1980's Philips Hi/Fi Stereo Turntable

[nraghunadh]

Philips 242 is very good belt drive Turntable with classic 700 cartridge with stylus.

 

[Kittu]

Is it for sale or display (eye fest only)

 

[nraghunadh]

It is not for Sale

 

[gannyboy]

wowww....a treat to watch...

 

[gopib]

Very pleasing. Well organised. What are your impressions on the sound?? Thanks for posting...Gopi

 

[sunder]

Philips 242 is very good belt drive Turntable with classic 700 cartridge with stylus.

For this player, a preamplifier for phono was supplied by philips, in the
period of this player.

 

[entsurgeon]

i have this model too. having mc type cart right now, this is for worn out/warped lps. its good. great actually.

 

[khanmadari]

Not trying to hijack this thread,

But I have same TT bought used last year, but having few issues

1. Accidently I damaged cartridge pin, since then it started playing only one channel, so not sure if I change Cartridge will it fix the problem. IF yes then can I use any one of following for replacing

Shure M97xE
Shure M25C
Audio Technica CN5625AL

2. I think my table is spinning with bit high speed, do I need to change all the belts and if where I can source them.

I am planning to buy cartridge from 20North.

Anticipating some help in above.

Regards
Rajesh

 

[reynoldmaben]

Hi,

I to have the same model Philips GA 242, has a Shure 44-7 cart. Sounds Awesome.. Kittu I will be posting in the owners sales section very soon.. more details will be provided there.

Reynold

 

[Sean de Silva]

can the informed folks pls advise on how to get rid of turntable rumble . ive got the philips 242 and its grounded to my akai am-u02 amp yet the rumble on the speakers ...

 

[quad]

can the informed folks pls advise on how to get rid of turntable rumble . ive got the philips 242 and its grounded to my akai am-u02 amp yet the rumble on the speakers ...

The rumble can be caused by various problems like platter bearing
or even a bent platter.
As a workaround, you can get a rumble filter. If you are a DIY
type, see ESP Project 99. Cheap, and works well.

Subsonic / Rumble Filter for Phono preamps and Sub-Woofers

 

[entsurgeon]

the best part about his player is , you can still find many in the attics. can be organ donors for your own family member. by the way how do i align cartridge in this tt? i only know how to set the downforce. but is vta/azimuth et al adjustable on this machine??

 

[reubensm]

The rumble can be caused by various problems like platter bearing
or even a bent platter.
As a workaround, you can get a rumble filter. If you are a DIY
type, see ESP Project 99. Cheap, and works well.

Subsonic / Rumble Filter for Phono preamps and Sub-Woofers

may roll off some of your low frequencies though

 

[soulforged]

I had one of these with the 'Philips' connectors...very solid...my FIL uses it now...