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Hartley118 · 19th Nov 2015, 7:15 pm

Your RC70 has a nice Decca type D head - the one specially designed to get the best out of FFRR 78s and fitted to the first Decola and the Beau Decca, so it's absolutely in period.

The type D head internals are the same as the later XMS. It's reasonably light on records and is still regarded as one of the best ways to hear 78s. So if you have some 78s or want to start collecting them, you'll have a fully genuine Beau Decca to play them on.

Martin

19th Nov 2015, 7:15 pm	#55
Hartley118 Nonode Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Cambridge, Cambs. UK. Posts: 2,198	Re: Restore a Beau Decca Your RC70 has a nice Decca type D head - the one specially designed to get the best out of FFRR 78s and fitted to the first Decola and the Beau Decca, so it's absolutely in period. The type D head internals are the same as the later XMS. It's reasonably light on records and is still regarded as one of the best ways to hear 78s. So if you have some 78s or want to start collecting them, you'll have a fully genuine Beau Decca to play them on. Martin __________________ BVWS Member