then reading the liner notes of "Dark Side of the Moon?"

Ah, the lost love of my life, sticking a matchbook under the 8-track in my 1968 Plymouth.

Cleanly splicing a partially chewed cassette tape with scotch tape so it wouldn’t get chewed again on the next play was a high art form in the BCD era.