1970s Philips 212 turntable with 78 RPM modification

[TheBeebopper]

Really nice motor start and stop. The buttons are faintly familiar but I don't believe I've seen that turntable. I like the downforce adjustment too, just makes so much sense. I'm putting on my list to look out for.

[sdk77]

Very nice turntable. I used to have one up till the motor failed and I bought an SL1200.

The 212 sound quality is easily on par with the technics, and maybe more natural too. I still miss it - it's a very nice instrument with a beautiful design.

[6452ss]

Did you sell the turntable?

[vwestlife]

@6452ss Yes.

[strizzuth]

My parents have that same model (sans modification) of turntable. I always loved the capacitive speed selector switches. When I was young they seemed high tech.

[uxwbill]

That is one seriously classy looking and sounding turntable.

I plan to see if I can find that LP record. If you recall and if I may ask, what was the object behind the pipe as it ran along behind your stereo receiver?

[vwestlife]

@uxwbill That Stanton cartridge actually sounded very dull and muffled, even with a brand new stylus. It probably had been used for many hours and was simply worn out. Nonetheless, the Philips was built like a tank and would probably sound fine with a new cartridge, but I wanted to upgrade to a newer turntable.

The mystery object was the remains of a Radio Shack "Science Fair" 130-in-1 project kit, which has had most of its components gutted.

[umajunkcollector]

Does this have the PE slide in cartridge mount, or is it more like Dual?

[Psylicium]

Nice! My grandmother had a Philips 212 too, and I was fascinated by those buttons, you barely had to touch. Cool LED mod btw :)

[TheHPMan88]

i didn't know 78s were that big

[TyufeHtuiddv]

78 the best

[kissarmy110936]

70s stuff is bater today stuff is junk stay away from it

[Yarach]

haha, my favourite. Dream On by Aerosmith!

[MrGameboy1989]

Made in holland

[sapbeast]

What was the name of the LP you were playing?

[ThisGuyFrritz]

@sapbeast The LP is "Joy" by Apollo 100.  You can find it at the Amazon Marketplace for $2.52 or $45.

[MrComputerfan]

thats a very cool Record Player!

[navalverde12]

Pretty dope 78 mod there, love the leds and the fact that it has pitch control for all speeds.

[jareddcx]

That is one awesome turntable! Great condition with all the docs nice :)

[DrunkGamerNerd]

Awesome turntable that old ken-wood receiver sounds great.

[icarasDragon]

Now if only they could have modded in that IR trackseeking feature from that other record player this would be perfect.