Ariston RD80 Turntable

Here we have a vintage turntable from Scottish company Ariston. Our RD80 comes in fair cosmetic condition but the tonearm is missing a headshell and counterweight and so it is being sold as seen for spares or repair – no returns please.
Ariston Say….
Increased efficiency in our new factory, together with new production methods, have enabled us to introduce the new RD80 into a price range much lower than was hitherto thought practical for a quality turntable.
The RD80 maintains the Ariston philosophy of excellence of design, together with top class performance. It has the capacity to extract the maximum amount of information from the disc.
Like our other models the RD80 is entirely gimmick-free, and provides simply the best platform for carrying a vinyl disc without allowing that disc or any other extraneous energy sources to interfere with the stylus-to-groove interface. The RD80 – quite the finest value turntable available today.
Features:
Two speed – 33.3 and 45 rpm – manual turntable
AC Synchronous Motor
Two piece fully machined concave platter
Precision made single-point bearing
Real wood veneered, acoustically damped board cabinet
Record Clamp
Metal Base
Adjustable Feet

What Hi-Fi?’s original review said this….
In conclusion I would not hesitate to recommend this latest Ariston RD80 to anyone in the market for a mid-priced turntable. It is designed to extract musical information from the record, adding as little of its own character to the sound as possible, and in this it succeeds admirably.