Does a more expensive turntable actually sound better?

Download uncompressed WAV files for listening and comparison: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_oqlENevINHcmhQaDVzTnBOZFU

A side-by-side audio quality comparison between a $300 Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB professional direct-drive turntable and a 1980s Quasar CS-7030 stereo system with built-in belt-drive record player. The AT-LP120 certainly looks more impressive, but which one actually sounds better? Listen and decide for yourself!

To hear the Quasar playing an entire album side: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD_rDUettCM

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