Lafayette T-2000 Belt Drive Turntable w/ Pickering V-15 Micro IV cartridge. Made in Japan, Excellent
This is a rebadged Marantz 6100 turntable.
Cosmetically excellent with clean dustcover.
Works perfect, sounds excellent. Cleaned and lubed. The tonearm auto lift works fine. This is a great table for the money with a nice tonearm. The highly regarded Pickering V-15 Micro IV cartridge is in excellent condition, and sounds fine. The stylus appears to have low hours. It is replaceable and upgradeable to an eliptical stylus for more detail, but the original stylus is very forgiving on older records.
The service manual can be downloaded for free at audioservicemanuals. Owners manual has only 2 pages of content, available free at manualslib.
Free local pickup.
SHIPPING:
This will be about 30 lbs.
It will ship Fed-Ex. I will pack with flat styrofoam. Headshell with cartridge packed separately. Platter packed separately. The dustcover will be wrapped and secured. The tonearm will be secured and weight removed. You'll need to have a little mechanical acuity and/or turntable experience to reassemble, secure the belt, and reset the cartridge force (@ 1.25 grams). I can help you through this by e-mail or phone.
Specifications :
The Lafayette T-2000 is a vintage, belt-drive turntable manufactured in Japan during the 1970s. It is highly regarded for its solid build, retro aesthetics, and reliable performance. Overview & Specs
The Lafayette T-2000 features a 4-pole hysteresis synchronous motor paired with a belt-drive system, which provides extremely low vibration and steady rotational speeds. It is known to have been built for Lafayette by CEC (Chuo Denki)—the same Japanese manufacturer that produced decks for brands like Marantz and Sansui. The unit typically comes with an S-shaped tonearm and a wood-veneer plinth It is essentially a Marantz 6100 deck.
The original headshell uses a standard mount, meaning you can easily swap and upgrade the cartridge/stylus assembly.