Is this H-K T-45 turntable worth looking at? epay again, but local

[Tom Mobley]

I should be able to snag a belt somewhere. It has an Ortofon cartridge, but I can't quite make it out, not up on Ortofon numbers to guess.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280096767297&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_RCRX_Pr4_PcY_BID_Stores_IT&refitem=280092923040&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=closed_view_item&usedrule1=CrossSell_LogicX&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

[maxg]

Does look interesting Tom. I wonder how the motor is mounted? Not a TT I have ever seen of heard of before but it certainly looks solid enough.

If the only thing missing it the belt you can always make one from an old tape cassette - it often works quite well but less so if the motor is a high torque affair.

Cartridge looks like the VMS 10E:

Type
Moving Iron

Output (1Khz 50 mm/sec)
^mv

Freq Response
20Hz - 20kHz

Output Impedance
800 ohms

Load Impedance
47k ohms

L/R Separation 1kHz
> 25db

L/R Balance 1kHz
< 2db

Stylus Tip
Elliptical

Cantilever
??

Dynamic Compliance
^{x 10-6cm/Dyne}

Static Compliance
20 x 10-6 cm/Dyne

VTF
1.7-2.3gm

Mass: 5gm

Tpyical MM fare - should be fine for starters.....

[Tom Mobley]

Thanks Max. Looks like a couple bidders have appeared, I'll see how it goes.