Bruce J. Richman wrote:

While I personally prefer (and use) VPI turntables, there's no question that
you won't go wrong with a Rega, Project or Music Hall. That said, I'd also
suggest that for the few 78's you probably have, you wait until you can find a
fairly cheap turntable on eBay or Audiogon. It's far better to put most of
your investment into a turntable that can play the majority of your music plus
LP's you might buy in the future.

I'm coming to that conclusion. The vast majority of my disc collection
is LPs -- they're what I'll be spinning on a day to day basis. It would
be nice if I could find a terrific mid-range turntable which happened to
play 78s as well, but the general consensus seems to be that the
mid-range machines dedicated to 45s & LPs are better.

The inconvenience of changing a needle and/or cartridge for 78rpm play
also argues for a separate unit for 78s.