Concord turntable

keith allen
keith allen Posts: 734
edited March 2011 in Electronics
This concord ba 3000 turntable was given to me,just wondering if its a good table,I know nothing about them myself
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited March 2011
    I do not know of that brand. It almost looks like it was a re-badge of something else.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited March 2011
    Concord made audio gear back in the 60's and 70's. My first real stereo reciever around 1970 was a Concord. I gave it away when I bought a Pioneer receiver. As I recall it was pretty nice...certainly a step-up from the "record player" it and a TT replaced.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,888
    edited March 2011
    Japanese OEM most likely by CEC. CEC made lots of turntables for the "big names" (e.g., Yamaha, Radio Shack, and more).

    By the 1960s (at least) Concord was a brand name applied to Asian-sourced components.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited March 2011
    You can tell a lot about a table simply by the weight of it. Could you easily balance it in one hand? If not, might be a keeper.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,443
    edited March 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    You can tell a lot about a table simply by the weight of it. Could you easily balance it in one hand? If not, might be a keeper.


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  • DON73
    DON73 Posts: 516
    edited March 2011
    Looks like a lot of Japanese TTs in the 70s and very early 80s. I have Technics and Pioneer TTs and they work nicely. I've had a Technics 1700 for over 33yrs now and it's just like new. The right cartridge makes a big difference but you don't need to break the bank to get a good one. I have Stanton 881 EEEs and Shure M95s and they sound fine to me. Amazon has a new model Shure for around $60 that has had excellent reviews.
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  • keith allen
    keith allen Posts: 734
    edited March 2011
    Thanx for all ya'lls replys!
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited March 2011
    Looks a lot like a LLoyds/Garrard I had way back when.
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  • grooviefan
    grooviefan Posts: 1
    CEC built a lot of equiptment for JC Penny, radio shack, and bearings and such for SME of all things. al so made lower end tables for yamaha and other brands.
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,384
    A while back I picked up a Concord MKII reel to reel to play with. I am sure it could use some refurb but it didn't take much to get it playing.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,888
    edited November 28
    For whatever reason :p I didn't mention this in 2011 , but I think many Concord-branded home audio products were "probably" made by Pioneer. Some definitely were.
    That said, the tape deck above doesn't look particularly Pioneer-y.

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    I haven't found too much on the Mk II; the Mk III appears to be very similar -- I am guessing that the innovation of the III relative to the II is the use of "integrated circuits" B)
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    source: https://www.alliedcatalogs.com/flipbook/1970_allied_radio_catalog.html pp 120-121

    Cosmetically, the ad above below seems to show a Mk III, but it says Mk II :)
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    source: https://reel2reeltexas.com/vinAd69.html
    The link above contains a handful of Concord ads, and a test/review of a Mk III.
    the review is from Audio magazine, Nov. 1969:
    https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Audio/60s/Audio-1969-11.pdf pg 66ff

    Hope this is helpful, or at least interesting! :)

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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,831
    It looks a bit Sony-ish to me. With the appearance of the function lever and the sloped "chrome" like front of the head assembly. Or, maybe another OEM builder trying for the Sony look. Here's a link to an excellent website:

    https://reel-reel.com/tape-recorder-brand/concord/
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,888
    SeleniumFalcon wrote: »
    It looks a bit Sony-ish to me. With the appearance of the function lever and the sloped "chrome" like front of the head assembly. Or, maybe another OEM builder trying for the Sony look. Here's a link to an excellent website:

    https://reel-reel.com/tape-recorder-brand/concord/

    Many of the Japanese single-motor decks looked like that, probably all aping Sony! ;) I was actually thinking it looked more like perhaps a JVC or, yes, even Kenwood deck of that era. That said, the tape tensioners are a nice touch, more often found on (much) fancier decks from, e.g., Sony (yes) and TEAC in those days. :)

    The innards photo in the Audio test report might be a dead giveaway, but my experience with Japanese decks of the late 60s/early 70s is pretty limited to Sony, AKAI (still sold as "Roberts", in the US, at that point), and TEAC (sometimes still in the guise of Concertone in the US in those days, but more and more appearing under their "real" brand name).

    Thanks for that link, @SeleniumFalcon!

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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,384
    Thanks for the info on the R2R deck. I have now been able to find much info at all on the MKii.
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    HT:
    Marantz SR7010, Polk: RTA11TL (RDO198-1, XO and Damping Upgrades), S4, CS250, PSW110 , Marantz UD5005, Pioneer PL-530, Panasonic TC-P42S60

    Other stuff:
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