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In Reply to: The Stereo stuff I hated the most posted by elto on March 5, 2007 at 12:56:51:
I was SO proud of that damn thing...1st component TT I'd owned. Cheapo clock motor it died after 6 mo; it was 3 mo. before the shop got a replacement motor in for it. Misery!
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I never liked them much myself. They were too complex and had too much plastic. There was better available for the money. I admit that nostalja is part of this game, so I can understand how someone might have fond memories of it.You must have had bad luck on the motor. I get them from time to time at the thrift store I volunteer at testing equipment for, and the motors are fine. There is one on the shelf now.
A BIC 1000. I kept it for 3 or 4 days.
The dealer said he would not take it back. Finally he gave in and I traded it for a Dual belt drive. It was either a 1245 or a 1249, I can't remember now.
Ashly HiFi went out of busines soon thereafter. Everybody hated the guy.
Rotten luck! FWIW, I've owned a BIC 960 since the late 1970s. Never had any real trouble. It serves as a backup to my good stuff and as a "road show" unit.BTW, I learned the hard way about Grado hum. Now, there's an AT331LP on the BIC that works SURPRISINGLY well.
Eli D.
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