I was considering the AR turntable, but the PE2040 was a low priced closeout at the newly opened Team Electronics at the Mall, I was just learning about "Hi-Fi" during 1972, getting a Shure M91ED for 1 cent was quite helpful (I don't know if it was a dealer special or a Shure special), the savings allowed me to get the smaller Advent speakers instead of the (IIRC) AR7 speakers.
Kirk Bayne
Kirk Bayne