Panasonic RD-3100 turntable, any good?
KLapinas
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Looking for opinions and value for this turntable?
Thanks
Keith
Thanks
Keith
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If google images are to be believed
it's a rebadged BSR. On the bright side, it will take a 1/2 inch mount cartridge (i.e., you could put a heavish-tracking MM cartridge in it) and it appears to have a metal, rather than plastic, platter.
On the not-so-bright side, it is, to a first approximation, junk.
Not complete and utter junk -- but it's on the spectrum.
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OK, Thanks.
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Looks like one of those old Radio Shack LAB tables from the early 70's.....
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Looks like one of those old Radio Shack LAB tables from the early 70's.....
Many of theirs were BSR OEM.
The better ones were Miracords (in those days), but they were labeled as such.
... and "better" is relative
all three of these, e.g., are BSR-made.
source: www.radioshackcatalogs.com (1977)
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The Miracords (and some lesser BSRs) from 1977
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mhardy6647 wrote: »If google images are to be believed it's a rebadged BSR. On the bright side, it will take a 1/2 inch mount cartridge (i.e., you could put a heavish-tracking MM cartridge in it) and it appears to have a metal, rather than plastic, platter.
On the not-so-bright side, it is, to a first approximation, junk.
Not complete and utter junk -- but it's on the spectrum.
Way to let a guy down easy professor!
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I think I was very balanced and fair.
It should work and, equipped with an appropriate cartridge at appropriate tracking force, and aligned with reasonable care -- it could provide satisfactory results... but the light platter and idler drive* (especially with four decade old idler rubber) won't give that inky black background and snappy PRaT much beloved by 'audiophiles'.
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mhardy6647 wrote: »It should work and, equipped with an appropriate cartridge at appropriate tracking force, and aligned with reasonable care -- it could provide satisfactory results... but the light platter and idler drive* (especially with four decade old idler rubber) won't give that inky black background and snappy PRaT much beloved by 'audiophiles'.
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Looks like the BSR stuff was trying to copy the Dual TT's back in the day! I know that Duals are some of the best made tables out there but I just can't seem to get over that they aesthetically look like plastic toys! I know the chassis on the Duals are black metal but they just all together, along with the tone arm look like plastic junk!
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I wasn't trying to offend anyone who loves Duals, by the way ,just my humble opinion!
