stereo equipment

[Don Smith <dsmith@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>In its day, Garrard was the creme de la creme....  Probably in very fine
working order for >the most part, too.  When people first began buying
component pieces - a
>strange concept initially - Garrard was THE table to get.  
  
> My advice to you young man is to buy a vintage turntable. I'm running both
a
> Technics and a Garard currently and the Garard is the workhorse. The
company
> went out of business in like 1968 or something, but their turntables were
> magnificent. ... One
> place to look for vintage as well as great new hi-fi equipment is Stereo
> Exchange on Broadway just north of Houston Street in Manhattan.  I don't
know
> if they have a mailorder catalogue, but you can always call 'em. 

my mother's 1962 Garrard works like a dream, but she needs something
replaced every 5  years or so- of course the stereo cabinet is longer than
my car.  in the Washington, DC area there is a chain called High Tech
Audio-video which when they first openened would sell stunning 60s/70s
Carver, Garrard, Polk equipment.  Your audiophile $2000 tube receivers and
amplifiers sold used for $200.  Currently their selection is nowhere near as
cool, but there are still bargains to be had.

a friend got an amazing turntable in which 4 curved "fingers" hold the
record up instead of a mat, Stereolab eat your heart out.

Don