Garrard 95B (circa 1970–1971)

The Garrard 95B - identified in at least one period review as the SL 95B - is an early-Seventies automatic turntable. Its surviving documentation is thinner than its press coverage. High Fidelity (January 1971, p.39) gave it a full equipment report, describing a three-speed automatic turntable with integral tone arm. With base and dust cover fitted, it measured 16¾ × 14¼ × 8 inches high. Clearance above the mounting board was 4 inches to clear the spindle and 7 inches to install the change spindle, with 3 inches required below. List price was $129.50, with the base and dust cover optional at $6.50 each. The manufacturer was Garrard Engineering Ltd., England.

The launch advertising ran in Audio (June 1970, p.5) and other magazines. It pitched the 95B to the discerning buyer, leaned on a statement from chief engineer Alan Say, and pointed out that every unit passed 26 final checks before shipment. A later roundup in HiFi/Stereo Review (1971, p.40) reprinted an Audio evaluation. That evaluation found the deck attractive with its optional base and cover, judged its performance superb, and reported flawless changer operation over more than twenty hours of use.

The technical detail hasn't survived. No wow-and-flutter, rumble, or tracking-force figures appear in the accessible record, and production years are unconfirmed. If you have a manual, spec sheet, or original sales literature for the SL 95B, the Archive would welcome it.