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Luxman and/vs Thorens advice wanted...need turntable badly, tired of getting hosed on ebay

I'm, once again looking for turntable recommendations. I've been hosed about four times in a row now on ebay with either broken gear or shipping damage and I'm just about ready to decide there is some curse on me that's keeping me from simply getting a working turntable. Now I just want something inexpensive and simple....something that is reliable as hell and built reasonably well. I'm looking at Luxmans and Thorens decks at this point....or a Linn Axis, Ariston, or Heybrook if I could find a good deal on one. The Thorens decks I'm looking at are stuff like the TD147, TD145, TD166...stuff like that. The Luxmans are the PD-2xx stuff. I'm wondering which units are the best in those ranges...what I should avoid...any known problems. I'd really like a unit with auto shut-off and the other thing that's really important to me is dead-accurate speed. I'd like to spend under $300 used and I'll be using a Grado Prestige Silver. I prefer warm, rich, fat, smooth, and laid back to fast, bright, thin, and "detailed". I want something that would lean toward making any record sound good. Thanks in advance for any input.....


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Topic - Luxman and/vs Thorens advice wanted...need turntable badly, tired of getting hosed on ebay - Mr Blue Sky 18:15:16 05/11/07 (13)


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