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Garrard 301 - Project

I have been contemplating for a while which turntable to pursue given so many choices. Every time I look around, I just can’t help drooling over a fully restored Garrard 301 or 401. Aside from being an idler-drive, I keep reading and hearing about their unique ability to reproduce music with its sense of drive and impact thus making them very desirable to own. And with available meticulous restoration services and gorgeous plinth options, what’s not to like, right!

Would you please share your experience, good and pitfalls (if any) with a restored Garrard 301 to avoid before I go down this path.

And what about the IEC inlet and power cord, would they be of any significance. My two choices would be Furutech FI-09 NCF or FI-06 (G) inlets.

I have already purchased a Reed 3P Cocobolo 10.5” with Finewire C37+Cryo tonearm/interconnect phono cable with KLEI RCA plugs option.

Still exploring Cart Options, so please feel free to share your choice of cart with Garrard 301 or 401.

And lastly, I would like to extend my gratitude to @fsonicsmith, @noromance ​​​​@mdalton for the inspiration.

lalitk
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pindac
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In the days of the system being in the main living space of the home and there were not too many concerns for the systems security in that set up, (Grandchildren Arrived)

At this time, when myself and wife, were making a time for dedicated listening session. We would on regular occasion, select the whole collection from one of the 26 Letters in the Alphabetically Stored Album Collection.

This selection type, proved good for exposing Albums in the collection that are easily overlooked and encourages a time for the Albums replay to occur. There is always a Gem or Two going to resurface in a Album that has become unfamiliar as a replay.

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lalitk OP
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Thank you @noromance and @pindac. 

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noromance
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@pindac Indeed. I search or sort my collection in the Discogs database. This always turns up some nuggets. Note that I have my collection stored record store style, not library book style.

exposing Albums in the collection that are easily overlooked

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@noromance

I had library style store all along, switching to Flip’ style display bins made life bit easier to store and find a record. You were of course the source of inspiration behind my switch.

I searched a lot and finally found a reseller on Etsy that sells flip style record storage + space for RCM at reasonable price. 

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3/4 of my collection in Prather now doing business as Divider… lovely wood library or flip style…. at my advance age…. I much, MUCH prefer flip….. im lacking in any organizational system….

Congrats on the TT project…. i get imense joy from a great thread such as this…

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