No worries, good luck with the hunt!

Interesting small format table, I've not seen one before but it looks like it was included as part of a minisystem. From what I can gather it has a straight tonearm, so the headshell that you've pictured will not work, even if you could find one without the bayonet fitting. Most straight arms will use an angled headshell, and these are often manufacturer specific, so you'll need to look for a second hand Yamaha headshell, unfortunately.

Here's one I found, although I'm not sure that spending that much on a late 80s deck that you haven't been able to listen to is a good idea.

The Cayman GT4 in GT7 is just sublime. Pointy, but with great mid-corner stability.

I'm not a fan of ATHF and The Mouse and the Mask is still in my top 5 of all time. Production and lyricism are on another level.

Huge vote of confidence for Doohan there, jeez.

He was not given a fine, it was suspended for 12 months. He has essentially escaped consequence, which is just so disappointingly unsurprising for Western Australia.

Hope you enjoy!

The vintage market will vary depending on where you are. If you want vintage, try to shoot for the sweet spot between the 70s and mid 80s. Japanese turntables we very reliable and the market hadn't been overrun with cheap plasticky P mount decks yet.

I've bought all of my decks from FB. I try to stick to Japanese decks because that's what I have experience in, and my current deck is a Technics SL-Q3, with a Q2 as backup. I payed $150 AUD for each of them, both needed a little TLC cosmetically, but are rock solid performers and sound fantastic with a nice cartridge.

The SL-D2 is also a good option and there are plenty around, but JVC, Kenwood, Yamaha and Sony all made good stuff too. Even Akai made a few gems that still fly under the radar so can be particularly affordable.

Audiokarma is your best friend for information, but they will almost always direct you towards vintage rather than buying new.

PS. If you go vintage and want to use the edifers, you'll likely need a preamp. I have a Project Phono Box E that was cheap enough and sounds fine to my ears, but I prefer to use the built in pre amp in my stereo amplifier.

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