JBE Series 3: East Meets West in this Dramatic 1970s Direct Drive Turntable

Well here's something you don't see – or hear – very often!

In this episode, Mike and David look back on the long-lost JBE Series 3 turntable – a British high end deck with a Welsh slate plinth and a Japanese direct drive motor!

Launched circa 1978, it was highly controversial at the time, but today has become a cult 'time capsule' turntable that shows off everything that was good (and bad) about the late nineteen seventies vinyl scene.

No argument here, the guys love it! So hands off, because David is not selling his pristine example – restored by the hugely talented Mark Sears at Vinyl Passion [https://vinylpassion.ecwid.com] – to Mike or anyone else!

[Footnote from Mike... the Fons is indeed Scottish! How dare I question DP's inexhaustible fountain of knowledge?]

Each episode of Hi-Fi Riff features the guys' unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and wonderful hi-fi designs. Mike has a wealth of knowledge from his hi-fi retail years, and David has written about hi-fi for thirty years. Now Editor-in-Chief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way.

So brew up a cuppa or crack open a can, and relax and enjoy some one-take hi-fi riffing – and please leave your comments below. Oh, and don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button, this one goes up to eleven!

The eighties-tastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe.

To read David's retro review of the JBE, click here:

https://zstereo.co.uk/2014/03/16/jbe-...