Garrard 401 turntable

摘要

The history of Garrard as a manufacturer can be traced back to World War One, when the famous jewellers to royalty wished to do 'their bit' for the wartime effort, ultimately setting up an ammunitions company. After hostilities ceased, the family was left with a small manufacturing plant in Swindon, which in turn switched to the manufacture of wind-up motors for gramophones. From Tommy gun to turntables, one might say...rnSkip forward to 1952 and Garrard launched the predecessor to the 401 -the 301. (The performance of both decks is interrelated, so comments made here are applicable to both - unless stated otherwise.)