Linear Tracking Turntable XL-1200

BSR (Brand), Birmingham Sound Reproducers Ltd.; Staffordshire

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  • Year
  • 1983 ?
  • Category
  • Sound/Video Recorder and/or Player
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 358814
    • Brand: Birmingham Sound Reproducers

 Technical Specifications

  • Number of Transistors
  • Semiconductors present.
  • Semiconductors
  • Main principle
  • Audio-Amplification
  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Power type and voltage
  • Alternating Current supply (AC) / 110 / 200 / 220 / 240 Volt
  • Loudspeaker
  • - For headphones or amp.
  • Material
  • Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Linear Tracking Turntable XL-1200 - BSR Brand, Birmingham Sound
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Box - most often with Lid (NOT slant panel).
  • Dimensions (WHD)
  • 16.5 x 4 x 15 inch / 419 x 102 x 381 mm
  • Notes

  • The BSR XL-1200 is a fully automatic, belt-driven turntable with linear tracking.

    Features:

    • Type: 2-speed, belt drive, fully automatic
    • Platter drive: DC servo motor
    • Speeds: 33⅓ and 45 rpm auto-switched by record size with manual override
    • Platter: 11⅝" diameter, die-cast aluminium alloy
    • Signal-to-noise ratio: >65 dB
    • Wow and flutter: 0.06% WRMS
    • Tonearm: linear tracking
    • Effective length: 5⅜"
    • Cartridge: Dual magnet
    • Stylus: DS-ST16 diamond
    • Frequency range: 10Hz to 25 KHz
    • Tracking force: 2g

    Programmability:
    The BSR XL-1200 has an electronic "eye" that can detect the silent space between songs on a record.

    Linear tracking:
    Linear tracking tonearms move in a straight line across the record, which is designed to play vinyl records with exceptional accuracy.

  • Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
  • 9 lb (9 lb 0 oz) / 4.086 kg
  • Author
  • Model page created by Gary Cowans. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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