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I went to a garage sale that advertised old fishing tackle (I collect it) and got there a bit late ...all the tackle was gone.
I poked through a stack of records and found nothing.
I asked if they still had the system that they used to play the records.
"Yes"
Do you use it anymore?
"No"
Would you consider selling it?
"Yes"
Can I see it?
"Sure"
The preamp and the table are both fine. The amp oscillates like crazy and the tuner has a mind of its own.
Oh well ...fifty bucks well spent.
PD-264 table
C12 preamp
5M20 amp
ST50 tuner
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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My gosh, what beautiful stuff. I guess it pays to ask. Please list the TT on the Asylum Trader if you aren't going to use it.
to be sure.. The design elements are way cool, among the coolest IMHO, esp. with the matched rose wood veneer. Perhaps not the ne plus ultra of dd tables, but very serviceable with the Micro Seiki designed arm. Mine likes the AT 440 mla. I had to rework the mechanism on mine, which was then ok, but eventually the on/off switch inside the lifter went, and I didn't want to go in after it, so just installed a switch underneath.
Enjoy
K.
all the wood was cracked and warped from water damage, the dust cover was cracked, and a few screws were rusted. However, I managed to salvage the Grace 707 tonearm, all the unusual wire leads, and the tonearm post.
If someone were real energetic, they could re-mount all the under-plinth electronics on a homemade plinth, because all the switches and motor worked perfectly. I don't know how that could happen with all the water damage around it. Some switches would have to have light rust removed, but they still worked.
I use a 707 and it is a great tonearm for a high compliance cartridge. I hope you kept the DIN to RCA wires. It has a male instead of a female connector.
nt
I have the exact same turntable. It is the auto-lift version. The cuing is a little clunky, but it gets the job done. I have read on the Vinyl Asylum that the motor in it is excellent. It doesn't have much isolation, but on a solid platform, or an Ikea Lack table, it should be a top performer. I have a TOL Precept cartridge with a Boron cantilever. I don't recognize your cartridge. What is it?
P.S. That is an awesome stack of separates. That came out when Luxman was still making great equipment. It looks great too! I much prefer the silver face.
Dave
...so am familiar with these components. The PD264 was their entry level table at the time. A nice unit for the money, albeit with a Rube Goldberg on/off/cueing device. I preferred the step-up model PD272.
The cartridge is a Goldring 2100 that I already had. The table came with an older Audio Technica which I did not want to subject my records to.
Like you, I'm a fan of the silver face plates. Really good looking stuff.
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.
Entry level for Luxman (at the time), was a cut above the competition.
Dave
I meant nothing derogatory by calling the PD264 "entry level" ...it just was where the Luxman table line started at the time.I've now got this one working well. When I got it the stop/start/up/down was not engaging.
I got brave and took it all apart and now the little trip-lever falls smoothly into place so the table will start.
The guy who designed that was part genius part mad-scientist.
For those unfamiliar ...the trip-lever on the upper left in the picture below slides down the groove and then over to the right when you turn the cueing knob clockwise. Once the lever locks into place the table begins to rotate and the arm lowers to the record. At the end of the record the arm hits the lever, which triggers the cueing arm to raise and the motor to shut off. Easy peasy.
It sounds nice with the Goldring. I'm going to swap in a Signet TK5e and see what I think.
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.
Edits: 10/28/16
The knife edged bearings can put people off but they do the job very well. Sansui used them in some of their arms too.
Dave
...they seem to have worked well for SME.
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.
Agreed, although the SME 3009/3012 bearings are a very different design design from the Luxman. Both work though.
Dave
From the G logo I assume it is a Grado. But I never remember seeing that shape body on one.
"The piano ain't got no wrong notes." Thelonious Monk
Eli D.
At least based on the logo and cartridge body shape in this ad. Maybe not the same model but looks like the same company.Spell check correction.
"The piano ain't got no wrong notes." Thelonious Monk
Edits: 10/30/16
I was given a stack that includes the 5C50, a 5M21 amp, that same tuner,and the matching equalizer. Great sounding stuff, pretty heavy as well. Your pile was at least $3,500 new.
nt.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
There's a tube based kit, I am saving up for.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
I want you thank you for the new tip about asking about the system for playing the records.Luxman always made their SS gear very tube like.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
I would say 50 bucks very well spent. Do you know what speakers you are going to use with them...
The amp needs repair and I really don't need another system.I just can't resist a deal.
Dean.
Edit: Well, the table sounds pretty nice and the preamp is okay. Not nearly as good as my Yamaha C2a, but certainly respectable. Good spares to have should a component go down.
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.
Edits: 10/27/16
"Not nearly as good as my Yamaha C2a,"
I know where your coming from. I doubt I will find anything better than my Yamaha C2x!
Dave
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