Showing posts with label Japanese Idler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japanese Idler. Show all posts
Thursday, August 22, 2024

Japanese Idler-Driven Turntable Part 7: Kenwood PC350

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Kenwood PC350 - a Japanese TD124 spinning a jazz tune!😉 This ca. 1969 Kenwood turntable adapted the Thorens TD124 drive system sans  eddy c...
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Friday, March 22, 2024

Japanese Idler-Driven Turntable Part 6: Realistic Mark 8

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Just like cars, a new turntable model has to be introduced every year or two to keep consumers' interest and convince them that newer is...
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Saturday, September 2, 2023

Japanese Idler-Driven Turntable Part 5: Lafayette PK300

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I bought this Lafayette PK300 idler-driven turntable because it looked like an improved  Shield MO-19 (aka NEAT P58H)  with the added featur...
Friday, July 7, 2023

Japanese Idler-Driven Turntable Part 4: Realistic Mark-7

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Here's a tale of two idler-driven turntables of Japanese origin sold by Radio Shack in the late 50s. They share the same model badge and...
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Saturday, May 6, 2023

Japanese Idler-Driven Turntable Part 3: Lafayette PK245

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  Page 12 of the 1958 Lafayette Radio Catalog This is a Lafayette branded turntable manufactured by Teac of Japan in the late 50s. The drive...
Saturday, March 4, 2023

Japanese Idler-Driven Turntable Part 2: NEAT P58H/Shield MO-19

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In the early 2000s, the swinging tonearm mount of the Shield MO-19 caught my attention because it looked like the perfect partner for my Vel...
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