Post #761 by thejab on Tue, Apr 16, 2002 4:30 PM

Great find, tikifish! I have that 78 album also and I especially enjoy the cover. For my 78's I bought a 70s-vintage Dual turntable at a thrift store and had a new cartridge put on that has a 78 stylus. The stylus can be switched for playing non-78 records. The grooves on a 78 are wider so the stylus must be wider otherwise the needle rests on the bottom of the groove giving bad sound quality. My 78s sound great and I have been taping them as I don't have a CD burner. The cartridge with the 2 styli came to about $100 but the turntable cost me only $12. 60s and 70s Duals are excellent turntables - very heavy platter and low noise. They come up on Ebay frequently but it takes patience as they often sell for well over $100.