Yamaha YP-800

[The Grand Wazoo]

I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me a little bit (or a lot) about the Yamaha YP-800 turntable?
A friend is thinking of replacing a 20-odd year old Planar 3 and one of these has caught his eye.
I know Dave DSJR was a fan - anyone else? Feel free to do a brain dump here!

Cheers

[Rare Bird]

Hi Chris
I think i forwarded you a Link to one on auction a bit back i was bidding on? I got blown out the water anyway :lol:

I bought a Yammi 'YP500' a couple of years ago for the reason being, i previously bought a Sonab '85S' that got smashed in the post. I was'nt a fan of that tho :)

[SPS]

I have one, its a nice turntable, it has a grace tone arm, a 940 I think..but with Yamaha on the head shell.

To be honest I've not really used it, except for a quick test when I bought it, but it sounded good at the time

[Rare Bird]

Did you fit the Grace yourself Steve?

[SPS]

Did you fit the Grace yourself Steve?

It's the arm that they fit as standard Andre, its a special version not quite the standard Grace. I'll have to get it out and have a look.

[SPS]

Just checked... its the grace 840 by the look of things, I've also read people say its an arcoss arm some where, goes to show.

[Rare Bird]

Hi Steve
This is the arm im refering to.

[The Grand Wazoo]

Yes, I'm a bit confused over the arm. I've read it might be a Grace, but the Grace has a yolk that's a round 'C' shape & this one one the Yamaha is more of a flattened shape. The bias assembly seems to be in a slightly different position too. Apart from that they look very similar.
I've also read it might be a Stax or Micro Seiki, but I don't believe either of those theories.

[SPS]

Andre, I'm with chris on this its very similar, but not identical, a few years ago when I spent some time researching it, the nearest I came to anything was the grace...there are quite a few opinions on the web though