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Harman Kardon T-60

The T-60 is one of the lesser-documented Harman Kardon turntables. Its known record rests on two period sources: a manufacturer's spec sheet in Audio (January 1983, p.60) and a Hirsch-Houck Labs test report in HiFI-Stereo (July 1984, p.32). From those, it was a single-play, two-speed semiautomatic belt-drive deck. Production years and original price aren't confirmed in the surviving record.

Mechanically, the T-60 was built for isolation. Its heavy 4-pound die-cast aluminum-alloy platter was belt-driven by a servo-controlled DC motor with quartz lock and an f.g. generator. The platter and tonearm were mounted together on a floating subchassis, suspended from the base on compliant isolation springs. The base was high-density particle board, chosen for its acoustical damping. HiFI-Stereo (July 1984, p.32) noted the special measures taken to reduce the turntable's susceptibility to external vibration.

Features listed in Audio's spec sheet included a disc stabilizer, auto lift, detachable gold-tipped phono cables, and a capacitance trim switch (+100/+200 pF) for matching cartridges. Pitch was adjustable ±3%. Rated wow and flutter was 0.035% wtd. rms, and rumble was -67 dB (DIN B). The tonearm was a low-mass, statically balanced straight design - 226 mm effective length, 25.5° offset angle, ±2° tracking error.

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