My first turntable was an acoustic machine and used steel needles. It probably came from Montgomery Ward, and I got just as much pleasure from it when I was seven years old as I get now from my 3-speed direct-drive variable pitch reversible Belchfire 8. Donald On Jul 4, 2013, at 12:01 PM, Shai Drori wrote: I was too little to care. I just loved to see the needle track the groove. ;-) בתאריך 04/07/13 3:34 PM, ציטוט Lou Judson: > I had a Dual 1009SK in late teens to 25 or so (1967 - 75). Rumble city! > <L> > Lou Judson > Intuitive Audio > 415-883-2689 > > On Jul 3, 2013, at 11:24 PM, Shai Drori wrote: > >> I still remember my parents' old reliable Dual SK1009. It's not on par with my EMT but I still listen to the records that they played on it and they are fine. >> Shai -- בברכה, שי דרורי מומחה לשימור והמרה של אודיו וידאו וסרטים 8-35 ממ.