Starting a new turntable project so I'm selling my 124. This is about as good as it gets outside of the super expensive Artisan Fidelity rebuilds. It's a Mk1 rebuilt by STS (classsicthorens.com) with a new aluminum top platter and an aluminum idler. It also has the long bearing. I prefer the sound of the original Swiss Made plinth so I use the long bearing with an included maple shelf with a hole cut in it to accommodate the length but I have some taller spikes/feet if you don’t want the maple shelf. I use the shelf coupled to the table with ebony feet. The table also has a STS digital speed readout but I've kept all the parts so it's a reversible upgrade. I'm also including the original bearing. The table is in great original condition. No dings on the top surface. It also comes with a herbies mat and solid aluminum ring where the pop up 45 adapter (original included) used to be. I'm including a pro-ject heavy record weight. I found that the aluminum ring and the weight really couple the record nicely to the bearing for very quiet operation for an idler. The rebuilt motor is supported by the Hanze springs which were a game changer for me over the other methods of supporting the motor. The belt is custom from Origin Live. The arm is an SME M2-12R which now sells for $3500 if you can find one. SME has stopped selling its arms separate from it's turntables so it's a tough find. It's in great shape and was rewired by smetonearms.com. Maybe a tiny bit of oxidation here and there but you really have to look for it except for the cuing lever which is a bit more oxidized but I'm including a new cuing lever that SME sent me. Comes with the original SME head shell that has marks from screws that you can't see when cartridge is mounted. Armboard is corian which I found to be the best sound material but I'm including two others for experimentation. I'm also including a bunch of other things pictured. A couple bags of different mushrooms (I didn't use mushrooms because the table was on a wall shelf). Rubber feet. An SME mounting adapter for other tonearms. 3 SME mounting plates to raise the arm. Some extra clutch decals. The original Thorens Mat. A bunch of different extra belts and o-rings for the idler. Manuals for everything. Everything will be boxed carefully in multiple boxes and shipped fedex ground at cost, total depending on location.
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