turntables – Preservation Sound https://www.preservationsound.com information and ideas about audio history Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:28:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Russco Broadcast Turntables Circa 1980 https://www.preservationsound.com/russco-broadcast-turntables-circa-1980/ https://www.preservationsound.com/russco-broadcast-turntables-circa-1980/#comments Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:13:24 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=6946 Russco_1981_tts_1Download the catalogs for the RUSSCO Mark V, Studio Pro, and Cue Master broadcast turntables, as well as their RTA-12 tonearm and a period pricelist:

DOWNLOAD: Russco_TTs_1981

Russco_Studio_pro_CustomSince we featured Technics broadcast turntables last week on PS dot com, I thought it would be interesting to see what their competition was at the time.  I’ve only ever done work at two radio stations and both used Technics, so I know zilch about these Russcos.  Anyone?  I will say this: they do have a slightly unsavory quality to them; something about the overall design has a sort of carnival-ride aspect, the extruded chassis sharing the stillborn quality of a bumper-car attempting to evoke a Corvette.  I can practically smell funnelcake when I look at these things.

Anyhow.  Coming up next: RUSSCO mixers of the same period.

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]]> https://www.preservationsound.com/russco-broadcast-turntables-circa-1980/feed/ 19 Technics Pro Series Direct-Drive Turntables Circa 1980 https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-pro-series-direct-drive-turntables-circa-1980/ https://www.preservationsound.com/technics-pro-series-direct-drive-turntables-circa-1980/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:56:53 +0000 http://www.preservationsound.com/?p=6890 Technics_SL1015Download the original catalogs for the Technics SP-15, SP-10 mk2, SL-1015, and SL-1400 turntables:

DOWNLOAD: TechnicsTTs_1980

I’m listening to some obscure 70s vinyl on an old 1200 as I type this, and I have a very similar heavy-duty vintage JVC unit upstairs; oh the 70s and its direct-drive mania.  Pretty cool to see the 1400; I had a 1700 recently that I gave to a friend; the 1400 seems to be sorta a more pro 1700? Anyone?

Technics_1400_ArmTechnics_SP15technics_sp10_mk2Technics_SL1015_2Technics_SL1400

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