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Does anyone rotate through turntables

I have 11 tables. Each has its merits, and I enjoy the differences. 3 linear trackers, 1 belt drive, the rest are DD full auto tables. Even my wife has come to an understanding, after listening.
 
I don't have as many of some here, but, well, you've made me think how many do I actually have?
I only have one system set up so only use one TT at a time.
A new to me Technics SL-D205 that went into rotation a few weeks ago.
A Kenwood KD-3070 that came out of rotation.
A Pioneer PL-530 that came out of rotation a few months before that. I want to replace the RCA cables, and make the 'fix' to the auto return mechanism so the tonearm returns fully to the arm rest.
An AT-LP120USB that came out of rotation when I first realized the superiority of vintage tables - about 6 or 7 years ago.
I've got a few more that have never been in rotation.
 
Isn't gear rotation kind of the name of the game around here? :p

I myself have 2 tables - A Pioneer PL-550 and a Thorens TD-160. The Thorens is my #1, but I quite like the Pioneer table too - they both have their merits. The Thorens will be getting some upgrade love in the not too distant future, so it's mostly going to be the Pioneer that gets used over the next few months.
 
I've been through a number of turntables over the last year or so, but I think it's fair to say that the SL-1200MK2 is here to stay. I am planning on reorganizing my setup a bit so that instead of on top, my Marantz 2275 can be on one of the shelves on the second rack (with adequate ventilation), and I can put a second turntable on the top shelf. This might be rotated every so often, depending on how I feel. I have a Technics SL-10, SL-1600MK2, and now an SL-1300 that would all fit the bill nicely as a second turntable. Unfortunately, I really only have room for one stereo setup. I recently put together a small budget setup in my bedroom, but the room is just too small for it to be useful.

A big part of the hobby for me is just playing around with different gear, so I like to have a lot of different turntables around, even if they don't end up in a setup. I have a few phono preamps and headphone amplifiers around :). I just need to get some more cartridges.
 
Many people don't know how widespread of an issue TBAS (Turntable Buying Additcion Syndrome) is.

Right now I alternate between my Dual 1229 and my ELAC Miracord 50H. The Miracord needs some refurbishing, but is working well enough that, as soon as I got it, I played it for over 2 years without doing anything to it, just because it was so much fun. Now, I'm listening to the Dual again, not having gotten around to working on the Miracord.

I'm starting to consider getting a Bogen/Lenco turntable. I have two other Duals that need serious work, at least one of which I think I can fix. There are a few other lower quality turntables hanging around here, too.
 
I have 3 the tables (in my signature) connected to my main system and a Technics SL-D2 in another system. Therefore, I have no need to rotate them. I use them all.
 
A small NYC apartment so no room to rotate, really...
I love turntables and had amassed a small collection of 10 or so (tiny, really—especially compared to @biscuithead and others here...) I've given away and sold most of them, and am now only keeping and restoring the best of the bunch (TD-124 & Hammertone 301). The goal is to reduce the quantity and only go for quality—so no lateral gear moves, if possible. This is probably a fantasy that I tell myself, but hey, it's an organizing principle that frames the decision process when acquiring gear....
 
I have 9 currently set up and running that I use regularly. I enjoy picking up neglected tables and overhauling them. After you put in all the effort it takes to get a basket case AR running you're going to want to play with it a bit, right? So they stay around for a while and I have fun using them until something else comes along and you have to move one out.
I currently have a Dual 1229, Philips 212, and a Garrard Autoslim/P in the cue for overhauling and a few that need to move out.
 
I keep a couple on the sidelines usually. I like to swap them out and set them up and go through the whole process. A couple are manual, a couple are automatic. Some direct drive, belt drive, and idlers. Each has its own personality.

Others make it in the door as projects, get used a bit, then moved on to new owners.
 
Yep I have my Technics SL1100A in rotation now. Before that it was my SL1700MKII and before that was my JVC QL-Y66F. I also have a Technics SL1800MKII with a few mods.
 
I do, for various reasons. I always like to have at least one fully functional table with a low mass tonearm for my vintage high compliance carts. These are my best sounding carts overall, and I have several. So really, I like to have two tables with low mass arms in the rotation as it means less cartridge swapping and lets me A/B my various vintage carts.

Second, I also like to have at least one vintage Japanese direct drive table with a medium to high mass S-shaped arm that accepts standard SME style headshells. This let's me use medium and low compliance carts, mostly conicals (AT3600L, Shure SC35C, Shure M35X), and an occasional 0.4 x 0.7mil elliptical. This table is used for thrift store vinyl in less than pristine condition and I have a ready supply of inexpensive replacement styli on hand for these carts (I stocked up on the Shures before the prices went up).

Of course, I am always looking to upgrade, so these various tables have changed over time as something catches my eye (I'm very opportunistic when it comes to moving up the food chain). Currently, I have a pair of Harman Kardan T60s (one that is my main tale and one that needs a little work). Once both are working, I can quickly and easily A/B my various vintage high compliance carts in the same system with identical tables, same amp and same speakers from the same listening position. My current direct drive with a medium mass arm is a Denon DP-30L, a very nice, competent table, but it's at risk of being replaced by a Technics SL-1401 as soon as I get some tonearm issues sorted on that one.

I am also building one of the CNC phono stages so I can run three turntables (the pair of HK T60s and the Technics SL-1401) at once with my Yamaha SA-1000 integrated amp. At that point, I think I will have achieved my personal definition of vinyl bliss - at least until something else catches my eye!
 
I have two tables. The nicer one is fitted with an MC cartridge. The other is a Dual 1019, fitted with an MM cartridge. I like the way the Dual sounds with classic rock; and, since it's an automatic, I don't have to worry about jumping up to lift the arm at the end of play if I'm reading or typing. I use the nicer turntable mostly for jazz and classical.
 
gadget73 said:
I leave my best 2 hooked up most of the time. The others get swapped in if I have to pull one out for repair.
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This right here ^^^^^^^ one in the living rm and the other the media rm.

The only other reason would be if I decided to set one up in our bedroom, but trying to keep that system to only one source. I'm usually a turntable first guy, but really this system only gets used so I have music when I shower lol.

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I do, I have to many to have all hooked up at once. I have 5 tables hooked at a time between three systems and a number of tables that get rotated in when the mood hits me.
 
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