Lucky catch

[ronenash]

I just had a lucky catch and got a vintage Transcriptors Hydraulic Reference turntable in good condition with all pieces in place including the Hydraulic uni-pivot arm for practically nothing.
Replaced the belt with a new one, added the silicon fluid cleaned all parts and added an Acrilic top platter. Fitted and Clearaudio Aurum Beta cartridge and it now makes beutiful music and a great piece of eye candy :yes:

As a remineder, this is the deck seen in the Mechanical Orange movie...

I am attaching some pictures for your enjoyment, the qulity is not very high as it was taken with my mobile phone.

Let me know what you think.

[f1 fan]

Sweet...long live analog;)

Dave

[80B]

Sweet - how old is it? Comparison to the Thorens?

[BlueChiaro]

Nice...congratulations! :thumbsup:

[ronenash]

Its from the 1960's. Does not sound as good as the Thorens but still sounds very good. Has more rumble than the Thorens.

[ronenash]

Another picture which better portrays the beauty of this turntable.

[Hps]

...

As a remineder, this is the deck seen in the Mechanical Orange movie...

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Do you mean the movie Clockwork Orange...?

A Clockwork Orange (1971) - IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/)

[ronenash]

Yes, sorry, lame translation. It is indeed the Clockwork Orange movie.

[Puma Cat]

That table was taken over in it's manufacture by JA Michell before they started making their own TTs.

[ronenash]

True, it was the inspiration for Michell's GyroDeck turntable.