Maybe, it isn’t the fact that it is retro, it is probably pretty good too, it is charging £32k to £50k for something which could be sold for a good profit at £5k.
The market has always been technically stupid in accepting more expensive = better, a concept that has been exploited outrageously IMO.
I write that as somebody who could see what I bought it both from the engineering design and the manufacturing of the parts that a Goldmund Reference turntable “deserved” to be expensive.
So went back this afternoon when I had a bit more time to discuss the Mitsubishi music centre and more importantly, test its operation.
The chap who has it runs an antique/ tat and clock restoration business and he confidently declared that he had thoroughly serviced it and that it was working perfectly…
Brought a clean record with me and we whacked that on and I was pleasantly surprised what a decent sound it produced. Downside sadly being that it was clearly running fast and so the pitch was clearly out by quite a bit. Shame as I’m not convinced that’s easily fixed and worry that it has something to do with the linear arm sensor and the arm motor continuous adjustment.
For curiosity I then asked if I could play a tape and produced one from my pocket. His face said it all. He confessed that he never imagined someone would turn up with a cassette. So predictably the motor operated on play but the sprocket didn’t move whatsoever which kinda cast a lot of shade on his boast that he had changed the belt (which I know is buried inside the damn thing and a lot of work to change).
Disappointed but really not surprised to be honest. Damn, maybe next time!
I expect that these things will need to acquire the cult following that reel to reel has before the prices they reach will cover the cost of restoration.
Well after dicking about for 4 years not being able to get the fr24 to line up perfectly,I’ve just found out why.
The mk1 and mk2 are both 230mm pivot to spindle,I have the S version which I presumed was for silver,but turns out it’s slightly longer than the other 2 making the pivot to spin at 240mm.
Getting a brass or stainless armboard made up at work.
Has been hard trying to find out any info on this S version,and it seems it’s not missing any bits as I thought.
Going through Google images,then clicking on them for info. Think it was a for sale ad from sometime ago.
The mk 2 has a base and anti skate. The mk1 seeens to have been different,some with a base,some without which does help. The S has a short thread so can only really take a 5mm armboard which leaves it feeling flimsy. So the plan is to make a 12mm thick metal board and tap the hole making it far more sturdy
