Bsr 810???

[Night Wolf]

anyone have any info on the BSR 810?

 

[Night Wolf]

this BSR 810 has a Shure cart. on it, I don't know the condition, as I don't have any vinyl to play it on

 

[Night Wolf]

not too bad for $6, eh?

 

[Night Wolf]

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[Night Wolf]

It's a Shure

 

[Night Wolf]

It says BSR 810 Transcription

whatever that means

 

[Night Wolf]

badge, the wood is alot darker though (then in the pic) and its all solid wood

 

[Night Wolf]

whole unit

 

[Moogfan]

BSR was never known for making great turntables (in fact, they're generally known for making lousy turntables), but it's certainly worth $6.00... probably more. You won't be getting "audiophile quality" sound, but think of all the $$bux$$ you saved, and you can decide if vinyl is for you. Now get some records to spin, that's what it's about!

 

[ProAc_Fan]

Yeah I'll second that. BSR made lousy turntables and they made a tonne of them. They could be found in many consoles back in the day. I'm sure its worth $6 just to get you back in the swing of spinning vinyl. I started less than a year ago with a Garrard, moved on to a Dual and now its a Linn.

Good Luck

Mike

 

[Night Wolf]

yeah, I have a old consel system (not in use) with a cheesy BSR table, my TT though is solid, built very well, and heavy

I brought it to my dad's and we hooked it up to his DJ system (has 2 vintage Sony Table's with pro. Stanton carts. my TT is not belt drive, or direct drive, but usses a disc (simaler to that of a snow blower) it's still at my dad's, because he said he os going to put a better cart. on it (the Shure on their is a cheap one) and we are getting a new needle from Parts Express.

I am happy with the TT, it looks nice, works, and dosn't sound half bad (my dad's Sony had more bass, and better highs, but he said that's becuase its a pro. cart. made for DJ use, he liked the midrange in mine better though, but I am sure it will sound better with the better cart.)

 

[Moogfan]

From the pictures, it does look like one of BSR's older and better models. If it works for you great, sure can't beat the price you paid for it.

 

[grumpy]

I agree 6 bucks for any TT that works is a deal..

Grumpy

 

[Tonto Yoder]

I understand about buying cheap TT's for certain LP's, but one would hate to find a mint mono copy of Sonny Clark's "Cool Struttin'" only to bugger it up with a less-than-good TT. Still, it's ideal for thrift store finds etc.

TY

 

[Moogfan]

Originally posted by Night Wolf
anyone have any info on the BSR 810?

I was intrigued by the wood plinth & lesser amount of plastic than the typical BSR <g>, so I did some more checking. It appears that this TT was reviewed in the May, 1972 issue of "High Fidelity" magazine. As I had guessed, it seems it's one of BSR's older and better models (the audio rags don't bother with complete junk). Try doing a Google search on "BSR 810 turntable" and see what you come up with... apparently manuals are available. If you get it set up properly, it probably won't damage records (provided the tonearm bearings are good) and may even sound halfway decent.

Edit -- Joel at The Turntable Factory will refurbish it (e.g. like new) for $135, see the following page:

http://www.theturntablefactory.com/pricing.html

Cheers,

Moogfan

 

[vinylengine]

eBay BSR 810

I just saw some great pics of one on eBay:

BSR 810 auction

It does look like the build quality was greater than most BSR's - not sure about the tonearm design, I guess the square profile makes it easier to balance pennys on to adjust the VTF

 

[Moogfan]

Re: eBay BSR 810

Originally posted by vinylengine
I just saw some great pics of one on eBay:

BSR 810 auction

It does look like the build quality was greater than most BSR's - not sure about the tonearm design, I guess the square profile makes it easier to balance pennys on to adjust the VTF

The complexity of the mechanics looks a bit overblown too... I'd be iffy about a unit that hadn't been refurbished (there's too damn much there to break, wear out or go out of adjustment)... but the general lack of plastic and heavy platter is intriguing. Now I've got an itch to hear one (but probably never will)...

 

[vinylengine]

Classic Alert !

Now I've got an itch to hear one (but probably never will)...

Its that kind of talk that pushes the prices up - we'll have to keep this one to ourselves

 

[Night Wolf]

hmmmm, that auction dosn't have the really nice real wood case, or the dust cover like mine.

yeah, there is alotta stuff in it, but mine works great

my dad balenced the whole arm out, its not a cheap arm, its nice. the cart. that was on it was one of Shure's cheapest carts. with a very bad needle, and it still manged to sound decent, I'd like to see how it will sound with a better Shure, Stanton or Pickery, they are all very good models my dad has, and he is ordering a new needle.

the deck sits on 4 springs, which is what that sits in the wood caseing, what's nice about that, its it has its own islation device built in, any vibrations get abosrbed in the springs.

yes, the platter is very heavy, and built well, the whole table is built well, I wish I could get more info, or have other people listen to it.------ anyone live near upstate NY? and would like to hear a REALLY COOL complete vintage system with awesome vintage JBL monitors, and 250wpc RMS (400wpc peak) of pure vintage power? lol

anyway, I will do a search like you said, and see what that brings up. Thanks

 

[Jack Keck]

Was this model, or parts of it, made by a company called "Miracord", or some such thing??