Shindo 301 player system as the main TT paired with an Auditorium 23 T1 SUT before it gets to my Vosne Romanee preamp. For mono LPs, I use an Ortofon SPU A mono though one day I hope go acquire an EMT mono cart.
Backup TTs include a Thorens TD-124 mki mounted in a Baltic Birch plinth with an SME 3012R tonearm and a Denon 103R re-tipped by Soundsmith and mounted in an ebony Uwe body. I ran this setup when I had a Monbrison pre and a Montille amp and it sounded great in that system configuration.
The second backup TT is a Thorens TD-124 mkii mounted in a OMA slate plinth with a Schick 12" tonearm and an Ortofon 90th Anniversary SPU.
Both backup TTs have been with Mirko in SoCal for a tuneup since my move to NorCal but I'm hoping to get them up and running in 2018. In the meanwhile, the Shindo 301 is the workhorse and I've been very pleased with its performance. My TT "quest" ended the day I bought the 301.
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