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!
one of the MANY treasures in the warehouse; maybe two, i've lost count