I am somewhat embarrassed that it has taken me so long to get Grants turntable working. It is a MICRO SEIKI BL-91 with a SAEC WE-308SX tonearm. He gave it to me without the 5 pin din to RCA lead. That's the one that goes from the tone arm to the amplifier. They are as rare as hens teeth. Each time I tried to procure one, it was like they never existed. The audio shops specialising in vintage equipment wanted big bucks for them. There are plenty of 5 pin din plugs around, but this one was a special. It is interesting; I thought that DIN was a standard - its not, it can be any multi pin plug and can vary in diameter and pin size and pin location. Go figure??? I finally made the connection cobbling together a bunch of parts. After several attempts - The result? - Excellent. The music from it when combined with the Marantz PM 94 is - well, just fabulous. I did the job on Sunday morning, then off for a sail, leaving Gaye going thru her old record collection rediscovering old friends and reliving some music memories.
Info on the Micro Seiki BL-91:
http://www.turntablebasics.com/belts/microseiki.html Replacement Belts
http://www.melbourneaudioclub.org.au/pdf/tonearm.pdf Set Up Instructions
This completes the set up that grant generously gave to me.
The Amp is a Marantz PM 94 Limited. Built in 1988, this amp is considered even today to be a audiophile bench mark. See the links for details
