I picked up a new turntable for me from a buddy on a trade. It is the Ariston RD-40. I do not know much about this table but man I like the looks of it. I have tried to read some on it. I was curious how to tell if the motor is AC or DC. I also was curious what would be a med cartridge.

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He has a audio Technica on it and it sounds okay but I was wondeing what would be a good upgrade. Do any of you own one of these and if so what are the ins and out of it. I just do not know much about it except it plays nice and I like the looks. Good mid priced turntable from the mid 80's.and still more than competitive today thanks to Ariston's well engineered main bearing. (They seem to run forever without problem) Not to mention its suspended design (albeit on a skeletal frame ) which should give it good isolation from moderate external vibration and acoustic feedback. I think this was Ariston's version of the Systemdek IIs or 'biscuit tin' as it is sometimes called.and there is a similar design called the Ariston Forte.

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From the small picture.it appears to have either the early Ariston Opus tonearm(with string and weight anti skate?) or the later Ariston Enigma tonearm with a conventional antiskate dial. Both arms were more than likely made by Jelco to Ariston's specifications( the arm lift design being the main clue) which is a good thing. It should be as good as the current JELCO ST-250. And certainly capable of running a decent moving magnet cartridge if not quite heavy enough to run a low compliance moving coil. The Ariston Enigma arm wasn't as well known as say a rega rb250 or Linn Basik.but I do remember Hi-fi Choice giving it a solid recommendation in the same price bracket as the the rega and linn before I purchased my Ariston RD60. The earlier Opus arm also garnered a positive reception when reviewed alongside it price contemporaries if i remember correctly.

I think both arms are medium effective mass designs.of around 11.5gm which makes them pretty flexible with lowish/medium/high-ish complaince cartridges. I have some old reviews of the Ariston RD40 from the British hi-fi press laying around somewhere. I can dig out the scanner if you are interested.

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