Very good home hi-fi I am hoping. It certainly is a very similar design to the TD-124 if just a bit less massive. Let's hope it sounds as good as it looks.Brian,
Would not call the Weathers or the Braun transcription turntables transcription turntables. Home hi-fi they are. The Thorens TD-124 and Garrard 301 and 401 are, the upper end Rek-O-Kut turntables and tonearms also are.
I have not personally had the 1st listen yet, soon I hope. I find it interesting that it comes with a V-15 III and yet someone else is running a DL-103 and likes it. I would not have thought both would run happily on the same arm. Trying to find out what the arm mass is and the headshell type but no luick yet. I guess I will just have to go into the shop and get the deck pulled out and have a look. The arm looks to be some sort of medium mass design from what I can see so that would be fine.Good luck with this interesting find, my only concern would be finding a compatible cart I'd enjoy listening thru on the OEM arm.
What carts have you liked?
I have not personally had the 1st listen yet, soon I hope. I find it interesting that it comes with a V-15 III and yet someone else is running a DL-103 and likes it. I would not have thought both would run happily on the same arm. Trying to find out what the arm mass is and the headshell type but no luck yet. I guess I will just have to go into the shop and get the deck pulled out and have a look. The arm looks to be some sort of medium mass design from what I can see so that would be fine.
I somehow manages to miss this post. Nice to see the 600. How do you like it compared to the 500? I gather there was also a 1000, though apparently they are a bit less reliable? I note the tone arm while similar is not the same on the automatic version. How is the sound in comparison? I still have not managed to pick mine up as the guy I am getting it from insists on putting on RCAs to replace the DIN plug and has trouble getting to the job. Dying of curiosity! What cart are you running? As I said earlier in this thread, mine comes with a Shure V15 III which seems to me to be an odd choice.I traded for the fully automatic version of that TT (PS600), nearly mint, fully serviced, about a month ago.
Heres some quick pics and info:
I had an interesting discussion with a guy from Czech awhile ago wherein he told me that the PS-500 was the preferred table for radio use in that area back in the day over a lot of others. I gather it is a robust if complex mechanism and can be made to sound very good. I am still curious about how it will work with a V15 III. Seems to me to be incompatible with the posting of someone earlier in this thread about running a Dl-103 on the arm. Anyone know the actual mass? I have not been able to find a figure anywhere.I'm so glad you found this and are going to use it (if dealer ever fits RCAs). I am a huge fan of Dieter Rams's industrial designs for Braun. This may not be an all-out performer when compared to the best of the best decks and arms, and certainly it is a home hifi unit and not ne plus ultra sonically, but on the other hand, as a piece of visual design I'd say *this* is the ne plus ultra.
I am itching to get my hands on it finally. A promise to do the connector change over by next week has been extracted. If I had my druthers I'd be bringing home a 401, but unless a miracle occurs the Braun will most likely do me fine.The Braun is good, but not TD 124 or 301 good. Those turntables are 2-3 notches superior and professionally acceptable. I put the Braun as high end consumer idler so in the upper end Lenco territory, which is still superb. And sought after. I like the Braun performance in it's class well.
I know, my thoughts as well. I'll take it with the V15 III though as I have an SME 3009 improved it might pair very nicely with down the road. guess I should get that DL-103 re-tipped?Sure is hard to believe -- looking at it -- that it would be unmassy enough to be suitable for a V15. Probably much safer to use the Denon. Not that I'm any expert . . .
I somehow manages to miss this post. Nice to see the 600. How do you like it compared to the 500? I gather there was also a 1000, though apparently they are a bit less reliable? I note the tone arm while similar is not the same on the automatic version. How is the sound in comparison? I still have not managed to pick mine up as the guy I am getting it from insists on putting on RCAs to replace the DIN plug and has trouble getting to the job. Dying of curiosity! What cart are you running? As I said earlier in this thread, mine comes with a Shure V15 III which seems to me to be an odd choice.
BTW it is a standard headshell set-up, no?
An idler it is indeed, laid out like a TD-124 with a belt driving things, or so I understand.Sure looks like an idler drive (although I have idea why I think that!). Very beautiful, that is fo' sho'....