kuruvilajacob
Well-Known Member
Ever since I started collecting vintage turntables, I was convinced that my collection will not be complete without a EMT turntable. I am fortunate to have a friend in Kottayam with an EMT 928 and 948 and after listening to them, I was all the more determined to get one. Though my newly acquired 938 needs a lot of restoration, it spins accurately and using an arm pod with Jelco tonearm, it sounds amazingly live and puts many of my other turntables to 'also ran' position. It's reproduction of Harry Belafonte's Live at Carnigie Hall is most "alive" .The sound stage is wide and accurate. It has the ability to captivate the listener and the reproduction of the instruments is different from all other Turntables. It appears to have more space in between the instruments at the same time natural sounding even with a Shure 44-7 cartridge. The inbuilt pre amplifier needs to be restored and since I could not get connector to directly connect it to a external phono stage, I decided to use a separate arm pod. Even after restoring the built in phono, I am planning to use my 1958 SME 3012 with a new arm pod as I feel this Turntable is worthy to have such a good tone arm. I want to thank Anil for his advice and support as I had my anxious moments when the 938 reached me. i do not know if it is a Meltron EMT. There are no such marks on it though it has the scratch filters. The more I listen to it, the more I am convinced that the 938 could possibly be best Turntable in my stable.
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