tv hifi spotting

[Barry]

Flying turntables - start of ‘and now, from Norwich, it’s the quiz of the week..

And the obvious question is "what make and model of turntable is this?"

[Barry]

There was a programme on TV last night, about EMI covering the period from the late 50s up to the present day. In the programme there were the occasional shots of radio DJs in their broadcast studios using Gates turntables with Gray tonearms, as well as a fleeting shot of a Studer-Revox C221 broadcast CD player.

[Roy S]

And the obvious question is "what make and model of turntable is this?"

Technics SL-D2

[Barry]

Technics SL-D2

Well done! I recognised the arm as being a Technics, but that was as far as it went.

[Roy S]

Well done! I recognised the arm as being a Technics, but that was as far as it went.

I don't recall anyone ever winning a hifi separate on the show, some music centres maybe but this would be a bit 'high end' for them.

[Roy S]

Carlito’s Way

[Mr. C]

In Jason Statham's 2016 film The Mechanic Resurrection one of the opening scenes in Thailand is Jason using an Oracle Delphi MK VI we supplied that deck for the shoot.

[Macca]

Does he bash it over someone's head?

[Roy S]

In Jason Statham's 2016 film The Mechanic Resurrection one of the opening scenes in Thailand is Jason using an Oracle Delphi MK VI we supplied that deck for the shoot.

Well his Project from the first film got blown up

[Barry]

In the film 'Telstar - The Joe Meek Story', an irate Joe Meek throws a Ferrograph tape machine out of a first floor window, smashing it on the pavement!