Garrard 301 restoration project

[Barry]

The oil bearing version has less vertical rumble. The change from the grease lubricated bearing to an oil lubricated bearing was promoted by the BBC who noticed the increased rumble of the grease bearing version when they played the, then, newly introduced stereo recordings. With monophonic recordings the stylus moves horizontally, so any vertical rumble is not important, whereas with stereo recordings there is both horizontal and vertical movement of the stylus.

Regarding appearence, the grey hammertone finish of the 301 you show looks far better IMO than the more usual cream finish.