anybody heard of heard of Curtis Mathes turntable

boston1450
boston1450 Posts: 7,758
edited July 2012 in Electronics
hello all..i picked up a turntable yesterday for 5.00 in mint condition except the cord is frayed alittle....its a Curtis Mathes HP430 with cover....thought i could use cover if it wasnt worth repairing and 5.00 was a bargain..got it home and it powers up nicely..turns perfect..clean as new..cord has dry cracks so a easy fix i believe..has anyone had any exprience with this brand? any help would be thankful.........
Randy-Maine
2ch-RTA15tl crossover upgrade
by David WMG
Yamaha cr1000 cr2040
HT-Yamaha Parasound Acurus
MIT BJC Cs1000p Polk Rotation
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2012
    Looks decent! It looks like it may be a Panasonic/Technics rebrand. Direct drive, standard cartridge shell, most likely a solid player from the late '70s early '80s. I would bet it was from the top of a rack of gear at one time, when all brands went to mass produced stackable systems. CM made some of the better TVs here in the US, but when that market switched from TV/appliance stores to Walmart/big box outlets, they lost market share to cheaper imports.
    HT Optoma HD25 LV on 80" DIY Screen, Anthem MRX 300 Receiver, Pioneer Elite BDP 51FD Polk CS350LS, Polk SDA1C, Polk FX300, Polk RT55, Dual EBS Adire Shiva 320watt tuned to 17hz, ICs-DIY Twisted Prs, Speaker-Raymond Cable

    2 Channel Thorens TD 318 Grado ZF1, SACD/CD Marantz 8260, Soundstream/Krell DAC1, Audio Mirror PP1, Odyssey Stratos, ADS L-1290, ICs-DIY Twisted , Speaker-Raymond Cable
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,758
    edited July 2012
    thank you Dennis....i googled it.didnt come up with much,it said some info on parts so its good to see if i need parts i can get them,,i plan on looking for more info before i have it reconditioned,the top was clean as new so i jumped on it..where its a easy fix i will hook it up when i get a chance to mess with it....feedback may determine some too.... thank you much....randy
    Randy-Maine
    2ch-RTA15tl crossover upgrade
    by David WMG
    Yamaha cr1000 cr2040
    HT-Yamaha Parasound Acurus
    MIT BJC Cs1000p Polk Rotation
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter