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Originally Posted by jprice
My Turntable and I are both getting OLD together. When I bought this Basis Debut V, Vacuum hold-down table new in 2002, I had decided to "bite the bullet" and buy, what I hoped would be, my last turntable.
So Far, So Good. It continues to perform incredibly well and I've not been tempted to even think about a replacement.
Please click on the pictures to view my beautiful turntable in its full black and black glory!
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I did buy a VPI Scoutmaster for my "other" system, but that table comes no where close to matching the performance of the Basis.
I am using a Walker Speed Controller on the Basis and I still think WOW every time I play it. This table has proven to be much more than a match for a wide variety of CD and SACD players I've put it up against. The arm is a Graham 2.2 arm, which is almost as old as the turntable itself. (which means it is probably older than some of you Audio Aficionado members.)
I LIKE IT!
P.S. I know that the turntable needs dusting. A couple of months ago, our housekeeper, against strict orders, threats of mayhem, etc. took it upon herself to dust my precious record-player, and bent the cantilever of my Graham Nightingale II cartridge. It currently resides in Japan for a replacement cantilever at a cost of some $1100.00. The cartridge you see in the pictures is a Benz Ruby 2 and it sounds "pretty good", although the Nightingale (actually a product of Immutable Sound - Transfiguration) is appreciably better.
Perhaps new cantilever, new housekeeper . . . What do you think?
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My aunt did the same thing - when I was broke going back to school! This one was an Accuphase AC-2 about 20 years ago. I couldn't even gripe because she just decided to come over and clean. 
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