In such case, either sell the Garrard or put it aside until such future date as you feel ready to restore it. IF you are looking for a trouble-free experience from day one with a great sound, then perhaps you'd be better off looking for something a bit simpler, less complex, or at least more trouble-free.
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Despite what people say, those were quite good bearings when new, and if yours are in good shape, should still be.Īssuming it passes that test, get it fixed up: clean and lube the platter bearing and the mechanisms underneath, consider putting it in a better plinth, upgrade the cables and power cord, etc However, since you are new to all this, that advice may be "easier said than done", and an expert overhaul of a turntable like the Zero might be costlier than it is worth. As long as the arm is "floating" smoothly without any excess "play" in the arm structure, you should be okay. The first thing you need to make sure of is that the tonearm bearings haven't been abused if they are too loose, you'll never get remotely audiophile sound out of your turntable. The criticism it gets today is probably undeservedly harsh. Even many critics agree that the concepts behind it were largely sound ones pun intendedand the weaknesses it has are those of execution, not intent. It incorporates many ingenious and well-thought-out innovations, and was a sought after "audiophile" deck in its day, that subsequently fell out of repute for various reasons, as some weaknesses were discovered. Originally, it sold for almost as much as the top tables of the day, and it won many awards. Welcome to AK! Your Garrard Zero is not the best turntable out there, but it also isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. SubaruMar 15, Messages: 19, Location: Hong Kong. Like most Garrard changers, cleaning and lubrication needs to be done to keep them working well.Discussion in ' Turntables ' started by SubaruMar 15, Log in or Sign up. Westy56Nov 28, Messages: 3, Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. In good condition, they are a very nice sounding TT. They might have had a poorly maintained one. Don't let people with bad experiences dissuade you. Had the arm been built by SME I believe it could have been a whole different story. You can have the idler-wheel resurfaced through various vendors, but this would mean your new turntable would be out of commission while your old part was in the process of being recovered. Being that it is a "changer" there are many bits and bobs underneath that can malfunction due to dried lubricant, and in general will need to be cleaned and relubed.Īlso, being an idler-wheel drive, the condition of the rubber on the idler wheel should be inspected, paying particular attention for "flat" spots.
However, I have one of these myself, and I found it to perform quite well. Many people say that the turntable arm was poorly designed and built with "sloppy bearings". Is there anything in particular I should know about one of these? Messages: 1, This should be good. Its cheap enough that I'm probably going to buy it unless its got some huge and obvious damage to it. Going to look at a Garrard zero sometime this week. Garrard zerowhat should I know? Messages: 47, Location: Southern NJ.
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