![]() It was higher than the comparable Dual or Miracord. Rumble wasn't great, and certainly audible through speakers with decent bass response like my Dynaco A25's. Arm friction was improved over the Lab 80, but there was a fair amount of play in the bearings. Such arrangements never ran very true, so vertical platter wobble was certainly evident. It looked much more impressive than it was. The platter was a 2-piece affair with a small steel platter riveted to a stamped aluminum top plate. But there was a certain "cheapness" to the whole thing given it was advertised as a "top of the line" product. ![]() The arm was certainly improved over the Lab 80 that preceded the SL series. I think they were really starting to run into problems keeping up with the German competition. Garrard was building turntables to a price point about 20% below Dual and it showed. The only differences with the SL95B were largely cosmetic. It replaced my Garrard RC88/4 that I got for Christmas in 1961 at age 11. ![]() It's been sitting on the shelf unused for many years. I own an SL 95 (the original one) that I've had since around 1970.
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