
By far the workhorse of the broadcast transcription turntables I picked up is this 1938 RCA Model 70-B. There were four iterations of RCA broadcast turntables (Model 70-A through 70-D). The RCA 70-A was introduced in the mid 1930’s. By 1938 RCA had rolled out the 70-B.


RCA 70-B

of a 70-B

RCA 70-B



Somewhere down the line in the 1950s a Gray 108-B transcription tonearm was put on the 70-B. This particular tonearm was essentially industry-standard in the ’50s. It tracks very well and coupled with a GE VRII head, it can play 78s and 33s with a quick flip of the stylus holder within the cartridge.


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