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GP49000 · 18th Dec 2012, 11:42 pm

The Garrard 5-300 and its siblings

The 5-series Unimech machines have not yet been mentioned. They were a low-budget line with a full-size unit plate and the Unimech subchassis. They had a control panel with tiny, separate speed and size selectors, like the CC10 minichanger from which the Unimechs derived. Garrard considered the 5-300 as the "basic" model. It had a 10 1/2 inch steel platter, a NON-counterweighted version of the basic Unimech-type tonearm, with an uncalibrated screwdriver adjustment for its tracking force; a screwdriver-adjusted dial for setting the antiskate; and undamped cueing. The 5-200 had the large platter, no cueing and no antiskate. The 5-100 was a 5-200 with a small platter.

All 5-100, 5-200 and 5-300 models had two-pole motors. Trim and platter mats could differ.

I have photos of only the 5-300. The cover of the parts manual for 5-100 and 5-200 show the differences in those models.

18th Dec 2012, 11:42 pm	#86
GP49000 Hexode Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sonoma County, California, USA. Posts: 405	Re: Garrard record player deck identification. The Garrard 5-300 and its siblings The 5-series Unimech machines have not yet been mentioned. They were a low-budget line with a full-size unit plate and the Unimech subchassis. They had a control panel with tiny, separate speed and size selectors, like the CC10 minichanger from which the Unimechs derived. Garrard considered the 5-300 as the "basic" model. It had a 10 1/2 inch steel platter, a NON-counterweighted version of the basic Unimech-type tonearm, with an uncalibrated screwdriver adjustment for its tracking force; a screwdriver-adjusted dial for setting the antiskate; and undamped cueing. The 5-200 had the large platter, no cueing and no antiskate. The 5-100 was a 5-200 with a small platter. All 5-100, 5-200 and 5-300 models had two-pole motors. Trim and platter mats could differ. I have photos of only the 5-300. The cover of the parts manual for 5-100 and 5-200 show the differences in those models. Attached Thumbnails