Whatever happened to BSR McDonald Turntables.

[Lost Angeles]

We had what happened to Dual TTs so whatever happened to BSR McDonald Turntables. I’m sure my first real TT was one of these.
I can’t recall anyone mentioning them on here though.

 

[chebby]

My recollection of them is that they deserve to be forgotten about.

 

[ear]

the last examples were thrown in as an offer with mcmenu.

 

[Anonymous]

They were once the world's best selling turntable, but the company went bust in the early 1980s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Sound_Reproducers

I've just repaired a BSR turntable for a friend. You can stack six records on it and it plays them one after the other. The sound quality leaves something to be desired though....

 

[proffski]

BSR Best selling maybe, as well as most of the Garrard stuff. We called them "Rumble Masters" enough play in the arm bearings to drive a bus through! Then along came the Pioneer PL12D and it all changed and the world never looked back on BSR... or Garrard.

 

[Lost Angeles]

It's nice to know you do not think much of my first real turntable. I think it was an improvement on my previous Dansette and Westminster music systems, but your comments perhaps explain why I purchased a Cassette player/recorder and started buying cassettes, although this was also influenced by the ability to play them in the car.
I have no recollection of Pioneer PL12Ds from that time although I remember reading reviews of Linn LP12s, on reflection I probably should have bought a Linn although I guess I couldn't afford one, I reckon I was on about £35 a week. Can anyone remember how much an LP12 was in 1972?