Vintage analogue broadcast equipment

Here are some interesting links for those, like me, who have a passion for vintage broadcast equipment, and T/Ts in particular:

http://www.videopark.com/oldbroadcast.htm



http://www.russcoturntables.com/studioprobid.html


How about a lovely Gates T/T with EMT arm and cartridge (check out that huge on/off knob and speed selector toggle... 'Business-like' indeed!):


http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/273...lexander12.jpg


:eek: :respect:


Or the ultimate 'high-mass' approach - a 'tank-like' Rek-o-Kut with Gray and Fairchild arms. Check out the latter for its sheer mass!! :eek: .....


http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7...lexander14.jpg


:wow: :wow:


Another interesting site, showing the equipment used by a pirate radio station in England:


http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/...reign_UK2.html


Check out the Gates T/Ts, similar to those the BBC used to use in the 70s!


I'd love one like this:


http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/9423/gatestt.jpg


:stalks: {drool}....


With a Grey Research arm:


http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/184...knbnbdic3d.jpg


And Goldring G800 cartridge:


http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1...l6pbnyeb3f.jpg


Just like BBC Radio 1 would've used to broadcast music throughout the 70s! :guitar:


Marco.

Some other interesting images of vintage broadcast T/Ts and radio stations I've accumulated....


http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/7...riprichard.jpg


John Peel in 1982 next to an EMT950 (which replaced the Gates models after parts were no longer available):


http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/7707/3studio.jpg


And the legend spinning tunes again in the 70s for Radio 1 on Gates and BBC modified Garrard 301 T/Ts:


http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9053/1studio.jpg


Nice Rek-o-Kut broadcast arm:


http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/5726/broadcasttt.jpg


QRK 12-C:

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/555/broadcasttt2.jpg


Gates CB-500 on YouTube (nice Shure broadcast arm and GE cartridge also used):





And a video showing a classic 'Velvet Touch' tonearm - a Jap clone of the Gray Research arm:





Listen to the superb sound quality with a cheapo Stanton cartridge! :eek:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

And the legend spinning tunes again in the 70s for Radio 1

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Aye i stood with John & watched Ozric Tentacles on stage '94 Phoenix Festival, Long Marsden Airfield,Stratford Upon Avon, great bloke..I actually won the tickets through Annie Nightingale radio show..:eyebrows:

Nice one, mate - that must've been awesome!

What do you think of all the mad turntables? *That* is the kind of stuff I'd love to own. It's where my real passion lies.

I'd have a huge collection of them all set-up inside a private studio with some vintage valve broadcast amps and BBC monitor speakers, a ton of records to play, and you wouldn't see me for dust....! :eyebrows:

Marco.

No other motor unit like the Garrard '401' for me dude..

Cool - I haven't seen that clip in ages! :)

Yep, love Garrards too... I simply much prefer professional broadcast T/Ts to boring 'toytown' mainstream domestic ones, for both their sound and looks. There is just no comparison between those and something like an LP12! :eyebrows:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Cool - I haven't seen that clip in ages! :)

Yep, love Garrards too... I simply much prefer professional broadcast T/Ts to boring 'toytown' mainstream domestic ones, for both their sound and looks. There is just no comparison between those and something like an LP12! :eyebrows:

Marco.

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See the pair of Ferrograph 'Series Seven R+Rs behind him ;)

Yeah, now that's what you call a broadcasting studio - quality! :respect:

Here's a nice 401 with a gorgeous Gray 'Blacktop' tonearm:


http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/4...alexander7.jpg


You probably hate them, but I just think those arms look so cool - nice 'mansize' fingerlift, too!


But the American broadcast T/Ts, for me, have greater 'industrial chic'. Check out this Russco - lovely colour contrast between the T/T and (solid wood) arm:



http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/6...ansrussco3.jpg


Yes, I've got it bad! :lol:

Marco.

Love the duck egg blue colour, reminds me of the old family banger :lolsign:

Some old weighing scales in the bogs down the club, i've been eyeing up. date from the early 60's, nice duck egg blue :eyebrows:

Lol, ya maddy! :D

On that note, I'm off to me scratcher to dream about vintage broadcast T/Ts... Laters!

:goodnight:

Marco.