I don't think this would be considered best of all time, but it has a solid following. It's an Empire 598 III. I found it at a local record store. The wood was a bit rough looking. It had been gone through by a local vintage hi fi tech. He restored the Pioneer Amp I have. Supposedly had a new belt and been lubricated. In really nice shape, they'll sell for $1,000 and up. I got it for $575. It was running about 5% fast even though it had a new belt. This is common with these. I found the correct belt on Esotericsound.com. Now dead on. The wood cleaned up nice after removing some scotch tape that had probably been on there for 50 years.
