Decca hifi12 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Rowfia01 · 19th Jan 2021, 11:39 pm

Evening all, just wondering if any one ever came across a Decca HIFI 12 before, it’s fitted with a Garrard SP25 mkV. Any info anyone could provide on this would be appreciated.

Steve

Edward Huggins · 20th Jan 2021, 11:30 am

This is one of the last Music Centre type systems that Decca ever made around the mid-1970s. It may not be wholly of UK build, although the Garrard deck was. These types of units ultimately were no real competition to the Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba et al, units that then came onto the UK market.

samjmann · 20th Jan 2021, 10:13 pm

Hi, my father had the Decca 1203 (1972-ish) which had a 12watt amp, two way speakers (cast baskets) and a Garrard 2025TC turntable with a Sonotone 9TAHC cartridge. It wasn't a bad sounding unit in it's day, possibly let down by the turntable. In my youth I swapped the turntable for a Garrard SP25Mk5, this rumbled just as much as the 2025TC!!

The pick-up cartridge is often a guide to overall sound, if your unit has a magnetic cartridge then overall, the sound is likely to be quite good.

SJM.

19th Jan 2021, 11:39 pm	#1
Rowfia01 Diode Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Posts: 2	Decca hifi12 Evening all, just wondering if any one ever came across a Decca HIFI 12 before, it’s fitted with a Garrard SP25 mkV. Any info anyone could provide on this would be appreciated. Steve

20th Jan 2021, 11:30 am	#2
Edward Huggins Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 8,327	Re: Decca hifi12 This is one of the last Music Centre type systems that Decca ever made around the mid-1970s. It may not be wholly of UK build, although the Garrard deck was. These types of units ultimately were no real competition to the Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba et al, units that then came onto the UK market. __________________ Edward.

20th Jan 2021, 10:13 pm	#3
samjmann Heptode Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Nottingham, UK. Posts: 648	Re: Decca hifi12 Hi, my father had the Decca 1203 (1972-ish) which had a 12watt amp, two way speakers (cast baskets) and a Garrard 2025TC turntable with a Sonotone 9TAHC cartridge. It wasn't a bad sounding unit in it's day, possibly let down by the turntable. In my youth I swapped the turntable for a Garrard SP25Mk5, this rumbled just as much as the 2025TC!! The pick-up cartridge is often a guide to overall sound, if your unit has a magnetic cartridge then overall, the sound is likely to be quite good. SJM. __________________ It's never been right since we've had it...