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The "Barbra Streisand" of vintage turntables

I say that because, remember in the late 80's when you'd drop into Goodwillies' and the LP bin was filled with numerous copies of Barbara Streisand? Similar vintage... this Pio seems to me to be one of the most popular TT's of all time, tied with maybe the Technics SL-BD20 and Yamaha YP-211.

They were good basic units then and still are! I like the sound of the Yam the best, but the Pio set up with a low-end Grado somehow sounds "just right" if you want the mellow vintage tone (let's say: warm, dark, smooth).

The Shure you are using may be taking it to the boundaries of its performance envelope. IMO the tonearm is a limiting factor, along with the very light platter. How's the VTA look? Shure sez: The VTA will be correct when the top of the headshell is parallel to the record.



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