Comparison of 5 turntables, recorded February 2017

Record: "Waiting for Your Love", Track 4, Side 2 - Toto / Toto IV - Columbia FC37728 (1982) - purchased new in 1983. I was about 12 years old at the time, so it's had significant use and handling over the years including playback on questionable equipment. Cleaned with KL Audio ultrasonic machine after isopropyl pre-cleaning.

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