These wharfedales look like they could actually sound pretty good
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Getting rid of the JVC sounds like the right thing to do ;D.
You might want to look for a Philips CD 6xx series player. They are incredibly reliable and cheap to buy overhere (below 10 dollars). The 624 and up also sounds pretty impressive
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About the stylus for your record player: When you can't find the original stylus, check if you can find an Audio Technica AT95 cartridge. They are cheap to buy (about 30 dollars, new) and sound really good for the money. I have this cartridge under my Technics SL-1200 and a 350 dollar Goldring Cartridge under my Sony PS-X70 in my living room so I do have some reference
And I still can say the AT95 is a very good sounding thing.
When you take a picture of your record player cartridge, I can see if i've still got a stylus for you. I've got quite a couple of them. When I do, you can get it for the shipping costs (which I don't think are all that expensive to Ireland).
Can't promise anything, but if you're interested, send me a message