I have emt turntable 938. Iam using this t.t for many years. This is just like beast. Performance of this t.t is fantastic. Much calibrated & precision t.t in the world. I play it every day & there is no boundaries of my happiness. Thank you in capital letters of EMT manufacturers .

That’s an amazing turntable, beautiful!! It’s sweet to hear volume 3 played on that fantastic turntable!! ❤️

I am extremely happy for your new investment. I can only imagine your excitement but I could totally hear your enthusiasm in your voice. This EMT turntable is a true work of art. Thank you for honouring by putting my hifi gear in your previous video. Take care

Yes, I had 8 of these EMT turntables. I sold most of them except two. The one I use most is the one with the original SME type universal headshell and I connect it directly to external phono stages which gives me more options. These are exceptional turntables and rank them very high. I also own Thorens TD 124 and 125 long base with SME 3012 tonearms and few other broadcast turntables. EMT is at the top in many aspects especially ease of operation

Very cool. Guido, you raised the level once again.

Wow, that looks like a really special turntable - happy you finally got your dream 👍

Wow, beautiful! Congratulations on your EMT. It’s always been a dream turntable to me. That’s great that you found a fantastic person to service it. Seems like your system has jumped leaps and bounds in the past year or so. Congratulations, Guido! ✌️🎶🌝🔊

Very cool turntable, im a huge fan of direct drives and this was new for me. I'm jealous!

I recently purchased an 1980’s technics SP-10 MKII with custom plinth. Fantastic table

Wasn't the Technics direct drive? EDIT: There are potentiometer's in the Technics to adjust the brake so it stops just like that one.

I didn't know much about EMT, so thanks for this one!

EMT is EMT. Congrats! Love your channel.

Very cool turntable! I know you’ll enjoy it. I bet it will be fun to go through your different albums to hear how they sound.

One of my dreamt turntable !!! Congratulation Sir !

Thanks for these great videos!

congratulations guido, amazing piece.

Great show!

Bloody hell Guido! Congrats! That's and awesome piece of equipment. Enjoy!

Glad you finally found your "Nirvana" ! Great video as usual! Chow!

Wow. That is really something! Amazing,solid quality. Those that denigrate this have no clue.

Four months ago?! How did I miss this episode, I have no idea! This is awesome! This is like the Revox of turntables. And, no, I'm not comparing it to the Dragon, since you spoke of broadcast quality, not audiofile quality. Hope you agree.

Fantastic! These things were amazingly overbuilt.

Great video, gorgeous turntable! You could restore dust cover shine by careful polishing ( fine car polish will help very much).

Happy for you, very nice. Enjoy your New Baby!

Yes it's amazing how it works. When the cool things were made with love and quality for a long live pro working... cool video.

After a years of unhappily moving through the 'must have' turntables, arms and carts. I eventually purchased the EMT 938/929/SFL and have never regretted the decision, or felt any desire to 'upgrade'. A remarkable turntable that never imposes itself on the music, only ever transcribing a startling amount of detail, resolution and coherence. The only other record player that has exceeded all expectations, like the 938, is my Lenco 75, and that is because, even before any modifications, its price to performance ratio is astonishing.

thoroughly magnifecent.....I am now ashamed of even my TD-150 M1(with mk2 wood board switcharoo)........congratulations on this piece of history....foreseemany yrs of happiness ahead of you my friend.

Nice to see a EMT938. I have one as well. Bought two of these long time ago, kept the one with a not so common metal dust cover and an original mounted SME III tonearm together with a shure pickup. It has been used for quite many years without any problems, this year I had to have it repaired, a capacitor had failed on the RIAA circuit. I have two record players I can switch between, the other has a MC pickup..

Wow, that was always my dream machine, this EMT! Or the bigger broadcast version. I just bought the closest semi affordable alternative for me: the Thorens TD-124. But to see one in perfect working order showing itself off... Wow! Must be absolutely brilliant, that thing! And I also really liked the Technics......

It's the good example for durability and quality of masterpiece . Germans are famous these areas in many ways. Thanks and congratulations******

What a magnificent piece of machinery, ... Now i want one too😂😂 Good to see you're also running primaluna, just like me 😁 I actually have a dialogue and a prologue both completely recapped with exotic super caps 🥳

Congrats Guido for getting this amazing machine! 👍 I own an EMT-950 which I acquired from my ex employer (Swiss Broadcasting Corporation), and I use 3 different cartridges with it: TSD15, TMD25 (for microgroove mono) and TND65 (for shellac 78). I also own a Technics SL1210-MK2 which I bought new and I use it with Ortofon blue cartridge. The sound of the EMT is not 2 notches above the Technics, but at least 4 notches higher 😁 The precision, dynamics and amazing sound stage is much better than the Technics, and there is simply no mono playback that even comes close to the EMT with the TMD25! I highly recommend it if you play older Microgroove mono records, the sound is absolutely fantastic! So well done and thanks for bringing the attention of your subscribers to these amazing machines!

I was happily satisfied with my with my Linn and vpi, now I want one of these.

Saludos, como siempre reseñas excelsos productos de verdadera Alta Fidelidad, gracias por compartirlos, sigue adelante, abrazos desde Bogotá, Colombia....

Fantastic turntable I believe the Japanese magazine Stereo Sound did a comparison of all the high end turntables, testing wow & flutter, rumble and other parameters. The EMT was joint first place with the Pioneer P3 Elusive. You are now on hallowed ground Guido, few turntables will reach such lofty heights.

Very interesting Guido. As an idler drive lover I have lusted after the EMT 927 and 930. I didn't even know about the direct drive units. I have a lot of mono and stereo LP's and modded Lenco 75 and 88's to accommodate the respective cartridges. Your videos about the Technics 1200G inspired me to consolidate the two decks into one, with a detachable headshell. Now you've thrown a beautifully engineered German spanner into the works. I have so many questions but I imagine the answers will be found in future videos.

Very nice, wonderful to see a beautiful piece of audio engineering, I’m jealous as F#(%

Got hold of a office (yes, office) used 938, It's like new. I need to recap it and fix the tone arm lifter, but oh does it sound good. Love it. Has a Stanton eee 681 PU.

Congrats! For the dust cover, search out KZfaq for dust cover repairs. Removing scratches, scuffs and dullness will take many hrs. Perhaps while listening to music? In the USA "SPARTA" comes to mind as a broadcasting turntable. A magnifing glass in the headshell front is an excellent feature. Even better would've been a led light.

The EMT you have must be the most shelf & room-friendly EMT of all EMTs, with a good W.A.F. for those wimps who haven't got a pair! That EMT tonearm looks exactly like one of Thorens late 70's or early 80's ('ish) t.o.t.r. tonearms, very much so. I've bid on 2 EMTs about 20 years back but got nowhere near the winning bid for a guaranteed working near'ish mint e/bay t/table auction. I favoured their Direct Drive neat & smaller models like yours.

The last 3 or 4 days accidentally i'm passionally watching videos about this amazing turtable 938 like yours also for the 950 here in youtube and i really loved it how couldn't i as a turntable /vinyl records lover afterall , and finally i see your video congratulation dear Guido for your new baby also happy new month May 1st and my best wishes for the Easter .........Nick from Greece :-)

Can't believe you got rid of that Techincs.

hi wonder how many cats been on top of people turn tables my one's used to do this alot big time she used to rub her self up and around the decks because i used to put my hands on them i sold all my record gear space came a thing

Great video.

My sincere congratulations on your work. I believe that this is the best video you have produced so far, because it is really about something that is so desirable, the EMT turntables. I had the pleasure of personally dealing with the EMT 930 - which in reality I have always known, that I remember - and I simply don't know any better direct drive turntable. In fact, I think it is difficult to do anything better in this area with today's technology. Stay safe! Macedo Pinto Portugal

It must have been hard to let go of the technics. I have been using turntables for 30 years but must admit did not know EMT. You are really enthusiastic about it so it must be that good. It does look a bit industrial though. I have the same primaluna so we are aligned here. Maybe one day you can share your view on your amp ?... take care.

Dude, you can easily make the dust cover look almost brand new by using Brasso and a rag from an old t-shirt. It takes a bit of patience, and elbow grease, but it works every time. I have fixed up dozens of turntables like that before passing them on. Trust me, you don't have to look through that foggy lid, and you don't have to sacrifice a fortune on a new one. Speaking of floating suspension; You really should get your hands on a 70's Philips like the Ga 212/312 or perhaps GA208/308 etc. I promise you that you will be impressed. Infact to an extend to make a video about them like you did on the Dual 1019. If you like floating suspension you won't find it better on any other brand of turntable. Those old Philips turntables are reliable as hell, takes a minimum of maintenance, they sound fantastic, they look great, there are plenty of them out there, and you can get them for almost nothing.

What is the difference between the 938 and 948 except for the cards/size? Looking at both.

Great video. Q: Why doesn't the dust cover close? There seems to be a gap. Also, how would you rate this to a newer high end table, i.e, VPI Prime Signature, McIntosh MT5, Kronos Pro, Acoustic Signature Ascona MKII, and my favorite: Proscenium Black Diamond V (by Walker Audio) local here where I live. I could never afford a deck or table like these but always wanted a McIntosh. I own a Dual 701 direct drive and a Dual CS 5000 belt drive.

That first shot, drinking from the cup... looks like a creeper from a horror movie! 😅 But you're right, direct drive is the best! 👍 To get rid of the swirl marks on the dustcover, you should try a set of Novus polishing pastes for dustcovers. That mechanical brake is impressive, much quicker than the electronic brake on the 1200G! 18:00 those things on the side are called mounting brackets; common with pro audio/studio equipment. I do like to see some wow/flutter and rumble measurements... According to the specifications in the manual, the 938 has a rumble of

Just purchased a Technics SL-1200GR that I’ll be setting up today. I was excited about it, now I feel like it’s junk... Heck I was happy with my $300 SL-D1.... I love learning about this stuff, and all the high end components are truly works of art. As much as I can appreciate fine gear, I’m gonna stick with my junk GR. I’ve been married 32 years and I’d like to see 33. If I tell her I just spent $1700 on a junk turntable, she’ll bury me with it in the backyard. Think I’ll just spend my money on records because no matter what turntable/cart you have there’s always a better one and it never ends.. plus if I had anything more revealing it would just prove most of my records are junk.... and they probably are. Congrats on this depressing video for Technics fans LOL! I sincerely hope you find happiness with this one! I love this channel and have learned much from it. Guido, I think you should consider the brasso and doing it buy hand, because I too have had excellent results with that combo. My SL-220 lid was nearly destroyed and looks like new. It’s gonna take time and elbow grease, and patience, but it will restore just fine.

nice score ! I would love a 938. or 928, 948, 959 , 930, 927.. I do see a.few here in the States and Canada.. But no one I would trust to buy.. Any one you would recommend ?

Hi. Thanks for a lot of great videos. :) I have a EMT 938 without MC transformer. It has Shure SME 111s arm with Shure M75G type 2 cartridge. The needle was broken when i got it, so i have ordered and i am still waiting for a Shure n75he needle. Would you recommend using the 5 pin cable for external RIIA amp? I have Electrocompaniet ECP2.

Veramente bello Guido...se mi mandi il coperchio lo rilucido😉

Wow ! What a fantastic Review! I'm sure you already made a few thousand audiophiles dream !!! Just a question : Do you think that adding a disk pressing puck in the middle, like some high end turntable have, would have been a good idea ?

how about the 928 ii battery powered one?

So happy to have one of these beasts, in mint condition, firing directly - via the symmetric XLR outs - into my KS digital Monitors... can it get better? I doubt! And, yes, the EMT ist NOT a perfect "reproduction machine", it is like my - already sold ages ago - Nakamichi tape deck - a system with a soul, adding overtones, compression and harmonics. Yes, I like 192kHz/24bit recordings. But I like a good vinyl via the EMT938 even more!

Hi, thank you for this episode! I wonder if you use the integrated EMT phonopreamp. How do you find it? Is it good for this cartridge?

Bellissimo

niice! I've made a change recently as well, my valhalla lp12 is gone, and a rega rp8 is in

Fab video Guido! If money would no object, would prefer the EMT idlers 927/930 or the direct drive ones? And have you tried yet to bypass EMT phonostage and connect to the phono stage of your Shindo Masseto? (I thought that would be an interesting comparison)… I own a Voyd Reference/ Helius Omega/Audio Note IoII cartridge and a Pink Triangle Anniversary/SME V/ Koetsu black, but would seriously consider to replace everything with an EMT…though need to understand whether this would be an upgrade, and what model and configuration would suit me best (eg EMT stock phono preamp vs my Audio Note phonostage, or your Shindo phonostage).. love the EMT’s features though, and have just heard an EMT 950 (first EMT I’ve ever seen myself). Thanks for your great video!

Very nice TT, It is a professional product and as such it flouts many rules of the audiophile "world''. Interesting then that it is an audiophile product. It makes me wonder, what does that mean for those turntables that cost 10x as much and look like a space ship?

Oh yeah, great video. I have had on and off interest in broadcast turntables after seeing them in pictures of studios back in the 50s through now

Please show us how you use that guide that you showed. I also got one from the same person from Ebay for the Dual 1019 which I got after ur review you may remember....and I haven't used it yet.....thanks for a great channel.

Hi there , I was considering getting an Audio Note TT2 Deluxe arm 3 IQ3 or a mid tier Linn LP12 until I saw your vid. I am intrigued by your enthusiasm , it looks a great piece of kit.Any ideal how the 938 would compare to either?. It’s my first TT and demo not really possible. Thanks

How good is the built in phono preamp compared to modern outboard phono preamps?

23:20 Changing the fuse for a quality one (massive gold fuse strongly recommended) is a must for a serious audiophile. But it's hard to explain why there's no remark about a power cable which is crucial for the quality of the sound, emotional involvement of the listener especially.

Congrats Guido! Great table! Did you consider one of the EMT Idler models like 927 or 930 since you already had the DD 1200? I have both Idlers (301&124) and DD Sp10mk2 and like equally both, but they are just different. You can watch some of the needldrops I,ve made here in my channel.

All turntables are "measurment devices" in a way, like an earlier siezmograph measuring tectonic plate vibrations, very similar but t/t's measure the groove's inner shape by how it vibrates & turns the sylus/ cantilever's vibrational modes into electically amplified vibration sourced sound. If that makes sense to anyone, or is it just me!

great vid what amplifier is used with this please?

The proper available headshells as you displayed in your video for the EMT tonearms are very necessary to place a cartridge in correct alignment for the tonearm. Just one problem many cartridges do not physically fit within those headshells. The EMT headshells are very short so fitting a "normal" cartridge of your choice may be a challenge because there is no room, also you cannot substitute the more common headshells like on your former Technics turntable, your cartridge alignment for that arm with be off by a mile, also the pin layout is in a diamond pattern as opposed to the more traditional square pattern. Enjoy your legend. You need to listen to the Godfather of broadcast turntables the big EMT 927.

OMG I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE MORE SENSE THAN GETTING INVOLVED IN THE BLACK MAGIC OF TURNTABLES ! !

Great turntable! And to think this 54y punk audio lover thought my Linn, Technics and Revox were top notch. I am not worthy.........

Can you use record weights and outer stablization rings to flatten a wavy record on a turntable with floating chassis? If not, this can be a disadvange of this system, but I don’t know, it may be okay to use them on a suspended chassis, as well, that is just what comes to my mind.

this rave was produced only one year ago, why did you dispose the 938? Please explain.

Hello , very good video . what is the cost of your EMT 938 ? how much it cost to put it in very good condition ( recap , calibration , etc.. ) as you did ? thanks

Can anyone explain tonearm and cart compliance?? I have a Jelco TS-550L MKII and I am looking to get a Denon DL-103R. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated

The black dots that say 33, 45, 78, what do they do? How might one use them?

Is the cable to connect the tonearm to an external phono preamp just a DIN cable?

Thank you for your wonderful information and all links you have posted, is is OK to ask what is the average price for a rebuilt one? Thank you.

Mr. Douche..? One flattering name

This is a true broadcast turntable, but not what I would call an audiophile turntable. They are durable and reliable, but not necessarily the best quality sound. Yes, this can be changed with different cartridges and rewiring and a host of other modifications, but doesn't come standard). Why no volume controls? When plugged into the "board" at a radio station, you control the volume (and some other functions) in a different location. All I can say is having seen what happens to these over the years and the millions of records which have been played on them, you will be doing a lot of maintenance on it over the years. But, if that is what you want, good for you. Good luck and I hope it doesn't wear you out. Note: Yes, I have seen broadcast turntables used and abused. We had a RCA transcription and a Gates (don't know the model) at the radio station my father owned.

Needs a SPU ?

Can you play 16 inch records on it.

Is the 17.5g weight cartridge + headshell ?

I'd take an SME or even a half-decent Rega over that arm any day. Some respect is due to EMT, especially for the motor units. But not this much I'm afraid.

How do you bypass the internal phono amp?

Can you mod the deck with a different arm, like an SME?

Small glitch...EMT is an abbreviation, not an anagram. This is a common error, but an error nonetheless. An anagram uses initial letters to form a new word, like NASA, or sitcom. Thanks for the otherwise very informative video.

Man people like technics way too much. So much bias in the comments. Lovely deck man always wanted one of these!

I feel you will regret getting rid of the technics! Once your emt starts falling apart.

Great video. How much do EMT carts. cost? ~Peace

Nice to see sam hyde reviewing turntables

Guy with debut pro-Ject carbon watching this :-)

Did you sell your technics 1200g?

I’m pretty certain it was this model

Greetings Thanks for the videos. They are entertaining and informative. If you need a special part for your EMT dust cover may I suggest 3D printing it. Either w/ your own 3D printer or job shop it out. Maybe even the dust cover can be 3D printed. On another matter I am surprised you handle your gear w/ bare hands. I always put on white cotton gloves to handle my modest system. Who wants oils and sticking dust to accumulate on fine gear. I also do so to maybe help prevent static discharge . Best Wishes - Cheerio

Dont know how much you paid for it but would be interesting to try a VPI turntable and arms 21st improvements over 30 year ago designs

Second World War started in 1939 not 1938.

then surely someone is wondering Is there any modern turntable that sounds better than Technics but which is still not very expensive