WaynerN
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The Brits seem to be on a roll with letting their hallmark companies be bought out by Indian conglomerates. Land Rover, Jaguar, Tetley tea....
As far as Pioneer, it's a shame, but I always leaned towards Marantz and Technics back in the day (except for car audio). Happy to see the later making high grade equipment today (Technics reference class demos at the RMAF this year were amazing!). That said, I'd love to own a vintage full SPEC system.
Yes, Technics is back, but instead of their tables costing a few hundred bucks, they now cost a few thousand bucks. Easy to hide dirt under the rug when you can get 10 times the amount in just a few short years. Of course, who doesn't have a turntable that costs thousands of dollars now days (less cartridge, etc.). In 2007. I bought a Technics SL1200MKII for around $550. Later, I bought an opened box 2010 Technics model SL1210MK5 for $999. I guess the handwriting was on the wall.