I put a Technics SL 1600 downstairs couple three weeks ago. It came with a new Shure M92; like a 25$ cartridge. I hooked that to my old Pioneer SS reciever I got at a garage sale for 10$. It sounded real good. So I took some of that blue adhesive they use for RV windowglass; and I cemented the stylus to the cartridge. Then I leveled off the table and spent a half-hour adjusting the cart properly. Sounds damned good on the Pi Theater 4's. I sat just now listened to the whole first Dire Straights album; the one with Down to The Waterline on it. Great stuff; total outlay; 90$ for the table/10$ for the amp. You can't beat those old Technics for value for a buck.