Quanta 500

BSR (Brand), Birmingham Sound Reproducers Ltd.; Staffordshire

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  • Year
  • 1978 ?
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 361854
    • Brand: Birmingham Sound Reproducers

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Audio-Amplification
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Record Player (not changer); Hi-Fi equipment
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Various materials
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Quanta 500 - BSR Brand, Birmingham Sound
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, low profile (big size).
  • Notes

  • The Quanta series was BSR’s attempt to offer affordable, feature-rich turntables in response to the growing competition from Japanese manufacturers.

    The 1978 Quanta Series Featured;
     

    • Quanta 400: Fully automatic, single-play, belt-drive turntable with dust cover.
    • Quanta 500: Adds pitch control and a strobe to the 400’s features, for an extra $20.
    • Quanta 450: A changer version of the 400, allowing for multiple records to be played automatically.
    • Quanta 550: A changer version of the 500, with pitch control and strobe, and positioned as the top-of-the-line model in the series. It also featured an integrated circuit chip for electronic speed and pitch control, a strobe light, a computer-engineered rubber mat, and a slide-in cartridge shell. It was supplied with an ADC QLM-34 cartridge.

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