Comparison of 5 turntables, recorded February 2017

Record: "The Boy Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn", Track 2, Side 1 - Alison Krauss + Union Station / New Favorite - Diverse Records DIV001LP - purchased new in 2005, likely played 50 times or so. Cleaned with KL Audio ultrasonic machine.

01 - Amazon Grand Referenz (new)
12" Moerch DP-8 tonearm (new)
ZYX "Universe Premium" cartridge (new)

02 - Thorens TD124 MKI (Schopper restoration, Schopper NM inner & outer platters, Schopper idler, stock-style armboard & plinth)
Stax UA-7 tonearm (ca. late-1970s, stock headshell & cable)
Ortofon "Cadenza Bronze" cartridge (new)

03 - Thorens TD124 (same as 02)
Stax UA-7 tonearm (same as 02)
Ortofon "Quintet Bronze" cartridge (new)

04 - Bang & Olufsen TX2 (ca. mid-1980s)
B&O integrated linear servo tonearm
Sound-Smith "SMMC2" cartridge (new)

05 - Kronos "Pro" turntable (new)
André Thériault "Black Beauty" tonearm (new)
ZYX "Universe Premium" cartridge (same as 01)

Terrafon 211 preamplifier and Sound Devices USBPre2 interface, tracked at 176.4KHz/24bit and resampled with SSRC to 96KHz/24bit. Gain and channel balance adjusted in analog domain.