Connoisseur BD1 turntable.

[walpurgis]

My first proper TT too (with an AT-1005 arm), that's why I've got a soft spot for them,
They do sound remarkably good set up right.

[wiicrackpot]

Threw one out many moons ago, before internet and hanging out in places like here.

[MartinT]

My first proper TT too (with an AT-1005 arm)

Lovely, I had an SME 3009-II Improved and an Empire 2000E/III cartridge.

[walpurgis]

I had the same combination at one time. the Empire was quite a sweet sounding cartridge, but then I discovered ADCs and Deccas and my world changed.

[maxrob200]

I had one of those too...my first turntable with a Grace 707 tonearm

[Westyman]

I had a BD1, made from a kit I think, with SAU2 arm and can't remember the cartridge, maybe a Shure of some type. Built it all into a box with Trio KA 2000 amp. Sold it for a disappointing Rega t/t.
At my uni HIfi society we had a talk from one of the journos of the time, a blind guy (Angus Mackenzie???) and be guy asked him a Q about t/ts but didn't say what he'd got. After a bit of a push form the speaker he said a BD1 and he was told it was an excellent t/t. This would be around 1970.

[walpurgis]

I had a BD1, made from a kit I think, with SAU2 arm and can't remember the cartridge, maybe a Shure of some type. Built it all into a box with Trio KA 2000 amp. Sold it for a disappointing Rega t/t.
At my uni HIfi society we had a talk from one of the journos of the time, a blind guy (Angus Mackenzie???) and be guy asked him a Q about t/ts but didn't say what he'd got. After a bit of a push form the speaker he said a BD1 and he was told it was an excellent t/t. This would be around 1970.

Well, I bought my first (one of many) BD1 back around then, maybe 1972. Since that time I've had about ten Connoisseurs if you include the BD2s. I recently unearthed my last remaining BD1 and intend to resurrect it before too long. Set up right they are remarkably good and surprisingly spares are still available.

[Rare Bird]

I still have a mint one but i can't us it because of my OCD

As you know the platter to edge of the metal plate (front/rear & left hand side are all of different measurements! it does my head in

[walpurgis]

Better give it to me then Andr'e. I hate to think of you fretting over the asymmetric dimensions all the time.

[caddisgeek]

I had one a while too, lovely musical bit of kit and a classic example of British engineering