Four questions you must ask about any multiple-play turntable.
1. Does it perform as well as any single-play turntable?
There are some who believe that a single-play turntable is somehow inherently better than a multiple-play unit. All right-the Z2000B is a single-play turntable. Its capacity to function as a multiple-play unit offers convenience with no compromise of performance. The automatic mechanism which gently indexes the arm, lifts it at the end of play, returns it to the arm rest and shuts off the motor-is completely disengaged during record play. A 2-position control sets the proper vertical tracking angle for single or multiple play. The Z2000B can truly be called the automated, single-play turntable with multiple-play capability.
2. Does it have belt-drive and variable speed?
Garrard engineers have attained remarkable results by combining the world famous Synchro-Lab motor and an inventive belt/idler drive combination. A 5 lb., die-cast, dynamically balanced platter is rotated via a flexible belt. Not only are the tiniest fluctuations of speed smoothed out, but an extraordinary-64dB rumble is only one example of the impressive specifications achieved. A variable speed control corrects out-of-pitch recordings and an illuminated stroboscope provides optical confirmation. The Z2000B combines all of these elements to achieve the main goal of Garrard engineering: superior performance at reasonable cost.
3. Does it handle records gently?
All responsible turntable manufacturers are concerned with protecting your records. With Garrard, it's an obsession. The Z2000B boasts an array of features designed solely to prolong the life of your records. In addition to the exclusive, articulated tonearm, it incorporates an exceptionally accurate magnetic anti-skating device. Cueing is viscous damped in both directions. The ingenious built-in automatic record counter keeps track of how many LP sides the stylus has played. And unlike some of the highest priced changers that support records only at the center hole, the Z2000B supports them at the hole and edge, and the release mechanism operates at both points. Protection for your records indeed!
4. Does it eliminate tracking error?
The grooves of a record are cut by a stylus that travels in a straight line. Conventional playback tonearms move in an arc. The difference between these two paths is called "tracking error”. Simply stated, tracking error launches a cycle of distortion and record wear. In good design, the error is averaged over the record so that distortion is minimal. But such compromise was unacceptable in the Z2000B. What Garrard engineers did about it was summed up by High Fidelity Magazine which described the Zero Tracking Error Tonearm as ‘the best arm yet offered as an integral part of an automatic player. The Z2000B is the only automatic turntable in the world without tracking error.
The Garrard Z2000B. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.
The Automatic Choice
For your free copy of the New Garrard Guide, write to Garrard, Division of Plessey Consumer Products, Dept C, Plainview, New York 11803.
(Audio magazine, Nov. 1975)
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Also see:
Garrard turntables--new models (ad, Nov. 1973)
Garrard Zero 100 (ad, Dec. 1972)
Garrard GT55 turntable (Dec. 1976)