Well, I own a low-end Technics and it does the job for me. I wish I had it with me so I could tell you the model number, but I don't think it would matter because it's probably not sold anymore. Actually, I think it's from sometime in the 80's, but I picked it up for about $8 in a garage sale because the people didn't know you could replace a needle and cartridge I've now picked up about 100 records in the past 5 months. it's amazing how many people want to get rid of their vinyl.

A local record store sells new and used vinyl. They have a few thousand records in their $1 section, and the rest don't go over $10. I picked up a Gerry Mulligan double album for $3. It sounds fine to me! Vinyl is great!