Are BSR turntables any good?

BSR dont hold a good reputation. I think most people will put them on the same shelf as Crosleys. If you are new to vinyl and dont want to spend too much money, I would suggest looking first at a fully manual belt drive turntable.

What did BSR stand for?

Birmingham Sound Reproducers (BSR) was a 20th-century British manufacturer of record player turntables, and, for a time, housewares.

Does Garrard make turntables?

After several years in decline, Garrard was sold by Plessey to Gradiente Electronics of Brazil in 1979 and series production was moved to Brazil (Manaus)….Garrard Engineering and Manufacturing Company.

What is BSR in medicine?

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When did BSR go out of business?

BSR (in the form of A & B Foundry) entered bankruptcy in January, 1993.”

What is the extra arm on my record player?

In its most basic terms, a tonearm allows you to move a needle over to a record and lower it down onto the record grooves.

What does an overarm do on a record player?

The “L” bar is known as a overarm. If you are stacking records, you move it over the stack and place it on top of the stack. It senses when the last record is finished and instructs the turntable to shut off. It is to be moved out of the way when using the manual spindle.

What happened to Garrard?

After several years in decline, Garrard was sold by Plessey to Gradiente Electronics of Brazil in 1979 and series production was moved to Brazil (Manaus). The remaining Garrard research and development operation in Swindon was reduced to a skeleton operation until completely shut down in 1992.