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Yeah, might look into that one as well. Just got a picture of the PL-560 from my sister and it's missing the headshell as well, so I'll start my shopping with one of those...
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So I've ended up with an Ortofon 2M Red. Apparently we get dealer prices on Ortofon stuff at work and when I asked our production manager for the price, he just ordered one for me... So now I'm just waiting for the Pioneer PL-560 and an original headshell I got for £1 on eBay. I've cleaned and polished the knobs (ohhhh) on the amp, but the front needs a clean as well. So far I've just been playing FLACs through my laptop, but I'm quite impressed by the setup.
JesperXT
So with the passing of my old man, I've inherited a bunch of vinyl, but as a result of moving house a few time and break-up I was left without a decent setup. Decided to get something period correct for listening to his old stuff and with some decent luck I ended up with a nicotine stained (very appropriate) Pioneer SA-7500 for £10, a pair of Scandyna A-30's in great shape for £15 and a Pioneer PL-560 for free. The PL-560 is missing a cartridge and with the rather modest spend so far, I thought I might splash a bit of the inheritance on a good one. Any recommandations? I was looking at a Shure M97xE at a really good price earlier. Anything else I should consider?