Nitin Arora
Member
Hello kind people,
Although I am little far away from the project, I am quite keen to evaluate the viability of restoring an old Garrard 6-400 that my father owns and will probably carry to Mumbai in August.
I am not a very keen vinyl aficionado but I certainly appreciate analogue sound and would love to have an entry level vinyl rig for some time before I think of upgrading. My current setup is a Denon 1713 and PolkTsi 400s. I am planning to set up the rest of the system in parts.
The Garrard has been lying away in storage for some time now and my dad was able to get some sound out of it before the build in amp gave up. So now the situation is that the table works fine but would need a new plinth and probably a new cart. I would much appreciate if the pros here can advice me on the below:
1. I dont know what cart is installed on the TT but could someone please tell me if MM, MC and ceramic carts can be installed on the same TT. If so is the mount on the tone arm the only consideration
2. The TT was installed on a chepo plinth by a local electrician with an inbuilt amp and two speakers. I dont know what is inside the box but I assume that I will need to buy a phono stage given that the 1713 does not have one
3. Is there any place where I can take the TT to be serviced by a pro. Probably someone from the forum.Although I would love to do this DIY. I am quite good with a soldering iron. I know that a member here (Hiten I think) has undertaken a restoration some time back. I am quite close by so would request his help if he is available and as per his convenience.
4. And finally is it worth going about this or would it make sense to put the little money that I plan to spend on the into a new TT like the Denon DP 29F or the DP 200 USB
Will be very grateful for any inputs. Thanks
Although I am little far away from the project, I am quite keen to evaluate the viability of restoring an old Garrard 6-400 that my father owns and will probably carry to Mumbai in August.
I am not a very keen vinyl aficionado but I certainly appreciate analogue sound and would love to have an entry level vinyl rig for some time before I think of upgrading. My current setup is a Denon 1713 and PolkTsi 400s. I am planning to set up the rest of the system in parts.
The Garrard has been lying away in storage for some time now and my dad was able to get some sound out of it before the build in amp gave up. So now the situation is that the table works fine but would need a new plinth and probably a new cart. I would much appreciate if the pros here can advice me on the below:
1. I dont know what cart is installed on the TT but could someone please tell me if MM, MC and ceramic carts can be installed on the same TT. If so is the mount on the tone arm the only consideration
2. The TT was installed on a chepo plinth by a local electrician with an inbuilt amp and two speakers. I dont know what is inside the box but I assume that I will need to buy a phono stage given that the 1713 does not have one
3. Is there any place where I can take the TT to be serviced by a pro. Probably someone from the forum.Although I would love to do this DIY. I am quite good with a soldering iron. I know that a member here (Hiten I think) has undertaken a restoration some time back. I am quite close by so would request his help if he is available and as per his convenience.
4. And finally is it worth going about this or would it make sense to put the little money that I plan to spend on the into a new TT like the Denon DP 29F or the DP 200 USB
Will be very grateful for any inputs. Thanks