IMPULSE MOSKITO turntable

[DigDatRidim]

Does anybody out there know anything about this turntable? Just picked one up as an 'impulse' buy on ebay, as the price seemed mighty low for what looks like a nice item, what with it's solid cherry wood plinth & curved lid.

The only link I've found on it is where it was used to audition a pair of £4000 monoblocks, for which I can't imagine a piece of junk would be used. If anyone can enlighten me it'd be much appreciated.

http://audio-temptation.info/gallery_/Pages/impulse_moskito.html

 

[Colin2040]

I seem to remember this being reviewed in Hifi World or Hifi News some years ago? Probably 5/6 at least. Maybe wrong !?

 

[darrylfunk]

i think it was tricked up rega bearing and arm with a deflex platter and arm mount in a solid wood plinth the review in a mag was mixed ......

whats it sound like ?

 

[SCIDB]

Hi,

It was reviewed in the 90s by HiFI News. It gave it an ok review. I should have a copy of the review somewhere.

Impulse were a company that made horn loaded speakers. Brian Taylor owned the company. He also designed the range of speakers. I understand that he sold the company in the late 80s/early 90s but still did the design work. They produced the deck and some non horn loaded speakers. The company seemed to disappear around the mid 90s.

I do remember seeing one at a show many years ago.

SCIDB

 

[DigDatRidim]

Thanks for the info. I haven't got it yet, but it set me back all of £51. I've got a Systemdek IIX900 & was just curious as to whether this will be a step up or just pass it on to my sis. rather than bothering to take the arm off the 900 to find out.

 

[murray johnson]

I'd guess that the IIx will be in a class above this design which looks more Rega2 or 3 like in terms of its material content.