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Audiophile turntables of the 60's and 70's


This is for the dealers and people that remember what turntables were selling back in the golden years of the 60's and early 70's (what would you see at a dealer playing along with a McIntosh C22,and 275 amp ?)

I know there was the Garrard 301,401 but what else was the table to have back then.

Thanks
Mark
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muzcal
66 posts
 
In the '60's it was the Thorens TD124 with the Ortofon arm and cartridge.
kublakhan
717 posts
 
Was the Oracle Delphi with an Alphason arm around in the late 70s?
slaw3
139 posts
 
Many thought the Philips 212 and later 312 were cool because of the light up speed switches.
I owned the lower Micro Seiki models - the DD-40 was actually a pretty sweet table, for direct drive - had the MA-505 arm on it.
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headsnappin
295 posts
 
I had a DD40 then switched to an LP12 and eventually had a MA 505 arm on it as well.
robdoorack
63 posts
 
I'd say that the Empire turntable was probably considered the state of the art in the early to mid '70s. The important thing to remember about that pre - Ivor Tiefenbrun time was that most audiophiles didn't think that turntables had any inherent sound, provided that the wow and flutter and rumble specs were good. It wasn't unusual to see pricey systems with relatively cheap turntables.
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