LAD Proffessional Turntable

[double_minded]

Hi there!

I found an old turntable in my parents' basement, and I'm wondering if it's meant for dj-use or just to listen to music with.
It's a

London Acoustical Developments (uk) model GAJ 942 SP Direct Drive Professional Turntable

It has a lot of special stuff on it that wouldn't be found on a typical hi-fi turntable I think. Do you know if it's worth anything but crap?

thanks already!
peace

 

[catnap]

i found one on www.klassic.com for sale for 50 quid...

 

[Dongee]

Lad

LAD was London Acountical Developments created to compete with Technics.They claim to be rumble free when played directly on a speaker.Various guises were made but they had a main flaw on wow and flutter of the turntable which was never addressed. Shame because they looked good so what you have is a piece of history which could be
worth something to a historian if it works and is clean.

 

[Hosey]

^^^ Fascinating.

Original Poster: the Turntable is direct drive, so you can technically scratch with it--if you have a proper slipmat. Although I doubt it will have enough torque and steadiness to actually do anything complex with.