Anyone know about these?

Hi there
Have just inherited some old hi-fi and wonder if it's any good . Don't know whether to keep and try to get it going or take it to the local tip!

There's a turntable with label that says Transcriptor hydraulic reference turntable and a Quad 303 amp and I think a Quad 33 tuner.
If anyone can advise it would be great.

Thanks BM

 

Yes they are good, just place a search on Ebay, it will give you an idea of prices desirability etc. Keith.

 

This is the 1964 Transcriptor Hydraulic Reference

 

definitely not the tip !

 

Well.............., thanks all.
The deck looks like the picture except the previous owner has cut away at the perspex lid to get it into his cabinet! But you've given us food for thought and having now 'googled' , it definitely won't be the tip!

BM

 

you can get a new lid for about £80. I had one of these TT's with an ex-bbc SME 3009 mkII silver rewired tonearm, sounded very good actually, despite the panning its got in some areas, the bearing is very smooth as it runs on a PTFE (teflon) thrust plate, the "pods" are designed to decouple the vinyl, if you do sell this make sure to drain the bearing of oil (you can use cotton buds) and make sure there is no hydraulic fluid in the well under the platter. You are best packing the platter separately in bubble wrap as it can damage the bearing if posted in-situ - or indeed (par for the course turned upside down!.) Transcriptors have a shop on ebay and you can get all the odds and sods there.

 

Defo not for the tipywip kind sir, why, you could create your own Korova Milkbar and make up your own rassoodocks!

 

I'll meet you with chain or nozh or britva anytime, not having you aiming tolchocks at me reasonless. Well, it stands to reason I won't have it. (...erm thats enough of that)

wheres me milk plus vellocet?

Boltons full of the old ultraviolence! Its not Ludwig Van though, more police van.

 

Funny you should mention Bolton, SMEagol - that's where it wer vandalised . But as for the bubblewrap -ah well.........
moved it - but by car not post - to our house so hope we've not damaged it any further!

 

for original poster - the turntable is well known for appearing in the classic movie ' clockwork orange ' hence the above

It is something of a classic table, the quad stuff perhaps a little less so, but still popular amongst some.

 

Glad you cleared that up; thought I was losing the plot there for a minute :banana:

 

Arancia Meccanica .. great movie...

 

Same here, it descended into an abyss of randomness for a while! Thought it was a private joke/code with swapped round letters at first

 

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AND 2001 space odesey, and mcornflakes,etc
nando

 

Why don't you hook it all up and play some music? First you'll find out if it all works before the dreaded fleabay, but you might just want to keep them.

 

Would need 'speakers though......