AR the turntable, what is it worth?

scottyboy76
scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
edited January 2012 in Electronics
Doing business about buying some speaks here, he also has an ar turntable.

One channel was cutting out now its out completely, is it worth negotiating over?

Are they qulity, Its referred to in what i could find as just "THE TURNTABLE" by AR.

Has wood body

Thanks all

Hes asking90 dollars, plus ship in factory container.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,421
    edited January 2012
    looks like a nice table, and probably not hard to fix. Offer him 50 bucks for it and see what he says. I don't know about value, but it does seem to have a decent rep.
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited January 2012
    Those TTs have a cult-like following, not sure about that price, maybe $100.00 shipped and insured ? See below:

    http://www.vinylnirvana.com/
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2012
    They were only around $150 new in the 70s.

    I had one and loved the sound. I later bought what I thought was a better Yamaha turntable, and wondered why it did not sound as good as the AR. However, there were/are better tables than the AR, but I was not aware of them at the time. And probably did not have the money either.

    The October 2011 issue of the absolute sound lists the 10 most significant turntables "of All Time", and the AR is number 1. However, they explain that is because of the unique, at the time, platter suspension method. The say the arm is an after thought, and owners (not me) replaced the arm with a better one.
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