Technics SL-150Mk2 with an Infinity Black Widow tonearm.
Rare—and way out of my financial reach back when it was new, this has always been my ultimate turntable/tonearm combination. I’m not sure I’d play records any more often than I do now if I had one (I haven’t even bothered unboxing my existing 1300Mk2 since the move), but I might be more inclined to. Like I’ve written many times before, for all the convenience and instant gratification that digital recordings provide, there’s just something about spinning a piece of vinyl that digital will never be able to capture.
The 150Mk2 has all the positive aspects of Technics first generation Mk2 line with none of the integrated tonearm-related drawbacks of the rest of the series. And even back in the late 70s, the Infinity (who made some kick ass speakers and is today just a hollow shell of its former self) tonearm was considered one of the best on the market. Its tube was made of carbon fiber, for chrissake. Carbon. Fiber. In 1979!
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one of the MANY treasures in the warehouse; maybe two, i’ve lost count