Anyone remember the lateral tracking Bang and Olufsen record player from the 80’s??
this one just came up for sale, seems a beauty, ready to go, good price, anyone would need to find what seller wants for shipping https://www.vintageaudioexchange.com/product/mitsubishi-turntable-model-lt-5v |
Beocenter, I remember this https://www.vintageaudioexchange.com/product/bang-olufsen-audio-system-model-beocenter-2200-type-2423 evidently only 2 x 15 watts https://gear.discogs.com/gear/98148-bang-olufsen-beocenter-2200 |
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terrific TT, my Vertical version is belt drive, yours is Quartz Locked Direct Drive. Glancing at the manual available here https://www.vinylengine.com/library/mitsubishi/lt-30.shtml it has a full complement of fine adjustments here is 2 belt kit on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/MITSUBISHI-LT-30-BELT-Kit-2-belts/123886275552?hash=item1cd8328be0:g:4aUAAOSwVLZdBsMI Like old tape recorders, the old belts turn into nasty rubbery glue. I strongly suspect if you remove the cover, clean the gunk out, clean the rail the arm moves on, lube and install new belts, you will have it working again. |
Oh yeah, as a starving college student in the 60’s, and a long time afterward, I remember watching the B&O TT (any B&O product), wondering if I would ever be able to afford such a marvelous thing. I am so lucky to have just successfully restored a Mitsubishi Vertical Linear Tracking TT, LT-V5, for use on top of a 12" deep bookcase where a horizontal TT will not fit. I am using my Reel to Reel player vertically now, they look awesome side by side. DIATONE version is Japan Only, USA model is Mitsubishi LT-5V , see the very cool see-thru photo here along with the Japanese Diatone version’s specs: https://audio-heritage.jp/DIATONE/player/lt-5v.html 3 belt kit readily available, $16. https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-3-BELT-SET-for-MITSUBISHI-TURNTABLE-LT-5-LT-5V-LT-640-X-10-X-12/152375190799?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 It plays with zero tracking error, and sounds excellent. Any 1/2" cartridge that does not exceed maximum height to stylus tip of 18mm, Provided shims, or your shims are used to properly position smaller height cartridges. I’ve got an AT440ml on, the perfect height it turned out. Belt drive. Just like my Thorens TD124, after letting it’s motor warm up a minute, speed is very steady, not needing re-adjustment, just a minute wait. Researching while overhauling, I found it is a serious TT, much unique engineering, including the surprising fact that the platter is very slightly concave, I guess down about 1mm at the end of playing grooves, the headshell correspondingly and minutely angled for correct azimuth. I read an article mentioning 3mm edge to spindle, I find much less than that, I would have never realized the concave platter unless reading these http://www.soundfountain.com/mitsubishi/mitsubishi-lt-5v.html https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/the-story-of-my-mitsubishi-lt-5v-turntable.1349/ A spring loaded record clamp holds the LP against that very slightly concave platter. The clamp is pre-positioned by it’s horizontal arm, however the clamp is completely free of the arm when pressed/locked onto the spindle. Very clever.This long video was invaluable in preparing for my attempt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5XO51leGzU Some members know I had been chasing a Technics Vertical Linear Tracking TT, SL-V5. https://www.vinylengine.com/library/technics/sl-v5.shtml Disappointed as I was, I got lucky not getting the Technics, and Bill (a member here) having a pair of LT-5V’s project. He lives only 1 hr 20 minutes away, and his willingness to swap with me. |
curious about relative costs of these units. I found this conversion/inflation chart https://www.inflationtool.com/japanese-yen/1980-to-present-value?amount=70000 so, 70,000 yen 1980 is 101,000 today is $940. usd today anybody know the exchange rate in 1980, i.e. 70,000 yen in 1980 was _____ usd in 1980? |
