haddock tonearms on pt turn/table

Was this the original yellow version of the Haddock arm or the the one with the bread-crumb textured finish.

David

ain' got a clue their is a few different model's but info is scarce.

I think the word you're looking for is 'typo'.

Try Hadcock. Unipivot arm retails for around £600 nowadays. Had a few problems back in the 80's (?) but essentially a good arm.

But would you really want a PT?

Regards,
Frank.
All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinion of any organisations I work for, except where this is stated explicitly.

I have a Hadcock 242SE on an Orbe, and it's a great arm, albeit a royal pain to get setup right. Took me several days before I managed to get it to stay in tune for longer than an hour at a time. I'm glad I persevered, because the results are worth it.

The arms come in a bewildering array of wiring options, with prices from around £600 to £900.

The ARO is based on Hadcock designs, FWIW.

It's likely a 242 or a 228. Len Gregory, http://www.thecartridgeman.com/ is the man to ask, he services these arms and knows all about them.

-- Ian

Haddock? Sounds fishy to me!
(Hardy Har!)

Paul Rowlands

o.k. chaps you have had your fun. are pink triangle turn tables that poor?

I heard a PT a couple of weeks ago that belongs to Neil Mason who posts on this forum. It sounded pretty good to me but it was only a brief listen. You should perhaps try to contact him (see the Why Make Another FM Tuna? thread).

David

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Originally posted by minime:
o.k. chaps you have had your fun. are pink triangle turn tables that poor?

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Hi minime. I heard one Pink Triangle (PT TOO if I remember correctly) many years ago and it was an excellent turntable. Cant remember what arm and cartridge was used though, possibly a Helius arm but I'm not sure. Anyway we compared it with a Lp12/Ittok and a Voyd tt in about the same pricerange. Different ways of making music for sure but all of them were good. I'm a bit surprised at Frank Abelas comment, I belived Pink Triangle's tt's had a good reputation. Care to explain further Frank? Maybe some problems with spares or build quality?

The PT turntables sound superb.I have owned a TOO for fifteen years and prefer it to an LP12.
The build quality on my Anniversary is stunning,but the Export is not so good...PT TOO is fine though.......

Paul.

I find PT turntables terminally boring. They're good transcriptors but are about as engaging as a wet fish in my view. IIRC the one I liked most was an LPT.

The company went through some doldrums in the nineties, but they seem to be back in business with a bang with their new amplifier which is a very nice bit of kit indeed, if a bit jewellery (this from a Chord man!). The people who work at PT are very committed to their products and the company has a very human face to it - nice people.

Regards,
Frank.
All opinions are my own and do not reflect the opinion of any organisations I work for, except where this is stated explicitly.

guess that rules that out then.
the turntable is the export blue marble and the arm is the 242se.a good arm iv'e been told but yet to hear £450 seems quite resonable though.