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kaplang

kaplang

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Anybody know anything about a company named Arena? This CL ad is for something I have never heard of but I like the cabinet.

This is an Arena GF-1225 record player with the Garrard SP-25 Mk II turntable. The Arena GF-1225 is made in Denmark and the Garrard is made in England. This is a classic European turntable with euro DIN speaker connectors. I think this table is setup for 240v operation.

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http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/ele/1388532666.html

George
 
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That turntable pictured reminds me of my Gerrard AT-6 changer, the first turntable I purchased in the early 60's. The tone arm is an exact match.
 
I see you edited your first post- very cool looking turntable!

I've never heard of nor seen this brand before. Thank you for sharing!
 
hypertone said:
That is one pretty record player. :thmbsp:
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Well folks, that was my CL ad. The buyer just picked it up this evening so I feel free to talk about it now.

Yes, it was very cool. The cabinet was like fine furniture with a beautifully made wood top that opens like a shoe box. The Garrard turntable worked but the unit was set for Euroland 240V so the table ran slow. I could hear the stylus physically playing the record.

This Arena is not particularly rare on EuroBay but I have never seen one here. Anyways, I can't look back because my collection is on a severe diet right now.
 
It is a very nice wood cabinet and cleaned up nicely. It will make a very nice conversation piece displayed in my music room amonst my other vintage finds.


The schematic on the inside of the bottom cover shows 240v for the input. Plugged into 110v set at 33 1/3 the table spins about 34 revolutions. Since it is only getting half the voltage I would expect it to be much slower.

Anybody want to explain this to me?

Thanks
 
Its not the voltage, its the frequency. Europe is 50 cycle. Dual dealt with this problem simply by adding a spindle adaptor. It made the spindle, (of the motor), slightly larger in diameter. The old Akai tape decks did the same thing.
 
based on my test it is spinning 33 1/3 revolutions set at 33 1/3. I may be off a small fraction but it is very close even though it is using 110V. Now the built in SS amp is another story and I have not tested that yet. The speaker connects are 2 pin din and I don't yet have any. I don't expect the amplifier to work at all using only 110v input.

Has anybody ever used the 110 to 220 converters for equipment like this?

Thanks
 
Give it a good eyeball as it may already be dickered with. Garrard did the same thing as Dual with the spindle adapters, so if you are getting a regular 33 then it has the correct set up. Chances are someone went inside and set her up to handle 110-ish/60 hz voltage. The voltage adapters they sell at travel places are iffy at best. I suspect the amp itself is set to run at a post-transformer DC voltage, and replacing the Euro transformer with a US transformer would be an easy fix that was already done.
 
kaplang said:
based on my test it is spinning 33 1/3 revolutions set at 33 1/3. I may be off a small fraction but it is very close even though it is using 110V. Now the built in SS amp is another story and I have not tested that yet. The speaker connects are 2 pin din and I don't yet have any. I don't expect the amplifier to work at all using only 110v input.

Has anybody ever used the 110 to 220 converters for equipment like this?

Thanks
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The DIN connectors can be made using crimp on male connectors. If the TT spins at the correct revolution, the voltage has likely been converted to 120v. Try the amp first and see what you get.
 
Here are my pictures of this unit so everyone can get a look.

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WOW, that is really nice. Great wood.

It looks like it has a US style 120vac plug on it. You might be OK on that. There may be a 120/220 switch. Ask the previous owner.

Glenn
 
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