mac1012 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Hi I have had this turntable for about a year now and very pleased with it , I got for 45 pounds locally cleaned it up and got a new stylus and the dust cover came up mint and was intact however the other day something fell off the wall and smashed my dust cover I was gutted I looked for a replacement second hand but they are as common as rocking horse sh## got me thinking whether time upgrade to a basic project turntable and get the dust cover to go with it or try and get a universal dust cover to go over technics would I be gaining anything on a new base project or similar ? I not that technical when it comes to turn tables and don't want to spend money on a new turn table that's a base model and not gain anything I know if I spent a lot of money maybe but I am not a vinyl obsessive , I just enjoy buying new and used vinyl giving them a swipe with brush when rotating on turn table and the odd clean with some fluid I do however like the thought of a new turntable the d3 just not same with a broken dust cover lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac1012 Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 the system I have is nad c370 amp a pair of mission speakers on Apollo spiked floor stands my preamp was not very expensive so will upgrade in the future but does the job for now with the set up I can shake my house and next doors if I want with my vinyl or just nice and gentle but great sound well for me it is anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Go vintage again, you live in the land of the high end turntable so for what you would spend on a Project you can get some very nice home grown vintage turntables. And no with a lower end Project I doubt you would gain your money's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac1012 Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 ok thanks so what would you suggest are good vintage turntables to go for as I say I am in two minds whether to get a universal dust cover to go over the d3 what would be a vintage upgrade from a d3 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Really depends on your budget, what are you looking to spend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForSunday Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Loads of good direct drive quartz lock tables everywhere here in the UK and can be had under £100. Someone on my local Gumtree had a pristine SL-Q3 for £60 the other week. You can get used Pro-Jects under £150 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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