On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, James Lindner wrote: > I am sort of looking for "consumer" type stuff - i.e. I don't want to take > out a mortgage to buy this And speaking of taking out a mortgage...has anyone seen and/or tried the Sirius III...cost $73,750 cartridge not included... If you are looking for a good turntable at a good price...you can do what I do...check second hand shops... Kurt Nauck sells a fine table, with cartridge for $285. It looks like a modified Technics. The Technics SL-1200 MK2 sells for around $525, the Technics SLBD20D is about $175. You can also do some comparison shopping at the Needledoctor...there is a Stanton for $99. Karl