When I got my Technics I was looking at the Pioneer PL series of turntables, but the chap in the shop talked me into getting the Technics. That was in December 1979, and believe it or not I still have the receipt It cost £95, and if it goes wrong now I can't complain. Your system is a combination of top quality components, I hope you have many years of reliving your memories by listening to your vinyl albums again.Also you feel so much better as you have to take care when handling vinyl as you know and it is an erxperience putting a record on the turntable and hearing the stylus touching the vinyl before blast off !!!