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Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration

From: Gary Brumm <gabru@comsec.net>
Date: 2011-09-02

Does anyone remember the Weathers turntable?  I had one and it came with a wooden tonearm carved for a specific cartridge. 

It was 33 only and had two synchronous motors and a mercury switch.  It would come up to stable speed in about a quarter turn. 

  

 

 

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Daily
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 1:51 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration

 

 

Hi Clay-

  Just thought I'd throw this in.  I saw a the Debut III recently, and was thrown off by the slightly undersized 11-inch thin metal platter.  My preference is for a platter to support the whole record.  It has a very decent tonarm, though.  Probably a fine value.  Avaliable in lots of colors!

 

  -Bruce D.



--- On Thu, 9/1/11, ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com> wrote:


From: ClayE <ecclesreinson@rogers.com>
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: Marantz 2230 restoration
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 1, 2011, 11:37 AM

 

I could use a new TT. Did you mean the Pro-Ject Debut III? Looks like it comes with an Ortofon OM5e.

http://www.project-audio.com/main.php?prod=debut

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, tronbros <tronbros@...> wrote:
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> I have a Luxman PD262 turntable and Luxman 1040 receiver. Love them both. The deck needs a service so Project III as a replacement which is astonishingly good for relatively cheap money.
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> > My receiver of choice in the '70s was an Onkyo TX-2500 amp/receiver. It's the only DC-coupled amp that I know of. I could push it full volume through my JBL 4311's without distortion. The Onkyo lasted about 25 years and was replaced a few years ago by an Onkyo TX-8511. I don't think it's DC-coupled though. The JBL's are still going strong. Both are what my M400 goes through.
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