NAD Electronics Iconic Technology: Flat Arm Turntable
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2023
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NAD took a refreshing approach when designing the 5120 turntable in 1983, using a lightweight flat tone arm that, combined with a clever platter platform design, brought superb vibration control to dampen unwanted resonances.
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Amazingly well thought👍
The manufacturer of this record player is not NAD, but Tesla, a national enterprise in the former Czechoslovakia.
I rescued one of these from the trash about a year ago. All cables had been cut, one of the hinges was rusty and wet, and something was stuck to the top of the plinth. I spent a fair amount of time cleaning it, soldered on some new cables, filled the tonearm reservoir, and installed a new cartridge. For such a simple turntable, it sounds great and the flat tonearm is a neat conversation piece.
We still have one of these turntables. It never occurred to me to use multiple tonearms to make use of different cartridges. Great idea! Also, I love the design esthetics of NAD gear. I had one of their cassette players but my son confiscated it a few years ago.
I’ll take one with a couple spare tonearms! Having bought a new c328 integrated amp, I am discovering a new appreciation for their history & products.
an excellent video about a great design . Also the way the platter is made of simple plastic, aluminium and rubber composite in 3 parts . No need for expensive cast allow platter. They still sound good, and are a great starter deck today. The motors sometimes get noisey and need a clean and relube, and you are good to go for another 40 years. I have several examples. Jiri went on to develop a very simple parallel tracking arm, which attempts to solve one of the greatest replay issues of tracking error
The bent arcylic dust cover is a brilliant bit of design. I never realised the 5120 had a sprung chassis.
Love mine. It's amazing.
What a well thought out design not crazy about the look but it’s growing on me after watching that clip
Wow!
Dear NAD- re-release the 5120 again in red, black or white. It would look sweet and sound great too.
It was a Tesla turntable with a NAD badge and a floppy arm
Yess
Bring it back, what are you waiting for??
i think that's what theyre testing on us!
Could anyone let me know the model number and function of the white NAD unit with the two black VU meters at 0:06 in the beginning images? It’s stunning!
czcams.com/video/J5LFXfNEPj0/video.html
Guess you would also need to sell a flat tonearm storage case for any extras. It's obviously a unique looking deck but not sure I like the side 'rails' sticking up. He admits it was a style chosen simply to reduce the cost of manufacturing a full dustcover.