Let's see your Rosewood turntable

[chicks]

Let's see your (real or simulated) Rosewood turntable

I know Denon, JVC and Thorens made Rosewood plinthed (is that a word?) decks, are there others? Let's see them.

Here's my JVC QL-A75

 

[chicks]

Here's a one-of-a-kind Rosewood AR:

http://thevinylanachronist.blogspot.com/2010/10/one-of-kind-rosewood-ar-turntable.html

 

[thedelihaus]

Chicks,

I want your JVC, please....

 

[Brett a]

This makes me think of the folks in the Mini Cooper world who, when they get together, will group themselves by color.

My turntable is gloss black, so I'll just have to hang back and watch.

:thmbsp:

 

[4dryhme]

argh. Rosewood. Whispering class. Meow.

 

[jimreeves]

I think my HT-500 is rosewood, but it's so smooth and shiny I'm not really sure. It's a hard surface that won't dent with a fingernail, but other than that how do you really tell?

 

[Wigwam Jones]

I know Denon, JVC and Thorens made Rosewood plinthed (is that a word?) decks, are there others? Let's see them.

Here's my JVC QL-A75

I have the same TT you have. Bought mine in Okinawa, Japan, in 1982.


JVC QL-A75 by Wigwam Jones, on Flickr

I think yours is in better shape.

 

[jnoyes]

Sorry, but those JVC's aren't real rosewood. They are covered with a laminate. They look OK, but not real wood.

Jon

 

[pioneervato]

How about simulated roswood? My Pioneer PL-707 has a similar plinth to the OP's JVC.

 

[mfhale]

I've got rosewood vinyl on an entry-level Yammie.

 

[grumpy]

Not quite rosewood but a close relative

 

[Duane]

How about simulated roswood? My Pioneer PL-707 has a similar plinth to the OP's JVC.

The Pioneer and the JVCs rosewood simulated veneer are most likely the same. I've owned both and you cant tell the difference.

 

[Wigwam Jones]

Sorry, but those JVC's aren't real rosewood. They are covered with a laminate. They look OK, but not real wood.

Jon

What are you, the Rosewood Police? Chill there, Lorax.

 

[chicks]

I think my HT-500 is rosewood, but it's so smooth and shiny I'm not really sure. It's a hard surface that won't dent with a fingernail, but other than that how do you really tell?

When it looks that good, who cares if it's real?

 

[chicks]

Sorry, but those JVC's aren't real rosewood. They are covered with a laminate. They look OK, but not real wood.

Jon

You sure? The brochure over on VE for the QL-Y7 says:

And befitting a state of the art turntable, there's one final touch, a sturdy cabinet trimmed with rosewood veneer and polished to a rich mirror-like finish, for a truly luxurious furniture appearance.

In the '82 catalog the QL-Y7 was $750, and the QL-A75 was $650, although it weighed a kilogram more. The finish looks the same on both, do you know for sure it's not real?

 

[cubdog]

I'm throwing my table in the trash. Damn modern crap.

cubdog

 

[Duane]

Jvc ql-y55f

 

[chicks]

I'm throwing my table in the trash. Damn modern crap.

cubdog

Heh, I pulled my MMF 2.1 from the trash - well, from the GW, where it would have been trashed real quick...

 

[Andyman]

My Denon DP-57L

I like rosewood a lot here. I faced off my JBL econowaves and trimmed out the Maggie console amp pictured at bottom center with some nice Santos rosewood veneer (excise the mess; sorting through some amps and LPs here..)

 

[totem]

Rosewood gota love it.

Here is a pic of my JVC/Victor TT-101 in a non oem plinth with glass top.