Acoustic Research XB Turntable Tear Down

Welcome to the first part in a series about this fantastic Acoustic Research XB turntable and my rebuild with modifications. The XB is very similar to the XA so a lot of this is still applicable to both versions, albeit with small differences.

A huge source of my learning and information about these turntables comes from online forums and especially the late Marc Morin from the US who was a huge presence on the Audiokarma forums. Go and have a search of his writings and you will immediately understand how knowledgeable he was.

Stay tuned for the ride and see how it turns out in future episodes.

New Parts for AR Turntable at Vinyl Nirvana https://vinylnirvana.com/product-cate...

New headshell at Pats Audio https://www.ebay.com/itm/291117182255
Tonearm bearing at Pats Audio https://www.ebay.com/itm/293689702056

0:00 Introduction
2:37 Platter, belt and pulley
5:23 Tonearm
11:19 Sub-chassis & springs
13:26 Wiring
15:43 Motor
16:30 Top plate & plinth
17:55 Conclusion and plan