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WTF ? = Which Turntable Friday ?
Premise: There are two turntables pictured below and you may pick one, for free.
Join the fun, pick one.
It's getting harder and harder to come up with choices we have not covered before and as you will see, I dug deep this week.
My hunt turned up two vintage tables which I know absolutely nothing about. Maybe you do.
Here are pictures of your choices:
Braun PS500
Fairchild 412
Click here to go to information on the Braun
Click here to go to information on the Fairchild
I find both of these tables to be very attractive with the Braun bordering on elegant. So, I'll take the Braun. I hope it sounds okay.
Which do you choose, and why?
Have a great weekend everyone.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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I like the Broun design. It's headshell goes well with it although with further thought perhaps could have sharper edges. The design at fulcrum of the Fairchild is more attractive on first sight though it appears to have a less stable connection with the arm wand. The wood cabinet appears to be more solid from the wood thickness but one would have to see the broun in person to asess the flatness and squareness of cabinets sides, to appreciate the execution. I stick with the Broun.
Amazing career and achievements. Google his name just to get a sense of these.
I'll take the Fairchild. I like the way it looks ever so slightly more than the Braun, though they are both gorgeous, and don't really see playing 78s (or 16s) in my future.
LWTFPFAW = Last Which Turntable Friday Post For a While!
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Hi, Dean,
I'd take the Braun PS500 because it would be nice to have a turntable I could use with older monaural records and 78's. It would be tempting to put a SME 3009 'arm on it and have the advantage of easily swapped cartridges. The 'table would actually be an interesting visual contrast with my Gyro SE, sitting on the stereo rack side-by-each.
Regards,
Tom
PS: I've been through something similar and it does get better. Much better. Some quiet time for reflection and a change in perspective was good for me and I now enjoy the stereo and listening to records even more than before. :-)
The Braun. I'd take that TT over almost any other retro table out there based simply on the slick industrial design. The tonearm / headshell is a work of art.
NT
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Later Gator,
Dave
Is that cubic inches? If so, I'll take that one. I wonder how many pound-feet of torque that baby puts out.
Give me the Fairchild. Better drive mechanism.
dee
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I like the looks of both of them, simple and elegant. But the Braun turntable has four, count 'em, four speeds and as mark111 noticed, a damped tonearm. I would take the Braun turntable.
Big J
"... only a very few individuals understand as yet that personal salvation is a contradiction in terms."
The motor alone makes this one a no-brainer. Plus, it has excellent investment value.
The first thing I thought of when I saw these two is that they're both representative of radio station type equipment. Maybe they aren't but that was my first thought.
The Braun is a very clean, simple and utilitarian design. It looks, well, kind of brawny. Sorry.
I still can't get last week's Rega out of my mind.
Interesting choice. Both are belt drivers.
The Braun may very well be excellent, but its somewhat lighter build suggests a consumer unit.
I choose the Fairchild because it built its rep as a studio/broadcast turntable. Plus, it has a rep for being one very slammy and dynamic sounding motor unit. Massive platter. Hi torque motor to pull it. Simple design. Should be easy to put into a custom plinth. then when re-plinthed, use arm of choice.
I think this is one of those 'killer' turntables that somehow managed to slip beneath the radar for many years. Definitely worth searching out.
-Steve
Something about the Braun says quality.The link mentions the damped tonearm.That sounds good to me.
enjoy,
mark
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