{"id":1209,"date":"2019-11-13T18:48:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T18:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1209"},"modified":"2019-11-13T19:30:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T19:30:45","slug":"a-curious-philips-automatic-turntable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wiredwood.co.uk\/wordpress\/a-curious-philips-automatic-turntable\/","title":{"rendered":"A curious Philips automatic turntable"},"content":{"rendered":"

I spotted this in a local charity shop.<\/p>\n

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Philips Automatic Turntable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At first glance it looks rather smart. But is it worth buying?<\/p>\n

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Philips Automatic Turntable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The plinth is veneered chipboard and the lid is absolutely shot, but the actual turntable looks to be well made.<\/p>\n

\"Philips
Philips Turntable Controls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The sturdy and rather attractive controls cater for start stop and a cuing lever. The support arm, which can be seen over the turntable, attests to it’s automatic nature, as does the transparent perspex lever at the back for detecting record size. I assume that t is intended to stack records and automatically play them in sequence. Sadly the long centre spindle required for this is missing.<\/p>\n

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Philips Turntable Speeds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speed control gives us the usual 33 and 45 and can also cater for 78 and 16 rpm. That’s all bases covered then.<\/p>\n

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Philips Turntable Head shell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now the Achilles heal. That cartridge looks to be a ceramic. The needle is one of those flip over types with 78 on one side and LP on the other. The shell sports a “diamond” logo, which hopefully is a reference to the stylus as fitted. The fitting looks to be proprietary, so no option for swapping in a budget MM cartridge.<\/p>\n

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Philips Automatic Turntable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While not clear in the photo’s I can assure you that there is no visible means of adjusting the tracking force. I didn’t have a balance with me to check.<\/p>\n

Asking \u00a345. I’ll give it a miss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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