Garrard GT-350 (c. 1980)
Surviving information on the Garrard GT-350 is thin. The model shows up in a handful of period magazine reviews from 1980, but no original factory literature or definitive production dates have surfaced. Based on those reviews, the GT-350 was a fully automatic belt-drive turntable, a solid mid-tier offering from Garrard at the turn of the decade.
High Fidelity (May 1980, p.32) reported that the GT-350's speed ran "a hair fast" but called that inconsequential. Wow and flutter were among the lowest the lab had measured, and rumble was "squarely in the league with other fine models." The review gave these specs: rumble -70 dB (DIN B), wow/flutter 0.03% (WRMS, JIS), and effective tonearm mass of 12 grams including the headshell. Price was listed at $229.95.
A second listing in High Fidelity (1980, p.113) references a GT-350AP variant at $399. It claims slightly different specs - rumble -72 dB (DIN B), wow/flutter 0.025% (WRMS) - and a different set of dimensions. It is unclear whether this was a later revision, a different market version, or a data discrepancy between test samples. The differences are noted but unresolved without further documentation.
Known specifications from period sources:
- Type: Fully automatic belt-drive turntable
- Wow and flutter: 0.03% (WRMS, JIS) / 0.025% (WRMS, per AP variant)
- Rumble: –70 dB (DIN B) / –72 dB (DIN B, per AP variant)
- Effective tonearm mass: 12 grams (including headshell)
- VTF range: 0 to 4 grams (standard); 0 to 3 grams (AP variant)
- Antiskating: 0 to 3 grams
- Cueing: Yes
- Dimensions: 7¾ H × 17¾ W × 14½ D (standard); 6¾ H × 16½ W × 16¼ D (AP variant)
- Price (1980): $229.95 (GT-350); $399 (GT-350AP)
Beyond these magazine clippings, almost nothing is recorded about the GT-350. No service manuals, promotional materials, or user impressions have been located. Collectors looking for one will find few references to guide restoration or comparison.
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