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BSR (Monarch); Great Britain
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| Name: | BSR (Monarch); Great Britain (GB) |
| Brand: |
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| Abbreviation: | bsr |
| Products: | Model types |
| Summary: |
Birmingham Sound Reproducers Ltd, Great Britain traded under the name BSR. Initially they manufactured high quality public address amplifiers and portable gramophone equipment. Subsequently they moved into mass production of record players (turntables) and changers. Famous for low-cost, mediocre quality found in many contempory record players. In the 1960s also produced reel-to-reel tape recorder decks (pure mechanics, no electronics), TD2 and TD10. ....... Also traded in Germany as BSR (Germany) GmbH u. Co; 3011 Laatzen/Hannover (1966). |
| Production: | 1933 - 1978 |
| History: |
Around 1970 was born also "Monarch" as an under brand. In late 1970 BSR acquired by Peter Pritchard a new brand: “ADC” (Audio Dynamics Corporation). "ADC" started to produce cartridges and stylus during 1975. No other notices of this new brand. Now is indicated as “A BSR Company” with a large availability of phono cartridges and replacements stylus for many type of cartridges. BSR closed all divisions in 1985, then moved all offices to Hong Kong, as “Astec(BSR)”. In 1998 100% was acquired by Emerson Electric Company. Astec was abandoned by Emerson in January 2014. From Wikipedia. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Otmar Jung.
| Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 68 | A11 UA25 | Geschwindigkeiten 16/33/45/78 UpM, Spaltpolmotor (asynchron). Auch bekannt ist dieses ... | |
| GB | 66 | UA 50 | Four speed stereo record changer for up to 6 records. To order for 100-125 V/60 Hz, 200-25... | |
| GB | 57 | Monarch Record Changer UA8 | The monarch model UA8 is a four speed (16⅔, 33⅓, 45 and 78rpm) automatic record changer w... | |
| GB | 61 | Tape Deck TD2 | Tape deck for building in. Speed 3.75 ips / 9.5 cps; 2 or 4 track technology; spool size m... | |
| GB | 64 | Tape Deck / Tonband-Chassis TD10 | 12AX7 | A reel to reel tape deck for building in. Belt drive, speeds 17⁄8 , 33⁄4, 71⁄2 ips; 2 or 4... |
| GB | 63 | Record Changer - Plattenwechsler UA15 | 10-Plattenwechsler-Laufwerk zum Einbau in Zargen, Koffer oder Truhen, ohne Verstärker. Ge... | |
| GB | 63 | Monarch GU7 | This record player deck was supplied to various manufacturers for installation in their ... | |
| GB | 75 | C123R.D.6 | C123RD6 de BSR est une platine tourne disque d'un ensemble hifi. Elle est alimenté par l'a... | |
| GB | 62 | UA-16 | 4-speed record changer. | |
| GB | 64 | UA15SS | 4 speed automatik record changer. | |
| GB | 32 | 50 Watt Amplifier | unknown_Tube | Uses Screened Grid tube for audio amplification. Supplied without Valves/Tubes. Separate... |
| GB | 75 | P144R | Teller-Durchmesser 280mm; TA-Lift, Antiskating, Auflagegewicht einstellbar, Drehzahlen 33,... |
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