Technics SL-BD20D Turntable

Pros: A gem of a turntable, capable of excellence.
Cons: A throw away cartridge (or at least the conical stylus).

This is a magnificent turntable for critical listeners. Please everyone, if you don't know about turntables, read a guide to things like tone arms and cartridges. Rarely do any price turntables come with a good cartridge. This is a P-mount design, ...

Pros: Inexpensive; semi-automatic; easy to use.
Cons: No power indication LED.

Anyone who came of age before the advent of the CD-ROM in the eighties, most likely has a large collection of Long Play (LP 33-1/3rmp) and Short Play (SP 45rmp) albums collecting dust in some dark coat closet. At least that was my particular situation. ...

Pros: Simple, plug and play design gets the new user up and running quickly.
Cons: Outdated tonearm means very pedestrian reproduction quality.

I purchased this unit over 15 years ago from a typical home electronics retailer. The targeted market then, as now, is the home stereo user who does not want to part with their vinyl collection in favor of digital media. like many listeners, I have ...