I was looking for a cheaper 3 speed entry level - started with the teac tn100 before realizing that the mechanism is the same as a lot of low rent crosleys, before finding that there are some ions in the 30$ range shipped which seem to look ok. They come with an MM cart ( looks like an ST 09D) which has a 78rpm needle, and I wouldnt mind if it got trashed by my son, or if it trashed any of the records (they are in bad shape to begin with!)