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Published on 07/16/08 at 09:02
IST 102 and 104, 104R, 204: mythical turntables more intended for commercial radio than for the discotheque market, though many clubs have used it.
This turntable was quite expensive at the time in the 80s (about 6000 Francs, nearly 1000 Euros now).
CHARACTERISTICS:
- Belt drive turntable.
- A motor with a incredible couple, making SL 1200 like gadgets ! You could start the turntable with the arm on the record, uncued, and it took only a few seconds (in fact just the time to get the knob of the console to 0 dB) to get the 100 % speed.
- Fitted with electro start (unlike SL 1200 you have to tweak).
- Forward and backward playing (- + 78 rpm 33 rpm) for cueing the record with a rotary knob: it felt like heaven in those days...
- Fitted with a mass of 5 kg (removable) to avoid feedback due to low frequencies (more likely in clubs than in radio studios)
- The only deck that could play 78 shellacs
This turntable was quite expensive at the time in the 80s (about 6000 Francs, nearly 1000 Euros now).
CHARACTERISTICS:
- Belt drive turntable.
- A motor with a incredible couple, making SL 1200 like gadgets ! You could start the turntable with the arm on the record, uncued, and it took only a few seconds (in fact just the time to get the knob of the console to 0 dB) to get the 100 % speed.
- Fitted with electro start (unlike SL 1200 you have to tweak).
- Forward and backward playing (- + 78 rpm 33 rpm) for cueing the record with a rotary knob: it felt like heaven in those days...
- Fitted with a mass of 5 kg (removable) to avoid feedback due to low frequencies (more likely in clubs than in radio studios)
- The only deck that could play 78 shellacs