never really something to write home about

I bought this turntable before moving to Israel. It was a bit more expensive than the cheapest model available because the cheaper one couldn't be converted to the cycles that Israeli currency uses. Until I cleaned out the attic I had been convinced (and even noted here) that I'd thrown it out. Though it was a relatively modern model for its time it still was built for stacking records one on top of the other for "continuous" play, causing harm to my extensive record collection by doing so. We still have a working turntable in the house, though "working" means, in this case, that it's functional, not that it actually sees much use.

Of course today just about any turntable is totally outdated. Come to think of it, that's probably true of most CD players as well.