Was on top of the world!wonderful feeling, huh?
This was my first system.....Bought at the AF Exchange in the Azores....I too had a set of 501's. I had a rack with the glass doors. Had the TT too....there are pics of it somewhere..this was found on the NET a while ago.It was 1985 and wife and I were newly married, I had my first real job (actually same job I I have today), and in first house (rental). Here is our first “good” stereo system. I still use the cassette deck in my main rig and still have the CDP and TT (all Technics). Speakers were Bose 501 Series IV and were replaced when we bought our first house 10 years later and WAF over-ruled in favor of sub-sat system.
Plus, we thought we were uptown with that 19” color TV!
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And that was my entire music collection in the bottom of the rack![]()

The screw in mounting is very nice especially at this price point. I’ve heard the VM95EN with the elliptical nude and it’s fantastic for 130 bucksI have a new Audio Technica VM95ML stylus on the way. The best value microlinear option for me. It's going in my basement system, using the Lambo Technics 1200mk7
Pure awesomenessIt was 1985 and wife and I were newly married, I had my first real job (actually same job I I have today), and in first house (rental). Here is our first “good” stereo system. I still use the cassette deck in my main rig and still have the CDP and TT (all Technics). Speakers were Bose 501 Series IV and were replaced when we bought our first house 10 years later and WAF over-ruled in favor of sub-sat system.
Plus, we thought we were uptown with that 19” color TV!
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And that was my entire music collection in the bottom of the rack![]()
It was 1985 and wife and I were newly married, I had my first real job (actually same job I I have today), and in first house (rental). Here is our first “good” stereo system. I still use the cassette deck in my main rig and still have the CDP and TT (all Technics). Speakers were Bose 501 Series IV and were replaced when we bought our first house 10 years later and WAF over-ruled in favor of sub-sat system.
Plus, we thought we were uptown with that 19” color TV!
And that was my entire music collection in the bottom of the rack![]()
It was 1985 and wife and I were newly married, I had my first real job (actually same job I I have today), and in first house (rental). Here is our first “good” stereo system. I still use the cassette deck in my main rig and still have the CDP and TT (all Technics). Speakers were Bose 501 Series IV and were replaced when we bought our first house 10 years later and WAF over-ruled in favor of sub-sat system.
Plus, we thought we were uptown with that 19” color TV!
And that was my entire music collection in the bottom of the rack![]()
Absolutely. Some of the other A-T moving magnet carts use that finicky screw and nut system which is difficult unless you have a removable headshell.The screw in mounting is very nice especially at this price point. I’ve heard the VM95EN with the elliptical nude and it’s fantastic for 130 bucks
Happy Labor Day everyone.As a proud union member of over 40 years and two different unions i just did my duty as a member and filled out my double secret election ballot with the full intention of throwing the current UAW admin out on their collective ears.
It's a beautiful day here and i hope you all have a great day.My cat's in this picture but,she's being shy today.![]()
Very niceYum!
Trad Labor Day food here - dogs and pasta salad.
A bit of de-elevation from last nights Chicken Marsala, but that's okay.
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