Suitable first turntable for occasional use with my Naim system?

NO.

Some turntables have a phono stage on board, some don’t. You will need to check if yours does. If it has a phono stage and rca outputs you need to plug it in to somewhere on the 72. The 72 can use either a din connection or the phono connections. Unfortunately the phono connection s are not connected to anything internally unless you ad a phono board to make that connection. You use an mc phono board for an mc cartridge without a phono stage on the TT ( or elsewhere).
You use an MM phono board for an mm cartridge without a phono stage on board the TT.
You use a ‘dummy’ phono board with a pass through connection for an external TT with its own phono stage.

Hope that’s clear ? :grinning:

Link to board explanation
Naim NA3xx and NA5xx Pre-amplifier daughter boards - Frequently Asked Questions - Naim Audio - Community

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