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Community => Regional Audiophiles => Gateway Audio Society => Topic started by: vintage9594 on 23 Nov 2017, 07:16 pm

Title: Garrard 301
Post by: vintage9594 on 23 Nov 2017, 07:16 pm

My Garrad project is coming together....received my Acoustand Skeletal plinth yesterday and set the Tonearms in place:
1) Right Side in photo is the SME 3012 Series 1 just back from a Cardas Re-wire and SMEtonearm.com refresh/rebuild.  It will have a Ortofon SPU mounted via Denon SUT.
2) mounted on left in photo facing the rear of plinth is a SME 312 arm with Shelter 501 MKii with SoundSmith
Rebuild.
Last photo is my Shindo Pre with MM Phono and VAC Phi 200 amp which is paired with Proac Studio 3’s

Garrard 301 is in route from Woodsong Audio In Idaho from a rebuild so all should be ready to go next week....
Stay tuned for listening impressions.

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=171758)


(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=171756)

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=171757)

Title: Re: Garrard 301
Post by: Folsom on 23 Nov 2017, 07:47 pm

Cool. Did you get a decent deal on the TT? Selling at $1200 for one in bad shape is annoying.

Title: Re: Garrard 301
Post by: vintage9594 on 23 Nov 2017, 07:53 pm

I bought it with the SME 3012 and it was in good shape…I sent it off as the rear stub on the SME arm was loose so I figured if I was going to have the arm gone over I might as well do the table too.  It needed to have a few things done to it so well worth it to me to get them both back in proper working condition.  I will post some more photos of the table when its back.
thx

Title: Re: Garrard 301
Post by: vintage9594 on 7 Dec 2017, 04:41 am

(http://www.audiocircle.com/image.php?id=172417)

Title: Re: Garrard 301
Post by: dcbingaman on 12 Dec 2017, 01:45 am

Looks very sweet !!  Let us know how it sounds.