I have a vintage (circa 1979) turntable from Yamaha - the YP-D71. This was one of Yamaha's better turntables at a time when the company was still making some high-end gear that was sold through audio specialists. The table is near mint with all the packing and documentation. It has an Audio Technica AT-15S cartridge (second only to the AT-20S at the time) with a brand new replacement stylus.
The turntable is direct drive, quartz-locked but no strobe. The most interesting feature is its automated cueing. At the end of an album, there is some kind of an optical sensor that sees the tone-arm's position and automatically lifts it. It doesn't return, but it doesn't drone on in the playout grooves. The optical design means (at least in the advertising paperwork) that the auto-cue doesn't impact the tone-arm's performance. No drag, I suppose, from a mechanical linkage.
I'm ready to sell it because I have a new TT now, but I'd like to get a sense of what it might be worth. A-Gon doesn't list this model specifically. They show a YP-D7, but I think that is a different table.
Any thoughts on it's marketability and what a fair price might be would be appreciated.
