Prices valid in stores (all including VAT) until close of business on 26th November 2023. (Some of these web prices are cheaper than in-store, so please mention that you've seen these offers online.) X 0.5 mil elliptical diamond - most 1905 to 1940's, slightly worn 78s & transcriptions, & some Edison discs.

Sony (ONLY from the lower-end models, including the PS-LSX100/150/200/250/300) **(Uses Hanpin FU-700/R200 models)** May 22nd, 2017 - Major thanks to u/hi-fi132 and u/MrRom92 for pointing out an article at Audio Appraisal regarding how a Skywin-built player (GPO Stylo in the article as an example) damages the record grooves with audio samples. and many, MANY more. This list will continue to be updated as soon as I find additional brands or information.December 17th, 2017 - Added a number of UK and Australia brands like Elyxr Audio, Buddee, Cavern Club, and Fenton. Job #3 Position a stylus and transducer above a revolving groove, allow the stylus to follow the grove and faithfully reproduce the vibrations encoded within. Older Mono records have a U type Groove Mono/78RPM 3.0mil is the accepted norm& Steel Needles for gramophone records

March 4th, 2017 - Added new introduction and made numerous updates to the list of reasons!! Major thanks to almabes at VinylEngine.com for writing introduction to the guide, fixing errors on the guide and rewritten the reasons to be easily digestable!! Major credit and props go to the moderators, regular posters, and various people in r/vinyl who helped me make this guide happen. April 25th, 2017 - Added a whole bunch of brand names to the vintage wooden stereo console section. Also added the Sansui - SLP-5000BT model to be avoided.As one moves up the record player/turntable food chain, more of the build budget gets dedicated to improvements that affect audio quality either directly or indirectly. Hanpin R200 OEM model was sourced by Pioneer, Sony, TEAC, Optimus (such as the LAB-1000 model), and Marantz.