Garrard SP25 MK III needle. - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

unitaudio · 10th Jun 2017, 9:00 pm

I had one of these units years ago. It had a magnetic cartridge, I think it might have been a Sonotone V100 or something similar. Hope this helps.

Regards,
Paul

ben · 11th Jun 2017, 10:02 pm

The clip mounted on the tonearm shown in the initial photo suggests, as others have said, that the cart was originally ACOS GP104 (medium output stereo ceramic type). No longer available, you may find a used one but a new BSR SC11 or SC12 might be better.

To the OP: Check the speaker wires are not bared or shorting and they are firmly attached to the plugs. Any shorts here will destroy the amp. If all seems well, plug in and test the unit for sound - as suggested, you will be wasting money if the amp is shot.

10th Jun 2017, 9:00 pm	#21
unitaudio Heptode Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 862	Re: Garrard SP25 MK III needle. I had one of these units years ago. It had a magnetic cartridge, I think it might have been a Sonotone V100 or something similar. Hope this helps. Regards, Paul __________________ ...No, it's not supposed to pick up the World Service, it's not a radio!

11th Jun 2017, 10:02 pm	#22
ben Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Madrid, Spain / Wirral, UK Posts: 7,498	Re: Garrard SP25 MK III needle. The clip mounted on the tonearm shown in the initial photo suggests, as others have said, that the cart was originally ACOS GP104 (medium output stereo ceramic type). No longer available, you may find a used one but a new BSR SC11 or SC12 might be better. To the OP: Check the speaker wires are not bared or shorting and they are firmly attached to the plugs. Any shorts here will destroy the amp. If all seems well, plug in and test the unit for sound - as suggested, you will be wasting money if the amp is shot. __________________ Regards, Ben.