One of my gramophones is fifty years old but still plays perfectly. The turntable and speakers are Acoustic Research ('AR') , an American make. I've repaired the speakers twice at least.
The turntable had a rubber (real rubber) anti-static mat and I noticed that the rubber had perished only when it had for some time been depositing microscopic bits of stickiness on the records whose silent surfaces, depite many attempts, proved impossible to restore.
The speakers also had rubber parts and these I have been able to replace with plastic. I'm hoping they will last out my remaining years, as they are visually pleasant too, walnut-covered, unlike many modern products.
The turntable had a rubber (real rubber) anti-static mat and I noticed that the rubber had perished only when it had for some time been depositing microscopic bits of stickiness on the records whose silent surfaces, depite many attempts, proved impossible to restore.
The speakers also had rubber parts and these I have been able to replace with plastic. I'm hoping they will last out my remaining years, as they are visually pleasant too, walnut-covered, unlike many modern products.
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