I just picked this up for less than a buck at this monthly/bi-monthly rummage sale that we have been attending for a couple years now. It is a RADIO SHACK REALISTIC branded, german built ELAC MIRACORD 46. Shur-i-kan waypoints rar. I've heard some good things about this table, and my auditioning experiences tend to concur. This is definitely the best sounding TT i have ever owned! Plus, unlike the highly plasticized BSR 200BAX that it has replaced, it is built like a tank! All mechanical operations are smooth and solid, very precise. Not bad at all for a 40 year old table!! I do believe i'll be sticking with this one until i find either a good PIONEER, (ideally the PL-90) or a comparably built japanese brand. At any rate, it's going to have to be something pretty special indeed to beat this sucker!! The BSR 200BAX that it has replaced; and my ideal dream TT. Oh, yes, forgot to mention; it is direct drive! I have heard bad things said about DD turntables, but judging by my experience so far with this one, i say poppycock!! This thing sounds BETTER than the belt driven BSR it has replaced! I detect no abnormalities, only pure Hi-Fi sound. Elac Miracord 50h Turntable Manual >>> CLICK HEREELAC MIRACORD 50H AND 50H II TURNTABLE HEADSHELLS. $43.00, Buy It Now ELAC MIRACORD 42 TURNTABLE MANUAL. Owned an RS REALISTIC badged ELAC MIRACORD 46 i picked up at a rummage sale for a whole $1.00. Vintage Elac Miracord 50H II Turntable Part - Counterweight. C $17.60, Buy It Now ELAC. I screwed the BSR's peg feet onto the bottom, and now the TT's chassis is better isolated from the platform it is upon. Also, a footnote; this thing had no cartridge/stylus when i picked it up, but it accepts the same four lead, two screw slide on/off mounting system as the BSR, so the BSR's ADC VLM Mk.II cartridge/styli went on this ELAC. It's a nearly new styli, and the table is completely operationally sound, so it should easily last me until i find that dream PIONEER. That is a pretty decent and well cared for ELAC TT. That was basically made by DUAL and it should work pretty well. The only bad point about that one seems to bet he tonearm, you won't be able to use most modern lightweight carts without trying them out before. The DD is not a bad thing, if it works it runs smooth. Those were the good ones. Hall Resonator controlled like the new Brinkmann OASIS not the cheaper quartz drives! That is a helluva machine and I bet many collectors would spend some coin on it! Take care and enjoy it. Great pictures. When I bought my first TT, a Dual 1209 with a PICKERING XV-750, I came so close to a Benjamin-Miracord 50HII and probably should have done it. I loved the soft touch spring buttons. I liked the Dual tonearm better for some reason. I still have my old Dual 503 I use in ouir 8th grade teacher's lounge with my refurbished Large Advents and an old Technics 50 watt/channel receiver and a left over Toshiba DVD player for background music at breaks and lunch time. The other grades are envious. It is my waveradio killer. That first system included a Fisher 500TX, Dynaco A-25's and a Teac 350 cassette recorder. And here I sit spinning vinyl 40 years later. Whod a thunk it?
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