[Vintage-Audio] M3D

[Sandy Somers]

Hi Bob:

Pictures, - pictures, - pictures.

I will bet that most of the readers were not alive back when we had
mono records....  let alone know what type of turntable
you are talking about

Thank you:

Sandy          WA2JVK   first licensed in 1969
wa2jvk at embarqmail.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Nickels" <w9ran at oneradio.net>
To: "Vintage home and professional audio equipment from 1975 back" 
<vintage-audio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:47 AM
Subject: [Vintage-Audio] M3D


> Partially answering my own question - a look with the jewelers loupe made 
> it clear why I heard distortion on the Shure M3D cartridge. Most of the 
> stylus was missing!  Since these seem to be held in some esteem amongst 
> audio types I ordered a replacement stylus and am anxious to hear how it 
> sounds.  Meanwhile I swapped the shell from my other Garrard "A" and am 
> enjoying the curbside-reclaimed turntable.
>
> A question - is anyone using the old Rek-O-Kut turntables and tonearms 
> like the viscous damped Gray models?  I had one of these as a kid and 
> since it was single play and nowhere near as cool as the Voice of Music or 
> whatever cheap-o models my friends had it went away long ago.  Even though 
> the ones like I had are rim drive, they seem to be well thought-of.   As I 
> recall the motor was probably big enough to run a decent-sized home 
> appliance.
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
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