Hammertone Garrard 301 classic turntable with SME 3009 II.MINT Photo

Garrard 301 Turntable. Garrard 301 Turntable for Sale Photo 4078390 US Audio Mart Its typicality lies in it being one of the 'go-to' turntables of the retro hi-fi. The early model commands the highest price nowadays and debate swirls about which model is the best

The early model commands the highest price nowadays and debate swirls about which model is the best Unless SME implemented a strategy to produce runs of parts by the thousands, a new Garrard 301 for $16K is right on the money.

Garrard 301 Turntable With Ortofon SMG 212 Tonearm, Grease Bearing

There's a world of turntables that are as good or better for sure, but I've learned from experience that they aren't cheap The legendary Garrard Model 301 Transcription Motor is recognised as supreme in its class combined with an SME M2-12R precision tonearm. Features that enthusiasts will appreciate are suppression of switch clicks, the heavy turntable platter accurately balanced and very fine degrees of speed control available for all three speeds 33⅓, 45 and 78 rpm which can all be adjusted by approximately 2½%.

Garrard 301 turntable, slate plinth, Thomas Schick tonearm Photo. This is the first of a series of how-to 6moons articles about buying, restoring and hot-rodding a vintage Garrard 301 transcription turntable The Garrard 301 was eventually replaced with the Garrard 401 in 1965

Garrard Turntable 301 Classic Garrard 301 Turntables Audiogon. The legendary Garrard Model 301 Transcription Motor is recognised as supreme in its class combined with an SME M2-12R precision tonearm. The Garrard 301 Transcription Motor is recognised as supreme in its class