The tonearm has Marantz stamped into it (I guess thats part of cartridge ); I found that to be odd & its direct drive ...I wonder what they charged for these when new ? better yet, are they worth anything now since so many are after 'record players' ? - after scouring hifisharks site - it seems like if this were a car, itd be an AMC as it appears to have different parts from different TT's ?s