More than one person including manufacturers - after a perplexed moment of silence - have asked the obvious: "Why?" Unprecedented? Me? Cool! However, not everyone's hip like Jules as to why a multi-part discourse about a 50-year old Garrard 301 would be unprecedented. All around nice guy and fellow moonie Jules Coleman has already called this project "unprecedented" in audio journalism.
GARRARD ZERO 100 TURNTABLE VALUE SERIES
This is the first of a series of how-to 6moons articles about buying, restoring and hot-rodding a vintage Garrard 301 transcription turntable. Review Component Retail: not applicable - see article for details Room size: 15' x 25' x 8', short-wall setup Sundry accessories: TJ mesh plate 45 tubes Stands: Atlantis Video Reference equipment rack, Billy Bags 2 shelf rack Speakers: Avantgarde Duo 2.0 Omega Super 3 Ĭables: Nirvana S-X interconnects between DAC and preamplifier Nirvana S-L interconnects between preamplifier and amplifiers Nirvana S-L speaker cables between amplifiers and speakers a custom Nirvana wiring harness to connect the Duos midrange and tweeter horns and woofer module Cardas Neutral Reference digital cable Nirvana digital cable Yamamoto prototype interconnect Integrated Amplifiers: Almarro A205A EL84 single-ended pentode Sonic Impact Class T digital Īmplifiers: Fi 2A3 single-ended triode monoblocks Yamamoto A-08 45 stereo Preamplifier: Tom Evans Audio Design Vibe Technical Advisors: Terry Cain, Jonathan Halpern and Pete Riggleĭigital Sources: Meridian 508.20 CD player both in stand-alone mode and used as a transport with the mighty Audio Logic 2400 vacuum tube DAC Listening Panel: Terry Cain, Stephæn Harrell, Pete Riggle and Bill Van Winkle