A day late and a dollar short...

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 26,000
edited April 2010 in Electronics
I missed out on the turntable steal of the century:(

$700.00 Yamaha PF-800 for only 40 bucks!:eek:



http://chicago.ebayclassifieds.com/electronics/elk-grove-village/yamaha-pf-800-turntable/?ad=2495632
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2010
    I don't know John. That tonearm looks like it would have all kinds of resonance problems plus it would probably make a really good antena. Plus, I wonder how the mass of it matches up with most cartridges.
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2010
    I'd say you saved yourself $40 and gas money!
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,000
    edited April 2010
    Here is a review of the table from TVK. Interesting that the review link at the bottom of it brings us right back here to our very own DK...

    http://www.thevintageknob.org/YAMAHA/PF1000/PF1000.html
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    Here is a review of the table from TVK. Interesting that the review link at the bottom of it brings us right back here to our very own DK...

    http://www.thevintageknob.org/YAMAHA/PF1000/PF1000.html

    I remember Ray's write up. I still have my doubts about the tonearm. Maybe Ray will see this and chime in.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited April 2010
    that would have been a great find for $40
    I had almost completely forgotten about Micro-Seiki.

    blasts from the past....
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,798
    edited April 2010
    That's a great vintage table. For $40, it would have been a steal. Very heavy solid platter on a suspended subframe (like a Thorens). Works best for high compliance carts, which were the rage at the time that came out.

    Is up there with a VPI or Sota? No, but its far better than most of the mid-priced competition from that era.

    They are pretty rare these days and when they do come up on Ebay, they typically go for at least $400.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited April 2010
    That tonearm reminds me of the old Garrard Zero 92. Pass.



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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited April 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I don't know John. That tonearm looks like it would have all kinds of resonance problems plus it would probably make a really good antena. Plus, I wonder how the mass of it matches up with most cartridges.

    I have attached an excerpt from the PF-800 brochure that provides a technical discussion on the tonearm. There is a section on the tonearm's mass and resonance.

    During the 22 years I owned my PF-800, I used a variety of cartridges and never had a problem with any of them (Yamaha, Grado, Shure, Ortofon, Benz, Goldring, etc.).
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I missed out on the turntable steal of the century:(

    $700.00 Yamaha PF-800 for only 40 bucks!:eek:

    Assuming this is not one of those "too good to be true" scenarios, this was a steal. The buyer could easily turn around and sell it for at least 10X what he paid.

    I sold my PF-800 last year on Audiogon for $675. I've seen PF-800's with mechanical and cosmetic problems sell in the $300-400 range. Since parts are no longer available, some PF-800 owners will buy a second unit just to have a source of spare parts. The dust cover was a $70 part.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,136
    edited April 2010
    Well that brochure on the tonearm certainly answered my questions. It addresses and works out the usual problems with tonearm designs.
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