Anyone know anything about this TT's?

Big_Bill · 17th September 2009, 02:28 AM

I'm looking for info about this turn table and tonearm. I bought this TT today for 50.00, and I am wondering if it is a quality TT worth fixing up or if the tonearm is worth owning. The guy said I could return it if it didnt work. It does seem to work well with the exception of a slight hum in the right channel.

Please help!

P.S. Please see attached photos

Big_Bill · 17th September 2009, 02:29 AM

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Big_Bill · 17th September 2009, 02:30 AM

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planet10 · 17th September 2009, 02:45 AM

Well worth seeing what you can get out of it... there is a whole set of "enthusiasts" that are working on Empire TTs.

Arm is Japanese. CEC, Lustre, Jelco, Audio Technica... (probably worth the $50 by itself)

dave

directdriver · 17th September 2009, 04:23 AM

It's an Empire 208 turntable and the tonearm is not stock. Probably a Japanese made arm, which looks really nice and fits the stock mounting area almost perfectly. Probably sounds better than the stock arm. The turntable and tonearm are in excellent condition and, for $50, it's a steal! Congrats!

Big_Bill · 17th September 2009, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by directdriver

It's an Empire 208 turntable and the tonearm is not stock. Probably a Japanese made arm, which looks really nice and fits the stock mounting area almost perfectly. Probably sounds better than the stock arm. The turntable and tonearm are in excellent condition and, for $50, it's a steal! Congrats!

Thank you!

17th September 2009, 02:45 AM	#4
planet10 diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 4	Well worth seeing what you can get out of it... there is a whole set of "enthusiasts" that are working on Empire TTs. Arm is Japanese. CEC, Lustre, Jelco, Audio Technica... (probably worth the $50 by itself) dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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17th September 2009, 04:23 AM	#5
directdriver diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005	It's an Empire 208 turntable and the tonearm is not stock. Probably a Japanese made arm, which looks really nice and fits the stock mounting area almost perfectly. Probably sounds better than the stock arm. The turntable and tonearm are in excellent condition and, for $50, it's a steal! Congrats!

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