tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842679627672587079.post6335783623943197736..comments2023-05-09T10:01:53.099-07:00Comments on A Fish Needs A Stereo: Grooving on a Tangent - Harman Kardon Rabco ST-7 TurntableAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07907913526416795485noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842679627672587079.post-70643209516691061002013-10-06T05:47:50.363-07:002013-10-06T05:47:50.363-07:00I too got bit by the "audio bug" and hav...I too got bit by the "audio bug" and have made a return to vinyl. I owned an Onkyo PL-25F linear tracking table that was in storage for years in a closet and needed a new stylus. It began here looking for stylus and cartridges on Amazon and Ebay. I did a search on Ebay for linear tracking tables and saw a Harmon Kardon ST-7 and was intrigued to say the least. I began researching the table and it siblings and learned all I could about these models. Over the past year I bought (3) ST-7's and (1) ST-8 and brought each back to their former glory. I sold off one of them and a Sony PS-X5 that snuck in my home. I really enjoy the ST-7 and ST-8 tables and have been following them on AudioKarma's website.<br /><br />Here are a few links to post that I am sure will be of interest to other fan's out there!<br /><br />http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=519866<br /><br />http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=535391<br /><br />http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=533123<br /><br />Anyone who owns one and has basic skills can work on them. Once dialed in they really are worth the time and effort, what a joy to own and listen too!<br /><br />Rick Read<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307995692181593616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842679627672587079.post-27612016622972832522013-09-16T07:18:29.147-07:002013-09-16T07:18:29.147-07:00I bought an H.K. ST-7 new in 1976 and it was the l...I bought an H.K. ST-7 new in 1976 and it was the love of my life until it needed service in the mid 80's. No one savvy enough in this town to fix it for me. With tears in my eyes I gave it away just a few weeks ago along with a Revox table that I could not get serviced. I loved both turntables and wish I could have kept them running. Nothing makes sense like the linear tracking designs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842679627672587079.post-20402845931258700322013-09-01T13:01:18.166-07:002013-09-01T13:01:18.166-07:00Bought my Harman Kardon Rabco ST-7 new in early 19...Bought my Harman Kardon Rabco ST-7 new in early 1980 and it still works today, only replaced the belts after stored for several years. Still plays my half speed master recording like new!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427411611155788415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842679627672587079.post-51954628047043231122013-06-13T15:10:08.368-07:002013-06-13T15:10:08.368-07:00I have one that looks mint but it has been on the ...I have one that looks mint but it has been on the shelf for 10 years. Bought it used but never even got around to hooking it up...think I might give it a try. Heavy and very cool looking for sure. Thanks for the article...<br /><br />FredrickVegas@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2842679627672587079.post-26074486128141602442012-12-01T15:48:31.020-08:002012-12-01T15:48:31.020-08:00Hello there, just found your site when I was searc...Hello there, just found your site when I was searching for a manual (found it) for the ST-7. I bought it some 20+ years ago at a flewmarket, but failed to understand how it worked (or SHOULD have)and so it rested in my parent´s cellar since last spring they asked about whether to eliminate it...I tried it once more and this time I realised the former "missing link" in the arm´s moving; i.e. the deteriorated silicone(?)-ring whose relics I had assumed to be a rotten ´gummibaerchen´ (sort of wine gums here in Germany). As you write I took an O-ring instead, did some cleaning, balanced the arm - and donated it to my daughter as an easter gift due to her interest in analog HiFi. She likes it !<br /><br />steff65@web.deAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com