====== HMV Music Centre 45254 ======

Got this for $10 at an op-shop decades ago. Seen a bunch of them on Gumtree.

Turntable, [[compact_cassette|tape]] player/recorder, radio and amp. all-in-one. Originally seems to have come as a set with two speakers. Apparently quadraphonic. Has screw connections for rear speakers, and mine came with a quadraphonic-capable (shibata) stylus.

Belt driven. No fine speed adjustment. Just 33 and 45 RPM. Mine plays a bit slow. Subplatter diameter is 205mm.

Not sure if the cartridge is the original supplied, and there is no serial number on it.

The stylus I have is an early ATS12S, I believe. New ones are $170 or so :|\\
Going by [[http://www.stereoneedles.com/audio-technica.html|this page]] stylus is category A (ATS10,11,12). \\
According to [[https://www.audio-technica.com/en-gb/support/which-stylus-can-i-use-to-replace-my-discontinued-model/|this page]] can be replaced with any VMN model stylus.

Went to fit a Nagaoka cartridge to it, but it doesn't fit on the headshell I have, because the finger lift is screwed onto the side, and an earth wire is soldered onto that. Would probably just fit if the lift was removed.

===== See Also =====
  * https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/hismasters_music_centre_519_0101.html

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