Troubador 208

Empire Scientific Corp., Audio-Empire (ae), Dyna-Empire; Garden City, NY

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  • Year
  • 1960
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 314062

 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Record Player (not changer); Hi-Fi equipment
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Troubador 208 - Empire Scientific Corp., Audio
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes

  • The 3-speed turntable Empire Troubador 208 is the first version of a series of Troubador turntables made by Empire.

    It is also part of later combination models such as the Troubador 398 wich consists of a model 208 turntable, a model 980 tone-arm and a model 880p cartdrige.

    The specifications are given by the manufacturer with

    • vertical and horizontal rumble amplitude < than .000001 inch
    • no wow or flutter
    • mainshaft bearing well tolerance < .0001 inch
    • neoprene-impregnated belt with thickness tolerance of ± .0005 inch
    • platter weight 6 lbs

    Model 208 uses a Pabst hysteresis synchronous motor to drive the platter with an external (visible) belt.

  • Price in first year of sale
  • 92.50 $
  • Mentioned in
  • -- Collector info (Sammler) (Deutsches Phonomuseum, St. Georgen)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • Billboard, NY Hi-Fi Show, 19 Sept 1960
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • -- Original prospect or advert
  • Author
  • Model page created by Heiko zur Mühlen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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