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GP49000 · 24th Dec 2012, 5:34 pm

Addendum to the discussion about the 5-300, 5-100 and 5-200

I did not mention in the original post: the 5-100 and 5-200, as shown on the front cover of their parts supplement, have a tonearm that is downgraded from that of the 5-300. It is the tonearm of the Garrard CC10 minichanger from which all of the Unimech models are derived. With the mechanical bits of the Unimech taken directly from the CC10, the distance from record centre to tonearm pivot had to remain fixed. So the tonearm geometry (length, offset) of the Unimech models, from the cheapest and simplest to the most expensive and most highly styled and featured, had to remain that of the CC10 minichanger.

I was able to find one more photo of the 5-300; it's actually worse than the one I posted earlier but shows it with a different mat, and a plinth probably of the "Masterworks" brand. I still have no actual photos of the 5-100 and 5-200 (or of the 6-100T which uses the same tonearm from the CC10).

24th Dec 2012, 5:34 pm	#91
GP49000 Hexode Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sonoma County, California, USA. Posts: 405	Re: Garrard record player deck identification. Addendum to the discussion about the 5-300, 5-100 and 5-200 I did not mention in the original post: the 5-100 and 5-200, as shown on the front cover of their parts supplement, have a tonearm that is downgraded from that of the 5-300. It is the tonearm of the Garrard CC10 minichanger from which all of the Unimech models are derived. With the mechanical bits of the Unimech taken directly from the CC10, the distance from record centre to tonearm pivot had to remain fixed. So the tonearm geometry (length, offset) of the Unimech models, from the cheapest and simplest to the most expensive and most highly styled and featured, had to remain that of the CC10 minichanger. I was able to find one more photo of the 5-300; it's actually worse than the one I posted earlier but shows it with a different mat, and a plinth probably of the "Masterworks" brand. I still have no actual photos of the 5-100 and 5-200 (or of the 6-100T which uses the same tonearm from the CC10). Attached Thumbnails