@ilovelinus No anti-skating. Inner-groove distortion seems no more (or less) noticeable on this turntable than on my Linn and Fons that have anti-skate compensation.
I run the AR with a period-correct Shure M-91ED cartridge, an it sounds great.
Love the AR turntable, it rivaled expensive high end stuff for an original price of less than $100.00. You had to set it up yourself via instructions provided. The AR's manual operation is easier than most other turntables, mostly by its solid plinth, and highly arched headshell handle. It had been said that you can hit the plinth of the AR with a hammer, and the arm will not skip.. I actually tested this with my knuckles (long ago) and it passed, in fact the music was unfazed by it!
I had one of these back in the 80s. It seemed so simple and basic to me, so I got a Thorens. The Thorens was the best TT I ever had, sure wish I did not sell it with my LP collection (CDs?) - big regrets now.
I was wondering: the arm has anti-skating adjust? How is the distortion level?
ilovelinus 1 month ago
@ilovelinus No anti-skating. Inner-groove distortion seems no more (or less) noticeable on this turntable than on my Linn and Fons that have anti-skate compensation.
I run the AR with a period-correct Shure M-91ED cartridge, an it sounds great.
pmichaelsummer 1 month ago
@pmichaelsummer Nice! Thanks :)
ilovelinus 1 month ago
Nice turntable.
ventennio78 1 year ago
Nice turntable! I have one just like it.
bamaslamma1003 1 year ago
I had one in the early-mid 70's with a Shure V15 Type III. Thanks. Brings back great memories.
gli7utubeo 2 years ago
Love the AR turntable, it rivaled expensive high end stuff for an original price of less than $100.00. You had to set it up yourself via instructions provided. The AR's manual operation is easier than most other turntables, mostly by its solid plinth, and highly arched headshell handle. It had been said that you can hit the plinth of the AR with a hammer, and the arm will not skip.. I actually tested this with my knuckles (long ago) and it passed, in fact the music was unfazed by it!
TheFRiNgEguitars 2 years ago
I'd bet oil migrated to the armature (if I read you correctly, and you attempted to oil the MOTOR bearing).
FYI, there's a guy on AudioKarma (gogofast) with two motors for sale.
pmichaelsummer 2 years ago
nice - the motor on mine died after putting a drop of oil on its bearing (why?)
gnativerson 2 years ago
I had one of these back in the 80s. It seemed so simple and basic to me, so I got a Thorens. The Thorens was the best TT I ever had, sure wish I did not sell it with my LP collection (CDs?) - big regrets now.
umajunkcollector 2 years ago
A truly wonderful TT..........utilitarian yet aesthetically pleasing as well. Thanks.
joelongwood 2 years ago