Technics SL1500CEBK Hi-Fi Turntable in Black

I bought this to replace my very old Technics Belt Driven Turntable, I was not disappointed. It has the excellent quality you'd expect from Technics. It's also very solid at 10kg. I needed the built in pre-amp but you can bypass this if necessary. I push this through a Marantz amp and Q-Acoustic speakers. Whether I listen to Dark Side of the Moon, Tubular Bells, or Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony the sound is exquisite. Highly recommended.

you do get what you pay for. It's a no frills direct drive turntable, nicely engineered, flexible in use (including the built in phono pre-amp if you need it) where all the money has been invested where it matters.