Programmable turntables

John P. Cooper · December-14th-2005, 03:09 AM

I have one, new in the box. Never used it and I have had it for maybe 15 - 20 years.

It has a straight arm that moves....Duh....I forgot the term for it.

It's a Thoirens, I believe...and I am too lazy to go to the other room and look at the box.

Trouble was, it was programmable only as you stood there and chose the tracks and pressed the key on the front for the song order.

Was this job any good? I am kind of in the mood to set it up. But I was never sold on the straight arm concept and I do not want to mess up my LPs.

AND...has anyone EVER come up with an affordable programmable turntable with a remote cotrol, so I can please remain seated while I skip some song I hate?

letchhausen · December-15th-2005, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by John P. Cooper

I have one, new in the box. Never used it and I have had it for maybe 15 - 20 years.

It has a straight arm that moves....Duh....I forgot the term for it.

It's a Thoirens, I believe...and I am too lazy to go to the other room and look at the box.

Trouble was, it was programmable only as you stood there and chose the tracks and pressed the key on the front for the song order.

Was this job any good? I am kind of in the mood to set it up. But I was never sold on the straight arm concept and I do not want to mess up my LPs.

AND...has anyone EVER come up with an affordable programmable turntable with a remote cotrol, so I can please remain seated while I skip some song I hate?

They call those linear tracking arms. Bang & Olafson turntables used them. I'm not sure if those were remote control but as far as I know that would be your best bet. Of course LP sides were generally short so it wasn't too bad.

LeMo · December-16th-2005, 05:07 AM

You mean Bang & Olufsen.

I had one of this. As a mechanic, it works fine but the sound wasn't great because none of BO product work great (IMO, of course).

JPC, this is a turntable from the "analog" period, not a CD or DVD players.
You never find one with "remote control", as far as I know.

What is good with LPs, it's that oblige you to keep actif when listening to music.
Can't sleep on.

I would be surprise if that is a Thorens. I don't think Thorens ever used "Linear tracking arms".
But everything is possible.
Let me know the name of the tool.

John P. Cooper · December-16th-2005, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by letchhausen

They call those linear tracking arms. Bang & Olafson turntables used them. I'm not sure if those were remote control but as far as I know that would be your best bet. Of course LP sides were generally short so it wasn't too bad.

Yes - linear was the term.

It was nice (the concept) so that if there was a song you hated, you did not have to suffer thru it time and time again. Plus all the other options of 'choosing'.

John P. Cooper · December-16th-2005, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by LeMo

JPC, this is a turntable from the "analog" period, not a CD or DVD players.
You never find one with "remote control", as far as I know.

What is good with LPs, it's that oblige you to keep actif when listening to music. Can't sleep on.

I would be surprise if that is a Thorens. I don't think Thorens ever used "Linear tracking arms".

Haha....I thought it was a Thorens b/c it has been in a Thorens box for a decade or so, unused ever.

It is a BSR XL-1200. I have the instruction booklet here. No copyright date on it anywhere. Tracks at 2 grams.

I still would like a remote controlled table.

John P. Cooper · December-16th-2005, 10:10 AM

http://archive.audioreview.com/02/0EE7F6BE.php

And people seems to be needing replacement belts. I wonder if mine has dried out after 15 years of just sitting in a box? Maybe it is in a sealed plastic bag? Will look later.

Chris D · December-18th-2005, 10:15 AM

If it hasn't been used, the belt probably was never mounted, so it should be OK. I'm pretty leery of BSR products, but that's because so many were mass-produced record eaters.

John P. Cooper · December-18th-2005, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris D

If it hasn't been used, the belt probably was never mounted, so it should be OK. I'm pretty leery of BSR products, but that's because so many were mass-produced record eaters.

DAK Electronics aka Drew Kaplan, was selling lots of BSR product back in the 80s and 90s. I got an equalizer from them that works fine. I got the BSR TT from them as well as did other buyers.

I have never owned a BSR TT. I got this one solely based on the programmable feature.