Pioneer PL-740 Turntable

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If you'd like to play 78's I'd suggest you get a separate headshell and a separate 78 cartridge. Mount the 78 cartridge on the separate headshell and swapping out between 78 and 33/45 will be a snap. The change would take literally 5 seconds on that Audio-Technica turntabble, except for adjusting the tracking force. That turntable can be plugged into a non-phono input, since it has its own phono preamp. It looks like it's really covering all the bases, since it says it can do 33, 45 and 78.

The stylus on a 78 cartridge is huge by comparison to a stylus for 33/45 and usually requires more tracking force. Here are some examples:

http://www.needledoctor.com/Shure-M7...2&category=237

http://www.needledoctor.com/Ortofon-...2&category=432

You should probably also consider replacing the cartridge that comes with the Audio-Technica turntable. The one with the turntable is for disco/DJ use and would be a litte hard on your records. Here's an option...

http://www.needledoctor.com/Shure-M9...2&category=380