Turntable for G .MTS







We were soon caught up with the newly bought setup. The integrated system had a distinctive contrast to the Radio/cassette players we owned previously. Not only for us but for many Sri Lankan's an integrated stereo system with a turntable on top was cutting edge technology in the 1980's and the compact discs were yet to invade the market. The platter on this automatic turntable is belt driven. Moreover, PHILIPS with it's advanced technology had made it's cartridge and it's attached stylus with superior material to give better sound reproduction. It's FM-AM digital tuner has 18 station presets and it's stereo amplifier has a 5 band graphic equalizer. We never owned a single vinyl record up until then but our craze to listened to one grew stronger every passing day. Therefore, my brother and I decided that we should purchase one in Colombo since we believed the stores in Gampaha where we were stationed could offer very little in terms of quality. A few days later we were travelling on board a Colombo bound bus. The foremost in our minds were to do the shopping at Liberty Plaza. My brother had painted a grandiose picture of the shopping mall and I was exited to get there. Besides he wanted to visit the Torana music centre located on the ground floor to purchase some tapes. (The trip also marks one other noteworthy first in my life and that was taking the escalator). It was the first shopping complex that had come into existence and the only one seen around the Colombo city in the '80's. After a little window shopping and driving a hard bargain it occurred to us we could never purchase a quality vinyl record with the amount of pocket money that were in our possession. But we couldn't head back home without any vinyl record either. Therefore, my brother was of the view that we should head towards Maligawatta in Fort where cheaper second hand products are sold. Finally, after haggling with many shop owners we managed to purchase one in a small market shop.

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