mission 775s w/774 arm...a forgotten jewel?


Added this table/arm combo to my hifi museum, and i gotta say it rocks. Somehow missed this in the 80's, and i'm very pleased to have found one today. Playing with a garrott bros. k3 and it is one of the most pleasing analogue front ends i've ever used. Anyone else have one of these?
jaybo

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Had one in the 80's and sold it when I got my Oracle. Big mistake, not that the Oracle is bad, its just that for the $'s that table and arm were great. The only (and I mean only) downside that I could remember was it had no torque - you had to help the platter get started (at least I did) and the motor was unshielded so a suseptible cartridge might hum a bit. I've noticed one for sale on the'gon with a Grace cartridge. I wouldn't buy it for the Grace however, I could easily imagine the cantilever is shot by now - I've got a body in the draw and have never found a 'working' NOS stylus. Oh well, memories.

You've lucked out......:-)