Where can i buy a good record player? (by 2 users)

Check eBay for a KLH Model 11 or Model 11 FM.

Though they date back 40 years, most are in working order, not even
requiring a capacitor replacement. Restoration will usually consist of a
careful cleaning, a cleaning/lube of the changer, and stylus replacement.

The Model 11 was one of the first pieces of "quality" transistor audio
equipment. (Henry Kloss told me it designed for people who couldn't afford a
component system.) I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the sound
quality -- not quite hi-fi, but startlingly good. I restored one for
CalTech's pianist-in-residence, James Boyk, as a gift for his son. The son
reported that people were simply amazed by the sound. (If someone would make
a direct-replacement plastic-cone speaker, the Model 11 could reach true
hi-fi quality, but that's another story.)

The KLH Model 11 FM (the Model 11 with the Model 18 stereo tuner tucked in)
was the first "good" piece of audio equipment I owned. It followed me to
college and beyond. I sold it some years back, then realized my mistake and
found a mint one on eBay. The only real problem I had with restoration was
the common one of the knobs "seizing" to the shafts. Several broke during
removal, but I was lucky enough to find a second non-functioning Model 11 FM
to extract good knobs from.

I have several Model 11s. If you're interested, let me know and we can
discuss my putting one in proper cosmetic and working order for you. You
won't have just a portable gramophone -- you'll have a little piece of audio
history that will attract favorable attention wherever you go.