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New here, bought a Hitachi KS-3200R

130rne

130rne

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Hello, I have no clue what I just bought. I've never owned a turntable, but I'm a very technical person and I love great music. Found one of these at a Goodwill, minus stylus, and it needs a minor repair to the arm. $15. I can't find much info on it. I searched a thread here that has 7k replies and no one had this model. I can post pics if needed. I'm thinking it's pretty rare, it's in decent shape, all buttons, and since i know jack about turntables, I'm looking for some starter advice. If anyone replies, thanks in advance.
 
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So it’s a turntable built into the top of a receiver? What I just had a glance at said the table is a BSR.

To bad it wasn’t a stand alone Hitachi turntable. They had some nice ones.
 
Here's a picture. Turntable on top of am/fm receiver. I found this one on an auction site, price not listed, and a SR-3200 on etsy, which is just the receiver. There was a KS-3200H in 1969, mine is a1971 apparently. I downloaded both the manuals, basically the same. That's all I know about it. I can barely find anything online.
 

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Go to Vinyl Engine, sign up, and go to the library there. They have a bunch of BSR user and service manuals. Find the one that looks most like yours. The majority of 70s BSRs have very similar or identical mechanisms with cosmetic differences. (The 810, 710, and so on are significantly different, so ignore them (as much as I like them)).
BSRs are durable, and good for the prices they sold for, but like any complicated mechanism that is decades old, cleaning and lubrication are probably needed. The cartridge is probably a ceramic, and needles for them tend to be easy to find and inexpensive, once you have identified the type.
 
I can't find it on vinyl engine, the only Hitachis were standalone turntables. Found this online-

Hitachi # KS-3200 R Stereo Am/Fm Receiver solid state w/ Garrard synchro-Lab 55b, 4 Speed Turntable. The manual says 30w x 2 output, I don't have the speakers. Pics attached.
 

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Alrighty, so the table determines what I need. I found lots of eBay listings for Garrard parts. I'm sure I can search this forum for that table and get more info. The guy on etsy responded and said this one is pretty rare. Idler. Sounds like fun lol. I'm headed in the right direction. Thanks for helping out a noob. :)
 
130rne said:
I can't find it on vinyl engine, the only Hitachis were standalone turntables. Found this online-

Hitachi # KS-3200 R Stereo Am/Fm Receiver solid state w/ Garrard synchro-Lab 55b, 4 Speed Turntable. The manual says 30w x 2 output, I don't have the speakers. Pics attached.
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Garrard SL-55B manuals then apply. As this changer is what was used in this all in one system. 30w x2 most likely music power than RMS, so about 8 watts channel RMS.
 
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