21-02-2016, 07:35 PM
Bush SRP51.
My dad gave me this when he upgraded to a "music centre". And so began a journey of audio electronics... A few years back I picked up a nice example for not much money, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it performed...
Next was whatever was fitted to the HMV Stereomaster 2401 - a BSR MA70 according to this thread: http://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showt...hp?t=92669
That radiogram belonged to my grand-parents, but they were downsizing, so needed to lose it. Plus, there was an amplifier fault. We cut down the unit to make a pair of loudspeakers, and a small record deck using the original motor board and offcuts of the teak veneered chipboard. My step-dad did a reasonable job, and it all looked better than it sounds. And this was in 1985, so it wasn't the sacrilege that it would be today. Besides, the learning experience was invaluable... I even managed to get the FM tuner going and made a stand-alone "hi-fi" tuner (mono only, sadly). Learnt a lot about the details of FM receivers in the process, despite not having schematics.
After that I got a Garrard AP76 that was in a Bush Arena cabinet. Then a Golbring Lenco GL75. Should have kept both of those, as they fetch reasonable money today. Personally, I wasn't that fussed about either of them...
I then picked up a Thorens TD125 with an SME 3009 tonearm for £4 from a car boot sale. Now that's a "proper" turntable, and I still have that. Haven't used it in ages though...
That's because I use a Technics SL1210. Sounds as good as any record deck, despite what the hi-fi snobs believe, and is plug and play and hassle-free. Copes well with springy Victorian floors and small kids. Japanese engineering at its best. The recently re-launched Technics brand is bringing back the 1210...
More recently I've picked up a couple of Hacker record players with Garrard decks. Goodness knows what I'll do with them, if anything. The obvious answer is "sell them while the market is strong", but they both need repair/restoration, and that ain't happening anytime soon.
My dad gave me this when he upgraded to a "music centre". And so began a journey of audio electronics... A few years back I picked up a nice example for not much money, and was pleasantly surprised at how well it performed...
Next was whatever was fitted to the HMV Stereomaster 2401 - a BSR MA70 according to this thread: http://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showt...hp?t=92669
That radiogram belonged to my grand-parents, but they were downsizing, so needed to lose it. Plus, there was an amplifier fault. We cut down the unit to make a pair of loudspeakers, and a small record deck using the original motor board and offcuts of the teak veneered chipboard. My step-dad did a reasonable job, and it all looked better than it sounds. And this was in 1985, so it wasn't the sacrilege that it would be today. Besides, the learning experience was invaluable... I even managed to get the FM tuner going and made a stand-alone "hi-fi" tuner (mono only, sadly). Learnt a lot about the details of FM receivers in the process, despite not having schematics.
After that I got a Garrard AP76 that was in a Bush Arena cabinet. Then a Golbring Lenco GL75. Should have kept both of those, as they fetch reasonable money today. Personally, I wasn't that fussed about either of them...
I then picked up a Thorens TD125 with an SME 3009 tonearm for £4 from a car boot sale. Now that's a "proper" turntable, and I still have that. Haven't used it in ages though...
That's because I use a Technics SL1210. Sounds as good as any record deck, despite what the hi-fi snobs believe, and is plug and play and hassle-free. Copes well with springy Victorian floors and small kids. Japanese engineering at its best. The recently re-launched Technics brand is bringing back the 1210...
More recently I've picked up a couple of Hacker record players with Garrard decks. Goodness knows what I'll do with them, if anything. The obvious answer is "sell them while the market is strong", but they both need repair/restoration, and that ain't happening anytime soon.
