Today's view ...

[mikmas]

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Very top shelf: SVHS player used sometimes for copying old tapes
Middle shelf: Mac Mini 2010, Toshiba Blu-Ray/Media player, Quad-Lite speakers (suspended) Sennheiser HD600 cans
Desktop: Terratec TV tuner, QED speaker switching box, Red Box with passive Alps pot and CMOY headphone amp, Pi/IQaudio combo with SSD drive, modified Quad 33, Terratec ProVinyl USB box
To the Right: Braun PS500 TT, Cambridge Audio Azur 640T DAB/FM tuner
To the Left (offscreen) Q Acoustics 2020i speaker pair on Mission stands in bay window
Under the desk: Quad 303

[Barry]

Can we see a picture of the Braun PS 500 please? :)

[Gordon Steadman]

Can we see a picture of the Braun PS 500 please? :)

Absolutely.

[mikmas]

Can we see a picture of the Braun PS 500 please? :)

Your wish is my command ;)
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[Gordon Steadman]

Your wish is my command ;)
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Luvvley jubbley:cool:

[Audio Al]

The TT is pish , would you sell it 2 me :D

Looks lovely :)

[The Black Adder]

love the design of Braun stuff, looking nice. :)

No many people talk about those decks, how do they fair technically? - I'm guessing they are very well made.

[mikmas]

... how do they fair technically? - I'm guessing they are very well made.

I'm very happy with it :)
I bought it second hand in the early 80s and it saw much partying in its day :lol:
Until recently I had done zero maintenance bar a couple of new stylii and relinking the bit of string that turns it on (seriously...)
According to Vinyl Engine it's a belt-drive although actually its a hybrid belt/idler. I thought the belt would be stretched after so much time so bought an NOS of eBay but found it made no difference. Speed is constant and seems to be accurate according to the on-board strobe. I have recently cleaned it up a bit and dropped some oily gubbins in it's spindle well (which stopped the wheeze acquired through over 3 decades of passive smoking). One of the hydraulic dampers had leaked a bit but seems to have been cured by tightening the jubilee clip around its gaiter. I also replaced the signal wire that had succumbed to copper rot ......

I still have the original Shure 75-6s that came with it and it works fine but has now been usurped by an even finer Ortofon MM jobby bought off of the equally fine Struth of this parish. This proved to be a doddle to set up.

All in all, only slightly tempted to save up for something with more sexy Swiss curves to replace this slightly austere (if impeccably mannered) German ;)

[mikmas]

The TT is pish , would you sell it 2 me :D

Looks lovely :)


Of course - make me an offer over £300 and I'll have a think .....
I paid a fraction of that when I found it in a junk shop in Amsterdam but hey - even this pile of scrap is very desirable fodder on eBay nowadays :lol:

[struth]

I'm very happy with it :)
I bought it second hand in the early 80s and it saw much partying in its day :lol:
Until recently I had done zero maintenance bar a couple of new stylii and relinking the bit of string that turns it on (seriously...)
According to Vinyl Engine it's a belt-drive although actually its a hybrid belt/idler. I thought the belt would be stretched after so much time so bought an NOS of eBay but found it made no difference. Speed is constant and seems to be accurate according to the on-board strobe. I have recently cleaned it up a bit and dropped some oily gubbins in it's spindle well (which stopped the wheeze acquired through over 3 decades of passive smoking). One of the hydraulic dampers had leaked a bit but seems to have been cured by tightening the jubilee clip around its gaiter.

I still have the original Shure 75-6s that came with it and it works fine but has now been usurped by an even finer Ortofon MM jobby bought off of the equally fine Struth of this parish. This proved to be a doddle to set up.

All in all, only slightly tempted to save up for something with more sexy Swiss curves to replace this slightly austere (if impeccably mannered) German ;)

Love those Braun decks. I nearly bought one a few months ago, but decided one table is enough....Glad the vms has worked out Mike:)

[HackneyRF]

I really like the look of that turntable too Mike. Very handsome in a utilitarian kind of way. I'd have one!

Cheers

Loz

[mikmas]

Thanks Loz :)

Utilitarian is the right word - 12.6 kilos of solid German engineering .... but with a surprisingly daft Achilles catch. The whole thing is activated by a 12 inch length of waxed fishing twine under tension, when the twine breaks, machine no go (and it does break...) and when the twine breaks the only remedy is turning over the 12.6 kilos to take the bottom plate off and thread a new piece of twine :lol:

[Marco]

Your wish is my command ;)
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Love that Braun, especially the tonearm and that sexy PHAT headshell! :respect:

Marco.

[The Black Adder]

I'm very happy with it :)
I bought it second hand in the early 80s and it saw much partying in its day :lol:
Until recently I had done zero maintenance bar a couple of new stylii and relinking the bit of string that turns it on (seriously...)
According to Vinyl Engine it's a belt-drive although actually its a hybrid belt/idler. I thought the belt would be stretched after so much time so bought an NOS of eBay but found it made no difference. Speed is constant and seems to be accurate according to the on-board strobe. I have recently cleaned it up a bit and dropped some oily gubbins in it's spindle well (which stopped the wheeze acquired through over 3 decades of passive smoking). One of the hydraulic dampers had leaked a bit but seems to have been cured by tightening the jubilee clip around its gaiter. I also replaced the signal wire that had succumbed to copper rot ......

I still have the original Shure 75-6s that came with it and it works fine but has now been usurped by an even finer Ortofon MM jobby bought off of the equally fine Struth of this parish. This proved to be a doddle to set up.

All in all, only slightly tempted to save up for something with more sexy Swiss curves to replace this slightly austere (if impeccably mannered) German ;)

lol indeed, austere, yet fun in a strange way.... German engineers with a sense of humour?... how can that be? . lol