Today, the sky’s the limit on what you can spend. So Philips' down to earth
advice could help you make the right choice.
Suppose you're a true audio aficionado. Philips presents the most automated and technologically advanced turntable ever made. The GA 209.
The electronic 209 is the only turntable with three DC motors. One cues the tone arm. The second transports it. The third, a DC servo motor/ tacho generator spins the platter.
The 209 makes listening to great music easy. Just place a record on the platter and walk away The 209 takes over. It even measures the record size for accurate cueing and automatically selects the correct speed.
While the record is spinning, the tacho generator instantly corrects for power fluctuations, record mass, styles mass and dust bugs so that wow, flutter, and drift virtually do not exist.
The precision ground drive belt gives you the added advantage of filtering out motor rumble.
Then, after the record is over, the 209 returns the tonearm and shuts itself off.
If you enjoy cueing a record yourself and getting performance that surpasses many broadcast tables, the Philips GA 212 will fit your system. It has the one feature that all better turntable manufacturers agree on. A DC servo motor/tacho generator drive system. Yet, the 212 is the least expensive turntable with this important performance factor. It virtually guarantees accurate turntable speed, so audio problems like wow and flutter are almost non-measurable.
Inside, the 212 is completely solid-state. There’s nothing moving. That means there's nothing to mace noise--either mechanical or electronic. Plus the 212 has professional feather touch lighted controls.
If you're more interested in a turntable that gives a maximum of performance matched with a minimum of operating involvement, choose the Philips GA 427.
Move the tone arm over the leading groove, the platter starts spinning. Cue down with the hydraulic control, the 427 takes over. Its low speed 24 pole synchronous motor and precision drive belt means wow, flutter, and rumble are insignificant.
When the record is over or when you change your mind (there's a play interrupt feature) the 427 will return the tone arm and turn itself off. All Philips turntables include base and removable dust covers.
Philips turntables give you a meaningful difference between models. Visit your better audio shop. Then consider the Alternatives.
PHILIPS AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEMS CORP. AUDIO DIVISION
91 McKee Dr ve, Mahwah, N.J. 07430
(Source: Audio magazine, Aug 1975)
Also see: Philips 209 turntable (Apr. 1975)
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